Billy Joel - The longest time

^EbOh, o^Bbh, oh^{Eb Ab Bb}For the longest time ^{Eb Bb}Oh, o^Ebh, o^Abh ^BbFor the longest time ^EbIf you s^Bbaid goodby^Abe to me tonigh^Bbt ^EbThere would s^Bbtill be mu^Fsic left to wr^Bbite ^GWhat else could^Cm I do ^Bb7I'm so inspi^Ebred by^Eb7 you ^AbThat hasn't ^Fmhappened for the ^Bblongest t^Ebime

^EbOnce I t^Bbhought my in^Abnocence was gon^Bbe ^EbNow I kn^Bbow that ha^Fppiness goes on^{Bb G}Thats where you^Cm found me ^Bb7When you put your a^Ebrms aro^Eb7und me ^AbI havent b^Fmeen there for the l^Bbongest time^Eb

^EbOh, o^Bbh, oh^{Eb Ab Bb}For the longest time ^{Eb Bb}Oh, o^Ebh, oh ^{Ab Bb}For the longest ^EbIm that v^Bboice youre he^Abaring in the hal^Bbl ^EbAnd the g^Bbreatest mi^Fracle of al^Bbl ^GIs how I^Cm need you ^Bb7And how you ne^Ebeded me^Eb7 too ^AbThat hasn^Fmt happened for the l^Bbongest ti^Ebme

^BbMaybe this wont l^Cmast very long But ^G7you feel so right And ^EbI could be wrong ^BbMaybe Ive been h^Cmoping too hard ^F7But Ive gone this far And its ^Bbmore than I hoped for

^EbWho knows h^Bbow much fu^Abrther well go on^{Bb Eb}Maybe Il^Bbl be sor^Fry when youre go^Bbne ^GIll take m^Cmy chances ^Bb7I forgot how ni^Ebce rom^Eb7ance is ^AbI havent b^Fmeen there for the l^Bbongest ti^Ebme

^BbI had second t^Cmhoughts at the start I s^G7aid to myself Hold ^Ebon to your heart ^BbNow I know the w^Cmoman that you are Youre ^F7wonderful so far And its ^Bbmore than I hoped for ^EbI dont ca^Bbre what co^Abnsequence it brin^Bbgs ^EbI have be^Bben a fool ^Ffor lesser thi^Bbngs ^GI want you^Cm so bad ^Bb7I think you o^Ebught to kn^Eb7ow that ^AbI intend to h^Fmold you for the l^Bbongest ti^Ebme