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From: Peter Eybert [pjoe@charon.muc.de] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 1998 9:01 AM Long Promised Road written by Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley performed by the Beach Boys from "Surf's up", 1971 transcribed by Peter Eybert <pjoe@charon.muc.de>
Cmaj7So hard to answer Em7future's riddle When aFmaj7head is seeming F6so far beFmaj7hind F6 Cmaj7So hard to laugh a Em7child-like giggle When the Fmaj7tears start to F6torture my Fmaj7mind F6 GSo hard to shed the Dm7life of before F7 F7/C F7 F7/C To let my soul automatically soar
But I Chit hard at the Fbattle that's conF7fronting me, yeah CKnock down all the Froadblocks a-F9stumbling me C Dm7 F/D# F9 F6/9 F7 F7/C Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Cmaj7Sew up the wounds of Em7evolution And the Fmaj7now starts to F6get in my Fmaj7way F6 Cmaj7So what if life's a rEm7evelation If the Fmaj7mind speaks of F6only toFmaj7day F6 So Greal, the pain of Dm7growing in soul F7 F7/C F7 F7/C Of climbing up to reality's goal
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
FLong promised road, Dm7trail starts at dawn Carries Em7on to the season's Amending Asus Am Am9 FLong promised road, Dm7flows to the source, Em7 Am Asus Am Em7/H gentle force, never ending, never ending
So Cmaj7hard to Em7lift the jeweled sceptre When the Fmaj7weight turns a F6smile to a Fmaj7frown F6 So Cmaj7hard to Em7drink of passion nectar When the Fmaj7taste of life's F6holding me Fmaj7down F6 So Ghard to plant the Dm7seed of reform F7 F7/C F7 F7/C To set my sights on defeating the storm
So I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Am G6 Em7 F (C H) Am G6 F F F7 F6
CHit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
F7I'd love to see you CI'd love to see you FI'd love to see you CI'd love to see you FI'd love to see you CI'd love to see you
-- pjoe@charon.muc.de