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Long Long Time Chords

Linda Ronstadt Beginner Key of G 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

Long Long Time Chords – Guitar

Linda Ronstadt’s heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and enduring loneliness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle, steady strum to match the song’s melancholy mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Love will abide, take things in stride

G D

Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side

G

And time washes clean love’s wounds unseen

C G

That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Verse 2

G

Wait for the day, you’ll go away

C G

Knowing that you warned me of the price I’d have to pay

G

And life’s full of flaws, who knows the cause?

C G

Living in the memory of a love that never was

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Bridge

Am C G D

Now you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

Anymore you met someone somewhere

Am C G D

And you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

For her love you don’t care

Verse 3

G C

Living in the memory of a love that never was

G D

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

G D

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Practice tip: Master the G, C, D, and Am chords individually before trying to play the whole song, paying special attention to the G-to-D transition which is used frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

Long Long Time Chords – Ukulele

Linda Ronstadt’s heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and enduring loneliness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a gentle, steady strum to match the song’s melancholy mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Love will abide, take things in stride

G D

Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side

G

And time washes clean love’s wounds unseen

C G

That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Verse 2

G

Wait for the day, you’ll go away

C G

Knowing that you warned me of the price I’d have to pay

G

And life’s full of flaws, who knows the cause?

C G

Living in the memory of a love that never was

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Bridge

Am C G D

Now you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

Anymore you met someone somewhere

Am C G D

And you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

For her love you don’t care

Verse 3

G C

Living in the memory of a love that never was

G D

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

G D

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Practice tip: Master the G, C, D, and Am chords individually before trying to play the whole song, paying special attention to the G-to-D transition which is used frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

Long Long Time Chords – Piano

Linda Ronstadt’s heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and enduring loneliness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a gentle, steady strum to match the song’s melancholy mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Love will abide, take things in stride

G D

Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side

G

And time washes clean love’s wounds unseen

C G

That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Verse 2

G

Wait for the day, you’ll go away

C G

Knowing that you warned me of the price I’d have to pay

G

And life’s full of flaws, who knows the cause?

C G

Living in the memory of a love that never was

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Bridge

Am C G D

Now you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

Anymore you met someone somewhere

Am C G D

And you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

For her love you don’t care

Verse 3

G C

Living in the memory of a love that never was

G D

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

G D

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Practice tip: Master the G, C, D, and Am chords individually before trying to play the whole song, paying special attention to the G-to-D transition which is used frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

Long Long Time Chords – Banjo

Linda Ronstadt’s heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and enduring loneliness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a gentle, steady strum to match the song’s melancholy mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Love will abide, take things in stride

G D

Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side

G

And time washes clean love’s wounds unseen

C G

That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Verse 2

G

Wait for the day, you’ll go away

C G

Knowing that you warned me of the price I’d have to pay

G

And life’s full of flaws, who knows the cause?

C G

Living in the memory of a love that never was

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Bridge

Am C G D

Now you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

Anymore you met someone somewhere

Am C G D

And you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

For her love you don’t care

Verse 3

G C

Living in the memory of a love that never was

G D

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

G D

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Practice tip: Master the G, C, D, and Am chords individually before trying to play the whole song, paying special attention to the G-to-D transition which is used frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

Long Long Time Chords – Mandolin

Linda Ronstadt’s heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and enduring loneliness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a gentle, steady strum to match the song’s melancholy mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Love will abide, take things in stride

G D

Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side

G

And time washes clean love’s wounds unseen

C G

That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Verse 2

G

Wait for the day, you’ll go away

C G

Knowing that you warned me of the price I’d have to pay

G

And life’s full of flaws, who knows the cause?

C G

Living in the memory of a love that never was

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Bridge

Am C G D

Now you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

Anymore you met someone somewhere

Am C G D

And you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

For her love you don’t care

Verse 3

G C

Living in the memory of a love that never was

G D

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

G D

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Practice tip: Master the G, C, D, and Am chords individually before trying to play the whole song, paying special attention to the G-to-D transition which is used frequently.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em · Am

Long Long Time Chords – Harmonica

Linda Ronstadt’s heartbreaking ballad about unrequited love and enduring loneliness. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a gentle, steady strum to match the song’s melancholy mood.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Love will abide, take things in stride

G D

Sounds like good advice but there’s no one at my side

G

And time washes clean love’s wounds unseen

C G

That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Verse 2

G

Wait for the day, you’ll go away

C G

Knowing that you warned me of the price I’d have to pay

G

And life’s full of flaws, who knows the cause?

C G

Living in the memory of a love that never was

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Chorus

C G D

Caught in my fears, blinking back the tears

G

I can’t say you hurt me when you never let me near

C G D

And I never drew one response from you

G

All the while you fell all over girls you never knew

D G

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

D G

And I think it’s gonna hurt me for a long, long time

Bridge

Am C G D

Now you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

Anymore you met someone somewhere

Am C G D

And you’re telling me you’re not lonely

Am C G D

For her love you don’t care

Verse 3

G C

Living in the memory of a love that never was

G D

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know to try and make you mine

G D

And I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

G D

I think I’m gonna love you for a long, long time

Practice tip: Master the G, C, D, and Am chords individually before trying to play the whole song, paying special attention to the G-to-D transition which is used frequently.