Billy Joel - The longest time

^CWhoa, ^GOh, ^C/Eoh, ^Foh ^G7For the longest ^Ctime ^GOh, ^C/Eoh, ^Foh ^G7For the longest ^CIf ^C/Byou ^C/Asaid ^Cmaj7/Ggood- ^Fbye to me to^Cnight There ^C/Bwould ^C/Astill ^Cmaj7/Gbe ^D7music left to ^Gwrite ^E7 What else could ^AmI do ^G7/B I'm so in- ^Cspired ^C7/Eby you ^F That hasn't ^Dmhap- pened for the ^Glong- est ^Ctime

^COnce ^C/BI ^C/Athought ^Cmaj7/Gmy ^Finno- cen- ce was ^Cgone Now ^C/BI ^C/Aknow ^Cmaj7/Gthat ^D7hap- pi- ness goes ^Gon ^E7 That's where you ^Amfound me ^G7/BWhen you put your ^Carms a- ^C7/Eround me ^F I haven't ^Dmbeen there for the ^Glong- est ^Ctime

^CWhoa, ^GOh, ^C/Eoh, ^Foh ^G7For the longest ^Ctime ^GOh, ^C/Eoh, ^Foh ^G7For the longest

^CI'm ^C/Bthat ^C/Avoice ^Cmaj7/Gyou're ^Fhear- ing in the ^Chall And ^C/Bthe ^C/Agreat- ^Cmaj7/Gest ^D7mir- acle of ^Gall ^E7 Is how I ^Amneed you ^G7/B And how you ^Cneed-ed ^C7/Eme too ^F That hasn't ^Dmhappened for the ^Glong- est ^Ctime

^GMaybe this won't ^Amlast very long But ^B7you feel so right And ^CI could be wrong ^EmMay-be I've been ^Amhop- ing too hard But ^DI've gone this ^D7far And it's ^Gmore than I ^G7hoped for

^CWho ^C/Bknows ^C/Ahow ^Cmaj7/Gmuch ^Ffurther we'll go ^Con ^C/BMaybe ^C/AI'll ^Cmaj7/Gbe ^D7sor- ry when you're^G gone ^E7 I'll take my ^Amchances ^G7/BI forgot how ^Cnice ro- ^C7/Emance is ^F I haven't ^Dmbeen there for the ^Glongest ti^Cme

^GI had second ^Amthoughts at the start I ^B7said to myself Hold ^Con to your heart Now I ^Emknow the ^Amwo- man that you are You're ^Dwonderful so ^D7far And it's ^Gmore than I ^G7hoped for

^CI ^C/Bdon't ^C/Acare ^Cmaj7/Gwhat ^Fconsequence it ^Cbrings I ^C/Bhave ^C/Abeen ^Cmaj7/Ga ^D7fool for lesser ^Gthings ^E7 I want you ^Amso bad ^G7/B I think you ^Cought to ^C7/Eknow that ^FI intend to ^Dmhold you for the ^Glongest ^Ctime

^CWhoa, ^GOh, ^C/Eoh, ^Foh ^G7For the longest ^Ctime ^GOh, ^C/Eoh, ^Foh ^G7For the longest time