A Long Time Ago
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CAPO 8
Intro: Am F C F C G
Am
Looking at it now
F C
It never could allow
F C
I could drive all night again
G
To make sense somehow
Am
We were kids burning bright
F C
Wasted out of sight
F C
All dressed up & shivered there
G
On a beach in Michigan lights
D7sus4
We were hiding
F/G
In the night
C
Coming on home
Am G F
The river rose up left me nowhere to go
C G F
Searching for you everywhere I know
C G F/G
Maybe baby we were born to run alone
Do you think of me?
G Am F C F C G
Do you think about a long time ago?
Am
These promises we swore
F C
Creaking cross your floor
F C
Memories are fading scars
G
Looking out for more
Am
I wish that you would stay
F C
Only one more day
F C
Our younger dreams are nowhere now
G
There’s so much that I could say
D7sus4
We were liars
F/G
Sliding away
C
Coming on home
Am G F
The river rose up left me nowhere to go
C G F
Searching for you everywhere I know
C G F/G
Maybe baby we were born to run alone
Do you think of me?
G Am F C F C G
Do you think about a long time ago?
F
I want to be the only one
The artifact, the smoking gun
C
The wildflower on sunburned skin
G
To beg & borrow to never let in
F
Veins of the city, the bones of a song
& everything that I did wrong
C
The piece of the puzzle I’ll never show
G
Please honey don’t let me go
C
Coming on home
Am G F
The river rose up left me nowhere to go
C G F
Searching for you everywhere I know
C G F/G
Maybe baby we were born to run alone
Do you think of me?
G Am F C F C G
Do you think about a long time ago?
How to play A Long Time Ago
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.