Everly Brothers - Long Time Gone

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
long time gone the everly brothers
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

the everly brothers
long time gone ( 1958 )
( frank hartford / tex ritter )

i tabbed out two versions here :

1 . studio version from “songs our Daddy taught us”
2 . live version (

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
studio version from “songs our Daddy taught us”
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

its difficult to hear the guitar ( s ? ) clearly . i finally came up with this
here , which is at least close , playable and sounds good :

riff
capo 2nd fret
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – 5 – 2 – – – – – 3 – 2 – | – – – – 5 – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – |
B | 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – | 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – – – |
G | 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 0 – 0 – – – – – | 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – |
D | 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – h2 – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – h2 – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

i use a regular D – shape and use the pinky to play the short note on the 5th
fret , E – string ( one gets used to it very quickly ) . this riff is played
throughout the song with minor variations whenever there is A D chord .

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capo 2nd fret

intro
| D | % | % | % |

verse 1
D D
you cheated me and made me lonely
D A
i tried to be your very own
G C D
there’ll be a day you’ll want me only
D A [ break ] D
but when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone
G D
be a long time gone , be a long time gone
D A [ break ] D
yes , when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone

verse 2
D D
you’re gonna be sad , you’re gonna be weepin’
D A
you’re gonna be blue and all alone
G C D
you’ll regret the day you seen me leavin’
D A [ break ] D
cause when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone
G D
be a long time gone , be a long time gone
D A [ break ] D
yes , when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone

verse 3
D D
you’ll see my face through tears and sorrow
D A
you’ll miss the love you called your own
G C D
baby , there’ll be no tomorrow
D A [ break ] D
cause when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone
G D
be a long time gone , be a long time gone
D A [ break ] D
yes , when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone

outro
| D | % | % | % |
( repeat riff and fade )

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live version :

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

phil plays regular chords here . the 2nd guitar ( don ) uses a capo 2nd fret
and plays a slim version of the riff from the studio version during intro
and outro , the interludes and generally whenever there is an E in the
verses . during the rest of the song don just doubles phils chords playing
a different inversion . the C chord from the studio version is left out and
some other changes are addEd .

riff
capo 2nd fret
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
B | 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – |
G | 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
D | 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

these are the chords for the capoed guitar ( see studio version above ) :

E = D ( play the riff above )
B = A
A = G

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intro
| E A | % | % | E |
[ you cheated ]

verse 1
E | E A | E
you cheated me and made me lonely
E B
i tried to be your very own
A E
there’ll be a day you’ll want me only
E B [ break ] | E A | E
but when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone
A | E A | E
be a long time gone , be a long time gone
E B [ break ] E
yes , when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone

interlude
| E A | % | % | E |

verse 2
E | E A | E
you’re gonna be sad , you’re gonna be weepin’
E B
you’re gonna be blue and all alone
A E
you’ll regret the day you seen me leavin’
E B [ break ] | E A | E
cause when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone
A | E A | E
be a long time gone , be a long time gone
E B [ break ] E
yes , when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone

interlude
| E A | % | % | E |

verse 3
E | E A | E
you’ll see my face through tears and sorrow
E B
you’ll miss the love you called your own
A E
baby , there’ll be no tomorrow
E B [ break ] | E A | E
cause when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone
A | E A | E
be a long time gone , be a long time gone
E B [ break ] E
yes , when i lea – eave , i’ll be a long time gone

outro
| E A | % | % | E