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Foreplay Long Time

Boston

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F#Diagram coming soon
E○○○
BDiagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
F
C#Diagram coming soon
G#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
F#  E  B 
F#  E  B 
 
verse 1 
 
                  F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
It's been such a long time, 
                    F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
I think I should be goin', yeah 
     F#          E        B              F#  E  B 
And time doesn't wait for me, it keeps on rollin' 
 Bb  Eb   F 
 
 F#  E  B      F#  E  B 
Sail on, 
             F#  E  B    F#  E  B 
on a distant highway, 
                   F#       E        B 
yeah,  I've got to keep on chasin' a dream 
                 C#                                       B     F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
I've gotta be on my way, wish there was something I could say 
 
          F#         E                   B 
Well I'm takin' my time, I'm just movin' on, 
 F#        E                            B 
you'll forget about me after I've been gone 
       F#           E                    B 
And I take what I find, I don't want no more 
        F#           E           C#                  G# 
It's just outside of your front door, oh yeah, yeah, yeah 
                      B 
It's been such a long time, it's been such a long time 
 
 F#  E  B      F#  E  B 
 
 
verse 2 
 
           F#  E  B      F#  E  B 
Well I get so lonely, 
             F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
when I am without you 
           F#      E        B                    F#  E  B 
But in my mind, deep in my mind, I can't forget about you 
 Bb  Eb   F 
 
 F#   E   B      F#  E  B 
Good times, 
                F#  E  B 
and faces that remind me,  yeah, 
      F#       E           B 
I'm tryin' to forget your name 
                 C#                                B     F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
And leave it all behind me, you're comin' back to find me 
 
          F#         E                   B 
Well I'm takin' my time, I'm just movin' on, 
 F#        E                            B 
you'll forget about me after I've been gone 
       F#           E                    B 
And I take what I find, I don't want no more 
        F#           E           C#                  G# 
It's just outside of your front door, oh yeah, yeah, yeah 
                      B 
It's been such a long time, it's been such a long time 
 
 
verse 3 
 
                  F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
It's been such a long time, 
                    F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
I think I should be goin', yeah 
     F#          E        B              F#  E  B 
And time doesn't wait for me, it keeps on rollin' 
 Bb  Eb   F 
 
 F#  E  B      F#  E  B 
There's a long road, 
             F#  E  B    F#  E  B 
I've gotta stay in time with, 
                   F#       E        B 
yeah,  I've got to keep on chasin' a dream 
                 C#                              B     F#  E  B     F#  E  B 
Though I may never find it, I'm always just behind it. 
 
 
Outro 
 
          F#         E    B 
Well I'm takin' my time, 
          F#         E    B 
Well I'm takin' my time, 
          F#         E    B 
Well I'm takin' my time,

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Chord set

F# · E · B · Bb · Eb · F · C# · G#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.