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Too Long

Andrew Bird

RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

E
A×
B7Diagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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             E                A 
    Tooooooo long you waited too long to come home 
    B7                               E 
    Now your daddy don't want you no more 
                         A     
    Too long you don't belong here anymore 
       G#m                           B7 
    So quit your knock-knocking at my door 
 
        E                       A      
    You left me sweet mamma for no good reason at all 
           G#m                G#m 
    And now      there's another           
            G#m       G#m       G#m 
    mule kicking in the same old stall 
        E                A   
    Too long you waited too long to come home 
    B7                               E    
    Now your daddy don't want you no more 
 
(Instrumental Solo) 
E A B7 (x2) 
G#m B7 
 
        E                A 
    Too long you waited too long to come home 
    B7                               E 
    Now your daddy don't want you no more 
                         A     
    Too long you don't belong here anymore 
       G#m                           B7 
    So quit your knock-knocking at my door 
 
        E                       A      
    You left me sweet mamma for no good reason at all 
           G#m                G#m 
    And now      there's another           
            G#m       G#m       G#m 
    mule kicking in the same old stall 
        G#m                     B7                          E 
    Too long... yeah you wait too long yeah well you wait too long 
                A  
    Oh you wait too long to come home 
    B7 
    Now your daddy 
    G#m 
    Oh now your daddy 
    A 
    Oh now your daddy 
                      E    
    Don't want you no more 
          
 

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Chord set

E · A · B7 · G#m

Practice tip

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