^DDaddy sits on the front porch swingin', lookin' out on a ^Gva^Dcant ^Afield It used to be filled with burly tobacco now he knows it never ^Dwill My brother found work in Indiana, my sister's a nurse at the ^Gold ^Dfolks ^A home

^DMomma's still cookin' too much for supper and me, I've been a long time gone

Been a ^Glong ^Dtime ^Agone, no I ^Gain't hoed a ^Drow since I ^Adon't know when ^ALong ^Dtime ^Ggone and it ^Aain't comin' back ^Dagain

Delia plays that old church piano, sittin' out on her daddy's farm She always thought that we'd be together, Lord, I never meant to do her harm Said she could heard me singin' in the choir, me I heard another song I caught wind and hit the road runnin' and Lord, I've been a long time gone Been a long time gone, Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when

^ALong ^Dtime ^Ggone and it ^Aain't comin' back ^Dagain^{E A E B7 E}

Now ^Cme, I went to Nashville, tryin' to be the big deal ^DPlayin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way ^CLivin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car ^DHockin' my guitar, yeah I'm gonna be a ^Estar ^A

Now me and Delia singin' every Sunday, watchin' the children and the garden grow We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin' but the music ain't got no soul Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard They got money but they don't have Cash, They got Junior but they don't have Hank, I think, I think, I think the rest is a...

^GLong ^Dtime ^Agone, no I ^Gain't hit the ^Droof since I ^Adon't know when ^ALong ^Dtime ^Ggone and it ^Aain't comin' back.. I said a ^Glong ^Dtime ^Agone, no I ^Gain't honked a ^Dhorn since I ^Adon't know when

^ALong ^Dtime ^Ggone and it ^Aain't comin' back ag^Dain I said a long time, long time, long time ^Agone, oh it's been a long time ^DLong time, long time, long time ^Agone D A ^DOh it's been a long time gone... Long time, long time, long time gone. Yeah, yeah

Dixie Chicks - Long Time Gone