Billy Joel
The Longest Time
Tabbed by:Matt Jones


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Oh,  oh  oh  oh   For the longest time.     oh   oh  oh.  For the longest...
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If you said goodbye to me tonight.   There would still be music left to write.
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What else could I do?  I'm so inspired by you. 
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That hasn't happened for the longest time. 
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Once I  thought my innocence was gone.      Now I know that happiness goes on.
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That's where you found me,   when you put your arms around me.  
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.I haven't been there for the longest time.
 
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Oh! oh  oh  oh  For the longest time.  Oh!  oh  oh. For the longest.. 
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I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall.    And the greatest miracle of all,
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.  is how I need you.   And how you  needed me too.
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That hasn't happened for the longest time. 
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Maybe this won't last very long,  but you feel so right, and I could be wrong.
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Maybe I've been hoping too hard,
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but I've gone this far and it's more than I hoped for
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Who knows how much further we'll go on.  Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone.
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. I'll take my chances, I forgot how nice romance is. 
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.I haven't been there for the longest time. 
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I had second thoughts at the start.  I said to myself hold on to your heart.
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.Now I know the woman that you are.  
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You're wonderful so far and it's more than I hoped for.
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I don't care what consequence it brings. I have been a fool for lesser things.
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.   I want you so bad,  I think you ought to know that 
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I intend to hold you for the longest time. 
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Oh, oh, oh, oh. For the longest time.      Oh  oh  oh  For the longest.time.
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Chord chart:    (from [email protected]   -minor changes from Sennet)
string: E A D G B e                   E A D G B e           
Am      - 0 2 2 1 0           B7      x 2 1 2 0 2           
C       - 3 2 0 1 0           C7      x 3 2 3 1 0           
D       x - 0 2 3 2           D7      x - 0 2 1 2           
Dm      x - 0 2 3 1
Em      0 2 2 0 0 0           F       - - 3 2 1 1           
G       3 2 0 0 0 3           G7      3 2 0 0 0 1