Ive Been A Long Time Leaving Chords

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Ive Been A Long Time Leaving by Waylon Jennings is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  C 
I've been a fool, I've been a fool 
  F                            C 
Forgiving you each time that you've done me wrong 
  G7                     F 
I've been a long time leaving 
   F                        C 
But it'll be a long time gone 


Verse: 

Loved you so much, I loved you so much 
 F                        C 
I stayed around when I should've moved along 
 G7 
I've been a long time leaving 
F                         C 
But it'll be a long time gone 
 G7 
Hello high line, hello highway 

Here come a big old semi my way 
  F 
Stick up my thumb, hear the truck come 
 C 
Trees going by, looking like a fly 
 G7 
On the big legs are my Levi's 

 F        G7 
woo woo woo woo 


  G7 
Hello high line, hello highway 

Here come a big old semi my way 
   F 
I stick up my thumb, hear the truck come 
  C 
Trees going by, looking like a fly 
  G7 
On the big legs are my Levi's 

F        G7 
woo woo woo woo 


 
  C 
I've been a fool, I've been a fool 
  F                            C 
Forgiving you each time that you've done me wrong 
  G7                     F 
I've been a long time leaving 
   F                        C 
But it'll be a long time gone 

  G7 
Hello high line, hello highway 

Here come a big old semi my way 
   F 
I stick up my thumb, hear the truck come 
  C 
Trees going by, looking like a fly 
  G7 
On the big legs are my Levi's 


  C 
I've been a fool, I've been a fool 
  F                            C 
Forgiving you each time that you've done me wrong 
  G7                     F 
I've been a long time leaving 
   F                        C 
But it'll be a long time gone  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante