Intro and verse progression:
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 Fmaj7
|———-1——-|———-1——-|———-0——-|———-0——-
|——-1—–1—-|——-1—–1—-|——-0—–0—-|——-1—–1—-
|—-2———–2-|—-2———–2-|—-0———–0-|—-2———–2-
|-0—————-|——————|——————|-3—————-
|——————|——————|-3—————-|——————
|——————|-3—————-|——————|——————
Bm7-5 E7 Am
|———-1——-|———-0——-|——————|—————|
|——-3—–3—-|——-0—–0—-|———-1——-|—————|
|—-2———–2-|—-1———–1-|——-2—–2—-|—————|
|——————|——————|—-2———–2-|—————|
|-2—————-|——————|-0—————-|-0———-7–|
|——————|-0—————-|——————|——-5–8—-|
Chorus: (“So long, it was so long ago……”)
Am Em Am D9 F9 E7+9 Am
Bridge:
Bm7 Bm/E Am Am/B Am/C Bm7 Bm7/E Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Am
Chords
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 D9 F9 E7+9 Bm7 Em7
-1——1——-0——-0——-1———————-2—-0
-1——1——-0——-1——-3——5—8——8—-3—-0
-2——2——-0——-2——-2——5—8——7—-2—-0
-0——0——-2——-3————–4—7——6—-4—-0
—————-3—————2——5—8——7—-2—-2
——–3—————————————————0
Here is the lead riff you hear for the intro and repeated
with slight changes throughout. Listen to the record for the
timing. 17b18 means bend the 17th fret to the 18th fret. 18r17
means release the bend from the 18th to the 17th fret.
Dm7 Dm7/G Cmaj7
———–|————————|——————|——————–
—-15–17-|-17b18——–18r17–17-|-15——–13–15-|-15b17——15b17—
-14——–|————————|——————|——————–
———–|————————|——————|——————–
———–|————————|——————|——————–
———–|————————|——————|——————–
Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7 Am
|——————–|——————–|——————|————–
|-13——10–12–13-|-13b15——-13b15–|-12——–10—–|————–
|——————–|——————–|—————12-|-12b14——–
|——————–|——————–|——————|————–
|——————–|——————–|——————|————–
|——————–|——————–|——————|————–
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|-(12)-|
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Verse 1
Used to be so easy to give my heart away.
But I found out the hard way,
there’s
a price you have to pay.
Verse 2:
I found out that love, is no friend of mine.
But I should’ve known time
after
time.
Chorus:
So long it was so long ago, but I still got the blues for you.
Verse 3:
Used to be so easy to fall in love again.
But I found out the hard way,
it’s
a road that leads to pain.
Verse 4:
But I found that love was more than just a game,
You’re playin’ to win but
you
lose just the same.
Repeat Chorus.
Bridge:
So many years since I’ve seen your face,
but hear in my heart there’s an
empty
space where you used to be.
Repeat Chorus.
ALternate chorus:
Though the days come and go, there is one thing I know,
I still got the blues for you.
