Why You Been Gone So Long chords by Tony Rice

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
D A augmentedA
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
D A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD             G+G     D MajorD
Every time it rains Lord I run to my window
                  A augmentedA
All I do is just wring my hands and moan
  D MajorD                   G+G         D MajorD
And listen to that thunder, Lord can't you hear the lonesome wind moan?
         A augmentedA         D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long?

Chorus:
D MajorD                 G+G             D MajorD
Tell me baby why you been gone so long? you've been gone so long now
                A augmentedA
Tell me baby why you been gone so long?
 D MajorD                          G+G         D MajorD
A augmentedA wolf is scratching at my door, Lord, Lord And I can hear that lonesome wind moan
         A augmentedA          D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?


Verse 2:
D MajorD                   G+G        D MajorD
Someone said they thought they saw you roarin' down in Reno
               A augmentedA
With a big ol' man from San Antone
     D MajorD              G+G        D MajorD
They tell me I'm a fool, fine for you but what do they know?
         A augmentedA         D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long?


Chorus:
D MajorD                 G+G             D MajorD
Tell me baby why you been gone so long? you've been gone so long now
                A augmentedA
Tell me baby why you been gone so long?
 D MajorD                          G+G         D MajorD
A augmentedA wolf is scratching at my door, Lord, Lord And I can hear that lonesome wind moan
         A augmentedA          D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?

Verse 3:
D MajorD               G+G         D MajorD
Ain't nothin' I wanna do Lord, so I guess I could get stoned
                   A augmentedA
And let the past paint pictures in my head
D MajorD                         G+G      D MajorD
And kill a fifth of a thunderbird Lord and try to write a sad, sad song
         A augmentedA         D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you been gone so long?


Chorus:
D MajorD                 G+G             D MajorD
Tell me baby why you been gone so long? you've been gone so long now
                A augmentedA
Tell me baby why you been gone so long?
 D MajorD                          G+G         D MajorD
A augmentedA wolf is scratching at my door, Lord, Lord And I can hear that lonesome wind moan
         A augmentedA          D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?


Tag:
D MajorD        A augmentedA          D MajorD
Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?