The Great Longing Chords

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The Great Longing by Lost Under Heaven is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 
D    Em                   G                  D 
I, I & I lay between my brother and sister the sea 
D    Em                   G                  D 
I, I & I hold nothing as real as what you believe 
D                                         Em                            G                    D 
So don't you ever cry for what's hard in this life, you know the world over it's people struggling 
D                                      Em                        G                    D 
And when you stand alone your fight is our fight for nothing is given but what we achieve 

verse 2 
D                                      Em                           G                        D 
And so far away, so, so far away there is somewhere, where sacred oro ain't a sign of being free 
D                                      Em                       G                        D      D 
So far away, so, so far away there is somewhere, where my baby's boy is going to live in peace 

verse 3 
               Em                                              G                 D             D 
No, It's the longing pressure,the great longing pressure when you say, Baby come home 
               Em                                               G                  D     
No, it's the longing pressure, the great longing pressure when you say, you are my lover, 
                   D                       Em                               G                     D 
No you're not my friend, we start when this ends, now this ends, Now this ends, now this ends 

verse 4 
D    Em            G     D                 Em                     G                              D 
Oh, Oh, we start today,  Oh, and I've got faith in us, so hold my faith as trust, and let's start today 
D                 Em                     G                              D 
Oh, and I've got faith in us, so hold my faith as trust, and let's start today 
D                 Em                     G                              D 
Oh, and I've got faith in us, so hold my faith as trust, and let's start today 
D                 Em                     G                              D 
Oh, and I've got faith in us, so hold my faith as trust, and let's start today 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante