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Lonely Too Long

Patty Loveless
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Verse 1}
{section: Chorus}
see guitar 1 TAB below)
{section: Verse 2}
see guitar 2 TAB below)
{section: Chorus 2}
{section: Bridge}
{section: Solo}
see TAB below)
{section: Verse 3}
{section: Chorus 3}
* * * * *
{section: Chorus tab}
guitar 1)
_ \ __ __
{sot} | |\ | | |\ | |\ | | | | / | | | | |\| |
|. | | | /| | |. | | | | | \ |\ | | | | /| | | |
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------0----|
|-0--0--0-0----0-|-2--2--2---2--|---------2-(3)-2-|-0--0----2----2-|
|----------------|--------\/----|-2--2-----\/--\/-|--\/------------|{eot}
T \/ B P T
T
_____ \ __ \ __
{sot} | |\| | | | | | / | | | | / | |
|. | | | | | | | \ /| | | | | \ /| | |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---------2-----|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-0---0-4---4-0-|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|------/-----\--|-2--2--------------|-----------4-(5)-4-|-2--------|
|------S-----S--|--\/-------4-(5)-4-|-2----------\/-\/--|----------|{eot}
T \/ \/ B R
{sot}|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|{eot}
{section: Solo tab}
guitar 1)
\ _ ___ ___ ___ ___________
{sot} / |_| | | | | | | | | | | |
\ /| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0---2---|-4------2---0---0---2---4-------|
|-------------0-0-0---2-----------|/---------------------------2---|
|---------------------------------|-S---------------------------\/-|{eot}
T
____
{sot} | | _ |\ | | | |\ | |
| | /| |-| | | | |. | | |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0-2-0------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----2---------\/\/---2----0---|--------------------------------|
|/--\/-------------H-P------------|-5---------5-----7------7-------|{eot}
T \
_ ___ ___ _____ ___________
{sot} | |_| | | | | | | |__| | | | |
| /| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------2-------------------0---|
|-------------------------0---2---|-4---------4--2-0---2---4----\/-|
|-------------0-0-0---2-----------|------------\/----------------T-|
|-0-------------------------------|-------------S------------------|{eot}
___ ___ ___
{sot} | | | | | | | | |\ | | |
| | | | | | | |. | | | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|-/---4---4---2---2---0---4-------|-----------0----2----|-0--------|
|------\/------\/----------\------|-4-----4-------------|----------|
|-------T-------T----------S------|---------------------|----------|{eot}
GUITAR 2 TAB (see comment on grace notes below)
{section: Riff 1}
_______ ______ __ __ _____
{sot} __ |\ | __ | | _ | | | | | | | | | |
/| |--| | | |--| | | |-| | | | | | | | | | |
|------7-10-7---------------------------|----------------5-|-------|
|-------\/\/8---8--8-10-8---------------|------3-------5---|-------|
|-------H-P-7-------\/-\/-7--7-9-7------|----4-------6-----|-7-----|
|--------------------H--P-----\/\/-9--7-|-5--------7-------|-------|
|------------------------------H-P------|------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------|{eot}
{section: Riff 2}
________ _________ ___ _____ _
{sot} __ |\ | __ | | __ | | | | | | | | | |
/| |--| | | |--| | | |--| | | | | | | | | | |
|-----12-14--12----------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------\/\/-12--12-12-15-12---------------------|-----8--------10-|
|--------H-P-12-------\/\/---12--12-14-12--------|---7--------9----|
|----------------------H-P---------\/\/---14--12-|-9-----9-10------|
|-----------------------------------H-P----------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|{eot}
{section: Riff 3}
\ ___________ ___________ \
{sot} / |___|___|___| |___|___|___| /
\ | | | | | | | | \
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------7---9---9--11---------------------|
|------------------------7---9---7---9---9--11---------------------|
|----------------7---9---7---9-----\/-----\/-----------------------|
|----------------7---9-----\/-------H------S-----------------------|{eot}
{section: Riff 4}
__ ____ _____ _ ___ ____
{sot} |__| | | |__| | | |_| | |_| | |__| |
/| | | | | | | | | /| | | | | | | | | |
|-----10----10-------10----10--------|-----------------------------|
|-----10-12-10-------10-12-10--------|---------5------9-------12---|
|-------\/-------12----\/------------|-----------------------------|
|--------H--------------H-------12---|----5-6----6-9----9-14-------|
|------------------------------------|-----\/-----\/-----\/--------|
|------------------------------------|------S------S------S--------|{eot}
{section: Riff 5}
___________ ______ __________ __________
{sot} |___|___|___| | | |___| | |___| |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|---------7---9---9------7--------------7---7---9------------------|
|-7---9----\/---\/-----------7---9-----------\/--------------------|{eot}
|--\/-------H----T------------\/--------------H--------------------|
COMMENTS ON TAB NOTATION
B = bend to ()
H = hammer on
P = pull off
R = release bend from ()
S = slide
T = tied note
\
/ _
/| = eighth rest, \ = quarter rest, |_| = half and whole rest
COMMENTS ON GRACE NOTES
Grace notes are written and played as below:
_______
{sot} __ | |__| |
|--| | | | |
|-7-10--7--------7--10---7-----|
|--\/\/-8--------8-\/-\/-------|
|---H-P-7--------7--H--P-------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|{eot}
written played
Notice that the grace notes are played AFTER the chord is played, even
though they are written before the chord.

