Long Time Gone Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]My parents raised me tenderly,
I [Em]was [C]their only o[D]ne
My mind got mixed with rambling
when I [C]was all so [D]young
I left my home the first time
when [Em]I was[C] twelve an[Em]d one[D]
And I'm a long time in a common maw,
I'll [F]be a long [Em]time [D]gone
I remember when I was ramblin'
[Em]around the carnival [D]trains
Different towns, different people,
somehow [Em]they're all the [D]same
I remember children's faces best,
I remem[Em]ber travelin' o[D]n
And I'm a long time in a comin',
I [Dm]won't [F]be a long time [D]gone
Many times by the highway side
I [Em]tried the flag a [D]ride
With bloodshot eyes and gritting teeth
I [Em]watched the cars roll [D]by
I banged my head against the wind
and [Em]shouted at a [D]stone
And I'm a long time in a coming
and I'll be [F]a long t[D]ime gone
You might see me on your crossroads
when [Em]I am passing th[D]rough
Remember me how you wish to,
as I'm [Em]drifting from your [D]view
I ain't got time to think about it,
I got [Em]too much to get [D]done
Well I'm a long time in a coming,
and I'll [F]be a long time [D]gone
If I can't help somebody
with a [Em]word or a [D]song
If I can't show somebody,
they [Em]are a[C] -travel[Em]in' wr[D]ong
But I know I ain't no prophet,
and I [Em]ain't no prophet's [D]son
I'm just a long time incomer
and I'll [F]be a long [Em]time [D]gone
So you can have your beauty,
it's skin [Em]deep and it only [D]lasts
And you can have your youth,
it'll [Em]rot before your eyes[D]
Just give to me my gravestone
with it [Em]clearly carved [D]upon
And there's a long time in a coming
and I'll [F]be a long [D]time gone
My parents raised me tenderly,
I [Em]was their only o[D]ne
My mind got mixed with ramblin'
when I [Em]was all so [D]young
I left my home the first time
when [Em]I was twelve and [D]one
And I'm a -long time in a -comin' more
and I'll [Dm]be a -l[F]ong ti[D]me gone
I'm a -long time in a -comin' more
and I'll [F]be a -long [D]time gone
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