Dixie Chicks - Long Time Gone

D G D A
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin’ , lookin’ out on a vacant field
D
it used to be filled with burly tobacco now he knows it never will
G D A
my brother found work in indiana , my sister’s a nurse at the old folks home
D
momma’s still cookin’ too much for supper and me , i’ve been a long time gone

G D A G D A
been a long time gone , no i ain’t hoed a row since i don’t know when
A D G A D
long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again

D G D A
delia plays that old church piano , sittin’ out on her Daddy’s farm
D
she always thought that we’d be together , lord , i never meant to do her harm
G D A
said she could heard me singin’ in the choir , me i heard another song
D
i caught wind and hit the road runnin’ and lord , i’ve been a long time gone

G D A G D A
been a long time gone , lord , i ain’t had a prayer since i don’t know when
A D G A D E B E
long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again

C
now me , i went to nashville , tryin’ to be the big deal .
D
playin’ down on broadway , gettin there the hard way
C
livin’ from a tip jar , sleepin’ in my car
D E A
hockin my guitar , yeah i’m gonna be a star

D G D A
now me and delia singin’ every sunday , watchin’ the children and the garden grow
D
we listen to the radio to hear what’s cookin’ but the music aint got no soul
D
now they sound tired but they don’t sound haggard
G D A
they got money but they don’t have cash ,
A
they got junior but they dont have hank

i think , i think , i think the rest is A . . .

G D A G D A
long time gone , no i ain’t hit the roof since i don’t know when
A D G A
long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back . .
G D A G D A
i said a long time gone , no i aint honked a horn since i dont know when
A D G A D
long time gone and it aint comin back again

A
i said a long time , long time , long time gone , oh its been a long time
D A
long time , long time , long time gone
D
oh it’s been a long time gone
A D
long time , long time , long time gone . yeah , yeah .