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Arrangement source for Lonely Too Long by Patty Loveless

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Verse 1}
Well, good [D]morning
Tell me [Bm]how'd you sleep last [Em]night [G]     [A]
You're still [D]smiling
So we [Bm]must've done something [Em]right[G]   [A]
Don't feel [F#m]guilty
[D]Because you turned to [G]me last n[E]ight

{section: Chorus}
see guitar 1 TAB below)
[D]We [Bm]ain't done nothin' w[Em]rong
We've j[A]ust been lonely too l[D]ong
No, we a[Bm]in't done nothin' [Em]wrong
We've j[A]ust been lonely too [D]long [A]

{section: Verse 2}
see guitar 2 TAB below)
It's only [D]natural
When you've [Bm]been too long in the [Em]dark         [G]           [A]
To look for [D]comfort
And to [Bm]warm yourself by the [Em]fire         [G]           [A]
We're just a[F#m]fraid
That [D]we might get our [G]fingers burned [E]

{section: Chorus 2}
[D]But we [Bm]ain't done nothin' [Em]wrong
We've j[A]ust been lonely too [D]long
No, we [Bm]ain't done nothin' [Em]wrong
We've j[A]ust been lonely too [D]long         [D7]

{section: Bridge}
[G]Nothing's wrong that [Em]can't be cured with a [C]new lov[D]e
[G]All you need is [Em]someone like me to be [C]sure of, to be y[A]our love

{section: Solo}
see TAB below)
 [D]  [Bm]  [Em]  [G] [A]  [D]  [Bm]  [C]  [A]

{section: Verse 3}
I'll be [D]waiting
Standing [Bm]right outside your [Em]heart[G]   [A]
And I'll be [D]watching
For the [Bm]slightest sign of a [Em]spark [G]    [A]
And I'll be [F#m]here
If [D]you should want to [G]turn to me [E]

{section: Chorus 3}
[D]'Cause we [Bm]ain't done nothin' [Em]wrong
We've [A]just been lonely too [D]long
No, we [Bm]ain't done nothin' [Em]wrong
We've [A]just been lonely too [D]long
We a[Bm]in't done nothin' w[Em]rong
We b[A]oth been lonely too [D]long[Bm]   [Em]
Oh, j[A]ust been lonely too [D]long[Bm]     [Em]
[A]Both been lonely too [D]long

                      * * * * *

{section: Chorus tab}
guitar 1)
         _                             \      __               __
{sot}  |  |\ | |    |\  |  |\ |   |    |  | /     |  |   |  |    |\|  |
  |. |  | | /| |   |. |  |   |    |  | \  |\ |  |   |  | /| | |  |
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------0----|
|-0--0--0-0----0-|-2--2--2---2--|---------2-(3)-2-|-0--0----2----2-|
|----------------|--------\/----|-2--2-----\/--\/-|--\/------------|{eot}
                           T       \/       B   P     T
                                    T

         _____          \       __          \       __
{sot}  |   |\| | | |   |  |  /      |  |   |  |  /      |  |
  |.  | | | | |   |  |  \  /|  |  |   |  |  \  /|  |  |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---------2-----|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-0---0-4---4-0-|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|------/-----\--|-2--2--------------|-----------4-(5)-4-|-2--------|
|------S-----S--|--\/-------4-(5)-4-|-2----------\/-\/--|----------|{eot}
                    T        \/ \/                B  R
                              [B]  R

{sot}|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|{eot}

{section: Solo tab}
guitar 1)
     \         _   ___     ___              ___     ___________
{sot}     /        |_| |   |   |   |     |      |   |   |   |   |   |
     \   /|   | | |   |   |   |     |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0---2---|-4------2---0---0---2---4-------|
|-------------0-0-0---2-----------|/---------------------------2---|
|---------------------------------|-S---------------------------\/-|{eot}
                                                                 T

                          ____
{sot}  |     |         _  |\  |    |     |         |\    |      |
  |     |    /|  |-| |   |    |     |.        |     |      |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0-2-0------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----2---------\/\/---2----0---|--------------------------------|
|/--\/-------------H-P------------|-5---------5-----7------7-------|{eot}
     T                                                      \

               _   ___     ___              _____   ___________
{sot}  |           |_| |   |   |   |     |      |  |__| |   |   |   |
  |      /|   | | |   |   |   |     |      |  |  | |   |   |   |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------2-------------------0---|
|-------------------------0---2---|-4---------4--2-0---2---4----\/-|
|-------------0-0-0---2-----------|------------\/----------------T-|
|-0-------------------------------|-------------S------------------|{eot}

   ___     ___     ___
{sot}  |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |     |\  |    |      |
  |   |   |   |   |   |   |         |.    |   |    |      |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|-/---4---4---2---2---0---4-------|-----------0----2----|-0--------|
|------\/------\/----------\------|-4-----4-------------|----------|
|-------T-------T----------S------|---------------------|----------|{eot}

GUITAR 2 TAB (see comment on grace notes below)

{section: Riff 1}
                 _______   ______   __     __       _____
{sot}        __  |\  |   __  | |   _  | |  |   |  | |   | | | |
   /|  |--| |   |  |--| | |  |-| | |  |   |  | |   | | | |
|------7-10-7---------------------------|----------------5-|-------|
|-------\/\/8---8--8-10-8---------------|------3-------5---|-------|
|-------H-P-7-------\/-\/-7--7-9-7------|----4-------6-----|-7-----|
|--------------------H--P-----\/\/-9--7-|-5--------7-------|-------|
|------------------------------H-P------|------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------|{eot}

{section: Riff 2}
                   ________    _________    ___     _____   _
{sot}        __    |\  |   __   |  |    __   |  |   |   | | | | | |  |
  /|   |--|   |   |  |--|  |  |   |--|  |  |   |   | | | | | |  |
|-----12-14--12----------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------\/\/-12--12-12-15-12---------------------|-----8--------10-|
|--------H-P-12-------\/\/---12--12-14-12--------|---7--------9----|
|----------------------H-P---------\/\/---14--12-|-9-----9-10------|
|-----------------------------------H-P----------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|{eot}

{section: Riff 3}
       \          ___________     ___________          \
{sot}       /         |___|___|___|   |___|___|___|         /
       \         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |         \
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------7---9---9--11---------------------|
|------------------------7---9---7---9---9--11---------------------|
|----------------7---9---7---9-----\/-----\/-----------------------|
|----------------7---9-----\/-------H------S-----------------------|{eot}
                            [B]
                   [B]

{section: Riff 4}
        __    ____     _____               _    ___    ____
{sot}       |__|  |    |   |__|  |    |        |_|  | |_|  | |__|   |
  /|   |  |  |    |   |  |  |    |     /| | |  | | |  | |  |   |
|-----10----10-------10----10--------|-----------------------------|
|-----10-12-10-------10-12-10--------|---------5------9-------12---|
|-------\/-------12----\/------------|-----------------------------|
|--------H--------------H-------12---|----5-6----6-9----9-14-------|
|------------------------------------|-----\/-----\/-----\/--------|
|------------------------------------|------S------S------S--------|{eot}

{section: Riff 5}
   ___________     ______     __________     __________
{sot}  |___|___|___|   |      |   |___|      |   |___|      |
  |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |      |   |   |      |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|---------7---9---9------7--------------7---7---9------------------|
|-7---9----\/---\/-----------7---9-----------\/--------------------|{eot}
|--\/-------H----T------------\/--------------H--------------------|
    [B]                          [B]

COMMENTS ON TAB NOTATION

B = bend to ()
H = hammer on
P = pull off
R = release bend from ()
S = slide
T = tied note

                   \
                   /                   _
/|  = eighth rest, \  = quarter rest, |_| = half and whole rest

COMMENTS ON GRACE NOTES

Grace notes are written and played as below:
                  _______
{sot}   __   |        |__|    |
  |--|  |        |  |    |
|-7-10--7--------7--10---7-----|
|--\/\/-8--------8-\/-\/-------|
|---H-P-7--------7--H--P-------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|{eot}
 written         played

Notice that the grace notes are played AFTER the chord is played, even
though they are written before the chord.

The chord source is shown as supplied because its ChordPro syntax could not be parsed.

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