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Why You Been Gone So Long Chords by Tony Rice

Why You Been Gone So Long chords by Tony Rice

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D G D
D A
D G D
D A D

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


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


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


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


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


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D                A                    D
Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?

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