Long And Wasted Years
Bob DylanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
EADGBe
A9sus4addb5 === X00440 = *
Aadd4 === X00220
=== X02220
=== X02200
=== 022100
=== 000100
=== 020100
Method:
At the beginning of a four bar phrase the first two chords struck downwards are
then arpeggiated on the upstroke. Then two slowly paced but sharp downstrokes on
each chord, thereafter. When the E combination chords are played it's brisk up-
down-up movement. Then a return to the two slowly paced but sharp downstrokes on
each following chord. Palm muted when changing chords. Rest denoted by the
drumbeat, at the end of every four bars.
It's been such a long long time since we loved each other but our hearts were true.
One time, for one brief day, I was the man for you.
Last night, I heard you talkin' in your sleep saying things you shouldn't say,
Oh baby, you just might have to go to jail someday.
Is there a place we can go, is there anybody we can see?
Maybe, it's the same for you as it is for me.
I ain't seen my family in twenty years. That ain't easy to understand.
They may be dead by now? I lost track of 'em after they lost their land.
Shake it up baby, twist and shout, you know what it's all about.
What are you doin' out there in the sun anyway?
Don't you know, the sun can burn your brains right out.
My enemy crashed into the dust. Stopped dead in his tracks.
And he lost his lust, he was run down hard.
And he broke apart, he died in shame, he had an iron heart.
I wear dark glasses to cover my eyes.
There are secrets in 'em that i can't disguise.
Come back baby if I hurt your feelings, I apologise.
Two trains running side by side, forty miles wide down the eastern line.
You don't have to go, I just came to you because you're a friend of mine.
I think that when my back was turned, the whole world behind me burned.
It's been a while, since we walked down that long, long aisle.
We cried on a cold and frosty morn, we cried because our souls were torn.
So much for tears, so much for these long and wasted years.
Notes.
1. This track amongst others, bears the hallmarks of Dave Hildago's mature Tex-
Mex sensibilities.
2. There are other ways of simplifying this arrangement, just by shifting a note
or two. It's interesting how a range of tonal possibilities manifest from a small
change of chord structures.
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Readable chord sheet for Long And Wasted Years by Bob Dylan
EADGBe A9sus4addb5 === X00440 = [A9]* Aadd4 === X00220 [A] === X02220 [Asus2] === X02200 [E] === 022100 [E11] === 000100 [E7] === 020100 Method: At the beginning of a four bar phrase the first two chords struck downwards are then arpeggiated on the upstroke. Then two slowly paced but sharp downstrokes on each chord, thereafter. When the E combination chords are played it's brisk up- down-up movement. Then a return to the two slowly paced but sharp downstrokes on each following chord. Palm muted when changing chords. Rest denoted by the drumbeat, at the end of every four bars. [A9] [Aadd4] [A] [Asus2] [E] [E] [E11] [E] [E7] [E] [E7] [Asus2] [A] [E] [A9]It's been such a long long [Aadd4]time since we loved each [A]ot[Asus2]her but our hearts were [E]true. [E]On[E11]e ti[E]me, for [E7]one[E] b[E7]rief day, I was[Asus2] the m[A]an for [E]you.[N.C.] [A9]Last night, I heard you tal[Aadd4]kin' in your sleep saying[A] t[Asus2]hings you shouldn't [E]say, [E]Oh[E11] bab[E]y, you j[E7]ust[E] m[E7]ight have to [Asus2]go to [A]jail so[E]meda[N.C.]y. [A9]Is there a place [Aadd4]we can go, is there [A]an[Asus2]ybody we can [E]see? [E]Ma[E11]ybe,[E] it's [E7]the[E] s[E7]ame for you [Asus2]as it [A]is for [E]me. [N.C.] [A9]I ain't seen my f[Aadd4]amily in twenty [A]ye[Asus2]ars. That ain't e[E]asy to [E]un[E11]ders[E]tand. [E]Th[E11]ey m[E]ay be dead by now? [E7]I l[E]os[E7]t track of [Asus2]'em af[A]ter they lost their [E]land.[N.C.] [A9]Shake it up baby, [Aadd4]twist and shout, y[A]ou[Asus2] know what it's all [E]about. [E]Wh[E11]at a[E]re you doin' out there in the sun anyway? [E7]Don[E]'t[E7] you know, the sun can [Asus2]burn y[A]our brains right [E]out.[N.C.] [A9]My enemy crashed i[Aadd4]nto the dust. [A]St[Asus2]opped dead in his [E]tracks. [E]An[E11]d he[E] lost his lust, he was [E7]run[E] d[E7]own hard. [Asus2]And he[A] broke apart, he died in shame, [E]he had an iron heart.[N.C.] [A9]I wear [Aadd4]dark glasses to [A]co[Asus2]ver my [E]eyes. [E]Th[E11]ere [E]are [E7]sec[E]re[E7]ts in 'em [Asus2]that i[A] can't dis[E]guise[N.C.]. [E]Co[E11]me b[E]ack baby [E7]if [E]I [E7]hurt your [Asus2]feelin[A]gs, I apolo[E]gise.[N.C.] [A9]Two trains running [Aadd4]side by side, forty miles [A]wi[Asus2]de down the eastern [E]line. [E]Yo[E11]u do[E]n't have to go, I[E7] ju[E]st[E7] came to you [Asus2]becaus[A]e you're a friend of [E]mine.[N.C.] [A9]I think that when [Aadd4]my back was turned, [A]th[Asus2]e whole world behind me [E]burned. [E]It[E11]'s b[E]een a while, [E7]sin[E]ce[E7] we walked down [Asus2]that l[A]ong, long [E]aisle[N.C.]. [A9]We cried on a cold [Aadd4]and frosty morn, [A]we[Asus2] cried because our souls were [E]torn. [E]So[E11] muc[E]h for tears, [E7]so [E]mu[E7]ch for these [Asus2]long a[A]nd wasted [E]years[N.C.]. [Asus2] [E] [End] Notes. 1. This track amongst others, bears the hallmarks of Dave Hildago's mature Tex- Mex sensibilities. 2. There are other ways of simplifying this arrangement, just by shifting a note or two. It's interesting how a range of tonal possibilities manifest from a small change of chord structures.