Bap Kennedy- acoustic guitar, vocals
Roy M. Huskey Jr.- upright bass
Peter Rowan- mandolin, background vocals
Jerry Douglas- dobro
Steve Earle- acoustic guitar
Larry Atamanuik- drums
Time:4/4
Intro
G C G D
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G C
When I first met you I was ready to
G D
Give up this life of drinking and bumming
G C
But all my promises
D G
Are a long time a'coming
G C D
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G C
When I look at us, sitting on this bus
G D
We're still pulling, we're still struggling
G C
Waiting for that lucky break
D G C D
But it's a long time a'coming
C G
Up in the blue beyond, above the great divide
C
Everything can't be wrong
D
Somebody must be getting it right
G C G D
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G C D G C D
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G C
Well I'm still me, and I'll never be
G D
A slave to any man or woman
G C
Someday you'll be proud of me
D G C
But itís a long time coming
D G C
A long time a'coming
D G C
A long time a'coming
D G
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