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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
E E E A G#m A A G#m A
A A A G#m A G#m B
 
[Verse 1]
E G#m
I know a girl who thrills me
A B
What shall I say so you'll know?
E G#m
Well when I think of her I get memories
A B
That seem like they came from some long lost long ago
 
[Chorus]
A B
Sometimes I'm in the wind
A B
The sun
A B
And I feel love
A
As if I've known her
B E
From some ancient long ago
 
[Verse 2]
E G#m
Her smile from the first time I saw her
A
Warms me up
B
With its glow
E A
All I have to do is be near her
G#m B
And these feelings come and go
 
[Chorus]
A B
Sometimes I'm in the wind
A B
The sun
A B
And I feel love
A
The kind of love which seems like it comes from
B E
Some long lost long ago
 
[Bridge]
B A B
I am not bound by time or space right now
E B
Where I want to be I can be
A B
Where I want to go I can go
A B
And I know a girl who thrills me
A B
And I can't say why it's so
A B
I think I once used to know her
A B E
In ancient ancient long ago
 
[Verse 3]
 
Right now I'm in a garden you know
G#m A B
Overrun with high grass
E
And now the breeze is blowing
G#m
And the trees are swaying
A B
And the branches are rustling
E G#m
Because it's fall time
A B
Because it's autumn
A B
And the wind has a smell of roses
A B
It's haunting it's haunting me
A B
It suggests to me some mystery
A B E
From some ancient long lost long ago
 
[Bridge]
E B A B
I am not bound by time or space right now
E B A
She might as well be not far away
B
She might as well now hear what I say
A B
And that's I know a girl who reaches me
A B
And why that's so I can't say
A B
But these feelings I get when I'm near her
A
I think they're real
B
Because they stay
 
[Chorus]
A B
Sometimes I'm in the wind
A B
The sun
A B
And I feel love
A B
Do you think I've known her from the past?
A B
Do you think I've known her from the ancient?
A B E
Do you think I've known her from some long lost long ago?

How to play Ancient Long Ago

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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