Chords with lyrics
Song of Long Ago
Carole King (from the Music Album 1971)
Intro (Carole King Piano)
A11A11 A11 A11A11 A11 A11A11 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D A11A11 A11 A11A11 A11 A11A11 E13E13 E11E11 E11 E11E11
A augmentedA E MajorE
Whispering wind came, uninvited
F#m7F#m7 C#m7C#m7
Looking for somewhere else to go
D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Here is a lamp I've left unlighted
Bm7Bm7 E11E11 E MajorE
Aren't you someone I should know
A11A11 D MajorD
Memory's flame is soon ignited
A11A11 D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Lighting my lamp with amber glow
Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA
Quietly, friends are reunited
Bm7Bm7 E11E11 A augmentedA
Singing a song of long ago,
F#m7F#m7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7 E11E11 A augmentedA E/G# F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E Bm7Bm7 E11E11 A augmentedA
la, la, la la la la la la la etc
Bridge
A11A11 A augmentedA
Cry, cry for someone
A11A11 A augmentedA
Who just can't be happy
F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E D MajorD A/C#A/C# Bm7Bm7 E11E11 E MajorE
And be glad you can feel enough to cry
Verse 2
A augmentedA E MajorE
Younger than always, time descended
F#m7F#m7 C#m7C#m7
Bringing me brand new seeds to sow
D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Now that they've been a long time planted
Bm7Bm7 E11E11 E MajorE
What must I do to help them grow
A11A11 D MajorD
If it had been as I intended
A augmentedA 11 D MajorD A/C#A/C#
I wouldn't have the peace I know
Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA
Loving the people I've befriended
Bm7Bm7 E11E11 A augmentedA
And singing a song of long ago,
F#m7F#m7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7 E11E11 A augmentedA E/G# F#m7F#m7 A/EA/E Bm7Bm7 E11E11 A augmentedA
la, la, la la la la la la la etc
D MajorD A/C#A/C#
As it began, so I will end it
Bm7Bm7 E11E11 E MajorE
Singing a song of long ago
D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Loving the people I've befriended
Bm7Bm7 E11E11 E7E7 A augmentedA
And singing a song of long, long, long ago
Outro (James Taylor Acoustic)
A11A11 A11 A11A11 A11 A11A11 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D Bm7Bm7 Bm7 Bm7Bm7 Bm7 Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA