Long Time Coming
Bruce Springsteen
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
Asus2Diagram coming soon
D
E
G
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 1st fret A - Asus2 - A - Asus2 A Asus2 Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy A Asus2 And the moon comes skimmin' away the stars A Asus2 When mesquite comes rushin' over the hilltops A D Straight into my arms A Straight into my arms A Asus2 Well I'm ridin' hard carryin' a cache of Rose's A Asus2 And a fresh map that I made A Asus2 Tonight I'm gonna give birth naked and bury my old soul A D And dance on it's grave A And dance on it's grave E A D It's been a long time comin', my dear E A D It's been a long time comin', but now it's here D A And now it's here A Asus2 Well my daddy he was just a stranger A Asus2 Lived in a hotel downtown A Asus2 Well when I was a kid he was just somebody A D Somebody I'd see around A Somebody I'd see around A Asus2 Well now down below and pullin' on my shirt A Asus2 Yeah I've got some kids of my own A Asus2 Well if I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world kid A D It'd be that your mistakes will be your own A D That your sins will be your own E A D It's been a long time comin', my dear E A D It's been a long time comin', but now it's here D A And now it's here BRIDGE: G - D - G - D - E A Asus2 Well out 'neath the arms of Cassiopeia A Asus2 Where the sword of Orion sweeps A Asus2 Well it's me and you Rosie cracklin' like crossed wires A D You breathin' in your sleep A You breathin' in your sleep A Asus2 Well there's just a spark of a campfire left burnin' A Asus2 Two kids in a sleeping bag beside A Asus2 I reach beneath your shirt put my hands across your belly and feel A Asus2 Another one kickin' inside A Asus2 And I ain't gonna fuck it up this time E A D It's been a long time comin', my dear E A D It's been a long time comin', but now it's here E A D It's been a long time comin', my dear E A D It's been a long time comin', but now it's here And now it's here E - A - D E - A - D
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Chord set
A · Asus2 · D · E · G
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.