Billy Joel - The Longest Time
Originally in Eb, I play in A capo 3 (so in C)
Highest note is only the 4, but it sounds terrible to miss
those 4’s on “I’m so in*spired* by you” and “that hasn’t
hap*pened*“.
AOh, Eoh, Aoh, Doh
EFor the longest Atime
EOh, Aoh, Doh
EFor the longest time
AIf A/G#you A/F#said Amaj7/EgoodDbye to me tonAight
AThere A/G#would A/F#still Amaj7/Ebe Bmusic left to Ewrite
C#What else could F#mI do
E7I’m so inspAired A7by you
DThat hasn’t Bmhappened for the Elongest Atime
AOnce A/G#I A/F#thought Amaj7/Emy Dinnocence was Agone
ANow A/G#I kA/F#now Amaj7/Ethat Bhappiness goes Eon
C#That’s where you F#mfound me
E7When you put your Aarms aA7round me
DI haven’t Bmbeen there for the Elongest tiAme
AOh, Eoh, Aoh, Doh
EFor the longest Atime
EOh, Aoh, Doh
EFor the longest time
AI’m A/G#that A/F#voice Amaj7/Eyou’re Dhearing in the Ahall
AAnd A/G#the A/F#greatAmaj7/Eest Bmiracle of Eall
C#Is how I F#mneed you
E7And how you nAeeded A7me too
DThat hasBmn’t happened for the Elongest Atime
EMaybe E7this won’t F#mlast very long
But G#7you feel so right
And AI could be wrong
C#mMaybe I’ve been F#mhoping too hard
But B7I’ve gone this far
And it’s Emore than I E7hoped for
AWho A/G#knows A/F#how Amaj7/Emuch Dfurther we’ll goAon
AMayA/G#be I’A/F#ll Amaj7/Ebe sBorry when you’re Egone
C#I’ll take my F#mchances
E7I forgot how nAice rA7omance is
DI haven’t Bmbeen there for the Elongest Atime
EI had E7second F#mthoughts at the start
I sG#7aid to myself
Hold Aon to your heart
C#mNow I know the F#mwoman that you are
You’re B7wonderful so far
And it’s Emore than I E7hoped for
AI A/G#don’t cA/F#are Amaj7/Ewhat Dconsequence it bArings
AI A/G#have bA/F#een Amaj7/Ea Bfool for lesser tEhings
C#I want you F#mso bad
E7I think you Aought to A7know that
DI intend to Bmhold you for the Elongest Atime
AOh, Eoh, Aoh, Doh
EFor the longest Atime
EOh, Aoh, Doh
EFor the longest time