From: sennet@haas.berkeley.edu (Sennet Williams) Date: 8 Jun 1995 08:48:25 GMT This song was entered on an old editor, and this one only supports 75 columns, so you'll have to edit it a little! THE LONGEST TIME -Billy Joel C G C F G7 C G C F G7 . .. Oh, oh oh oh For the longest time. oh oh oh. For the longest... .C F C D7 G If you said goodbye to me tonight. There would still be music left to write.

^E7What else could^Am I do' ^G7I'm so insp^Cired by^C7 you. ^FThat hasn't h^Dmappened for the l^Gongest t^Cime. C F C D7 ^GOnce I thought my innocence was gone. Now I know that happiness goes on. ^E7That's where you ^Amfound me, ^G7when you put your ^Carms a^C7round me. ^F.I haven't ^Dmbeen there for the ^Glongest ^Ctime.

^COh! ^Goh ^Coh ^Foh ^G7For the longest ^Ctime. ^GOh! ^Coh ^Foh. ^G7For the longest.. C F C D7 ^GI'm that voice you're hearing in the hall. And the greatest miracle of all, ^E7. is how I ^Amneed you. ^G7 And how you ^Cneeded ^C7me too. ^FThat hasn't ^Dmhappened for the ^Glongest ^Ctime. G Am B7 C

Maybe this won't last very long, but you feel so right, and I could be wrong.

^EmMaybe I've been ^Amhoping too hard, . D D7 G G7 but I've gone this far and it's more than I hoped for C F C D7 G

Who knows how much further we'll go on. Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone.

^E7. I'll take my ^Amchances, ^G7I forgot how ^Cnice ro^C7mance is. ^F.I haven't ^Dmbeen there for the ^Glongest ^Ctime. G Am B7 C

I had second thoughts at the start. I said to myself hold on to your heart. .Em Am .Now I know the woman that you are. . D D7 G G7 You're wonderful so far and it's more than I hoped for. C F C D7 G I don't care what consequence it brings. I have been a fool for lesser things.

^E7. I want ^Amyou so bad, ^G7 I think you ^Cought to ^C7know that ^FI intend to ^Dmhold you for the ^Glongest ^Ctime. C G C F G7 C ||: G C F G7 C :|| Oh, oh, oh, oh. For the longest time. Oh oh oh For the longest.time. . (repeat)

Chord chart: (from ameen@swi.psy.uva.nl -minor changes from Sennet) string: E A D G B e E A D G B e Am - 0 2 2 1 0 B7 x 2 1 2 0 2 C - 3 2 0 1 0 C7 x 3 2 3 1 0 D x - 0 2 3 2 D7 x - 0 2 1 2 Dm x - 0 2 3 1 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 F - - 3 2 1 1 G 3 2 0 0 0 3 G7 3 2 0 0 0 1 Request: I kissed a girl sennet@haas.berkeley.edu