Long Time Comin Chords

by John Hiatt
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: 2nd fret
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2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 29, 2023

Chords

D
G/D
G
A7

Strumming

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CAPO II
 
D                               G/D     G                     D G/D
Friend of mine said a long time comin', been a long time gone
D                              G/D     G                       D G/D
Stood right here, whispered in my ear, all the love gone wrong
          A7                                       G
I've been living my life like a howlin' wind and I can't put out this flame
D                          G/D          G                 D G/D
Friend of mine said a long time comin', comin' back again
 
D                        G/D                                D G/D
All this time the wheels been turnin', turnin' like a screw
D                  G/D              G                      D   G/D
Down some roads of silver and gold, but I could never find you
     A7                                     G
Been livin' my life like a lonesome whistle blown', now I can't turn back
D                          G/D          G                     D G/D
Friend of mine said a long time comin', comin' down the track
 
         A7                                                   G
And if I told it true, all these memories of you, well that's why I play the game
D                          G/D          G               D  D D D
Friend of mine said a long time comin', like it never came | | |
 
D                           G/D         G                      D G/D
I've sang these songs a thousand times, ever since I was young
       D                        G/D                     G                       D G/D
It's a long time comin' and the drummer keeps drummin', your work is never done
        A7                                          G
I still see you there in that silver blue air and I never have moved on
D                          G/D          G                         D G/D
Friend of mine said a long time comin', I'm just a long time gone
 
D                          G/D          G
Friend of mine said a long time comin', I'm a long time gone
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7 comments
ol'dano
This confuses me, I’ve watched him play this on several different videos. These are not the chords he is playing. What am I missing?
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arst06d
Anybody advise what the picking pattern for this in E would be? Looks deceptively simple on the video, but obviously too subtle for me lol
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jb121255
played it with capo on 2nd fret with these chords and it seems to work.
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