LONG WAY BACK (Kim Richey)
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[Actually in Bb; capo 3.]
[Each chord is half of a slow 4/4 measure, except pairs of chords joined with
 hyphens (e.g., C(9) - G) are half a measure total.]
[The G's that follow C(9)'s are more like G/B; similarly, the D's that follow
 them are more like D/A.]
[The Asus9 in the bridge might actually be Em.]
[G: 320033.  C(9): x32033.  Em7: 022030.]


Em7   Dsus9   Em7   Dsus9   Em7   Dsus9   Em7   Dsus9
[intro]

      C(9) - G    D     Em7   Dsus9   C(9) - G     Dsus9Em7   D
It's a long   way back          down a lon  -  ger road
       C(9) - G     D     Em7   Dsus9       C(9) - G    D    Em7   D
And the cold,  hard facts         make for a hea  -  vy load
      C(9) - D      Em7   D [stop]    C(9) - G     D [stop]
The forgiveness you ask          could heal   your soul

          Em7      Dsus9  Em7    Dsus9
But it's a long way back
             Em7       Dsus9  Em7   Dsus9
Yeah, it's a long way back

And I might let you in, and I might let you twist
Part of every scene sealed again with a kiss
Too much has passed for me to walk you through this

          Em7      Dsus9  Em7  Dsus9
And it's a long way back
             Em7       Dsus9  Em7  D
Yeah, it's a long way back

C               G                    D          Asus9
  Wake up, the world has changed, and nothing is quite the same
C             G            Bm          D             Em   C   G   D
  A cold and bitter wind is hot on your heels, old friend
  Em  Cmaj7[?]  C(9) - G  D
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
   C(9) - G   D     C(9) - G   D [stop]
Ah ahh   ahhh,   ah ahh   ahhh

Em7    Dsus9Em7*   Dsus9Em7*   Dsus9Em7*   D
[instrumental, similar to intro]

It's a long way back, from where I stand
And you're clean off the map, knee-deep in no-man's-land
Ain't got no one to ask for a helping hand

And it's a long way back
Yeah, it's a long way back

C(9) - G   D    C(9) - G   D     C(9) - G   D.
[outro with "ah yeah" etc.]



- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/