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Long Long While Bass Tab by The Rolling Stones

Long Long While bass tab by The Rolling Stones

Bass Tab

Long Long While
The Rolling Stones
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards; released as the B-side to "Paint
It Black".

6/8 time

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  Ba    -     by,         ba    -     by,         been a  long,   long


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  time,                   Been a  long,   long    time,
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  been a  long,   long    time,           I   was     wrong,  girl,


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              and you were    right.

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  Ba    -     by,         ba    -     by,         took a  long,   long


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  while,                  Took a      long, long  while,


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  took a  long,   long    while,          But I   found   out


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              you were    right.

Bridge:
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              Still   you have    those   happy       eyes,


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                                      I   will    try         and     a-


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  po    -     lo    -     gize.

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  Ba    -     by,         ba    -     by,         still the   same old


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  smile,                  Still the   same old    smile,


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  still the   same old    smile,          I   was     so      wrong,  girl,


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              and you were    right.

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              Still   you have those      happy       eyes,


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  yeah,           But I,      I'm gonna try,          I'm gonna try and a-


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  po    -     lo    -     gize,       oh!

Verse:
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  Ba    -     by,         ba    -     by,         been a  long,   long


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  time,                   Been a  long,   long    time,


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  been a  long,   long    time,           I   was     wrong,      girl,


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              and you were    right,              oh!

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      Babe,               ba   -    by,           won't you   change  your


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  mind,                   Won't you   change  your mind,


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  won't you       change  mind?           I   was   wrong, girl,
                      your

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          but not     this,           no!             I,      I   said,

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  Ba  -   by,             ba  -   by,        it's been a  long, long


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  time,           It's    such long   lonely  time,   girl,       it's been
                      been  a     and

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  such long, a long, long time.       I   was     wrong,  but I admit,
    a

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        I ad- mit you were right,                 oh,      come on now!

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  Ba  -   by,             ba  -   by,   oh, won't change        your    mind?
                                          just  you

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                I   you   change   mind,  babe,                 I want
                  want  to      your                                you
                                                                      to
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  come    change  your mind,              I   was wrong,      I,
    on  and

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  I,          I,          oh...
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