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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Capo
None
Chords
Em · G · D · C · Am
Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
She’d trade Colorado if he’d take her with him
G C D
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in
Em C G D
And wonderin’ wears her out like a blouse hung in the closet
Em C G
And he’s a long gone way from here
Verse 2
G C G C
And he’s staring at the skyline of the city where she lives
D Em C G D
He takes a toke and hopes the smoke might swallow him up
Em C G
Or at least take her memory back
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Verse 3
G C G C D
And if this song finds you lonely and the words make you cry
Em C G D
Know that I’m singing it right there by your side
Em C G
And the same moon you’re wishing on is wishing me back home
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Bridge
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go[/verse]
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Outro
G C G C
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, even strumming pattern first, then add the lyrics once the chord changes feel comfortable.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Em · G · D · C · Am
Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
She’d trade Colorado if he’d take her with him
G C D
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in
Em C G D
And wonderin’ wears her out like a blouse hung in the closet
Em C G
And he’s a long gone way from here
Verse 2
G C G C
And he’s staring at the skyline of the city where she lives
D Em C G D
He takes a toke and hopes the smoke might swallow him up
Em C G
Or at least take her memory back
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Verse 3
G C G C D
And if this song finds you lonely and the words make you cry
Em C G D
Know that I’m singing it right there by your side
Em C G
And the same moon you’re wishing on is wishing me back home
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Bridge
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go[/verse]
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Outro
G C G C
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, even strumming pattern first, then add the lyrics once the chord changes feel comfortable.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Em · G · D · C · Am
Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
She’d trade Colorado if he’d take her with him
G C D
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in
Em C G D
And wonderin’ wears her out like a blouse hung in the closet
Em C G
And he’s a long gone way from here
Verse 2
G C G C
And he’s staring at the skyline of the city where she lives
D Em C G D
He takes a toke and hopes the smoke might swallow him up
Em C G
Or at least take her memory back
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Verse 3
G C G C D
And if this song finds you lonely and the words make you cry
Em C G D
Know that I’m singing it right there by your side
Em C G
And the same moon you’re wishing on is wishing me back home
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Bridge
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go[/verse]
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Outro
G C G C
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, even strumming pattern first, then add the lyrics once the chord changes feel comfortable.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Em · G · D · C · Am
Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
She’d trade Colorado if he’d take her with him
G C D
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in
Em C G D
And wonderin’ wears her out like a blouse hung in the closet
Em C G
And he’s a long gone way from here
Verse 2
G C G C
And he’s staring at the skyline of the city where she lives
D Em C G D
He takes a toke and hopes the smoke might swallow him up
Em C G
Or at least take her memory back
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Verse 3
G C G C D
And if this song finds you lonely and the words make you cry
Em C G D
Know that I’m singing it right there by your side
Em C G
And the same moon you’re wishing on is wishing me back home
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Bridge
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go[/verse]
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Outro
G C G C
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, even strumming pattern first, then add the lyrics once the chord changes feel comfortable.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Em · G · D · C · Am
Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
She’d trade Colorado if he’d take her with him
G C D
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in
Em C G D
And wonderin’ wears her out like a blouse hung in the closet
Em C G
And he’s a long gone way from here
Verse 2
G C G C
And he’s staring at the skyline of the city where she lives
D Em C G D
He takes a toke and hopes the smoke might swallow him up
Em C G
Or at least take her memory back
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Verse 3
G C G C D
And if this song finds you lonely and the words make you cry
Em C G D
Know that I’m singing it right there by your side
Em C G
And the same moon you’re wishing on is wishing me back home
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Bridge
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go[/verse]
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Outro
G C G C
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, even strumming pattern first, then add the lyrics once the chord changes feel comfortable.
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Key
E Major
Difficulty
Beginner
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Em · G · D · C · Am
Zac Brown Band’s poignant ballad about a traveling musician longing for a distant love. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play G, C, D, and Em shapes to sound in the key of E.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
G C
She’d trade Colorado if he’d take her with him
G C D
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in
Em C G D
And wonderin’ wears her out like a blouse hung in the closet
Em C G
And he’s a long gone way from here
Verse 2
G C G C
And he’s staring at the skyline of the city where she lives
D Em C G D
He takes a toke and hopes the smoke might swallow him up
Em C G
Or at least take her memory back
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Verse 3
G C G C D
And if this song finds you lonely and the words make you cry
Em C G D
Know that I’m singing it right there by your side
Em C G
And the same moon you’re wishing on is wishing me back home
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Bridge
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go
[G]I’m missing you like [C]hell and I’m [G]doing [C]well
I [D]hope I didn’t [Em]let love go, [C]let love go[/verse]
Chorus
But it’s a [C]long and [G]lonely [D]highway when you [Em]go it all alone
[C]Don’t know if I’ll [G]make it with the [D]snow coming down so [Em]fast
And I [C]know you’re [G]waiting on the [D]other side
[Em]For the sun to shine, to [C]burn away the [G]frost and the [D]snow
But I’m [Em]stuck out here in the [C]colder [G]weather[/verse]
Outro
G C G C
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
D Em C G
Maybe I’ll be back home when the snow begins to melt
Practice tip: Focus on the steady, even strumming pattern first, then add the lyrics once the chord changes feel comfortable.