Todd Snider

Long Year(Chords)

Todd Snider

Key: D

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chords 
D    : xx0232 
D/C# : x40232 
D/B  : x20032 
A7   : x02020 or x02030 (Asus-somthing?) 
A    : x02220 or x0222x  (some of the A's may be A7) 
G    : 3x0003 
G/F# : 2x0003 
Em   : 022000 
 
(intro) Harmonica tabbed for guitar 
 
   D  D/C#    D/B     A7     D  D/C#    D/B 
e|-5(hold)---7--5----------|-5(hold)---7--5(hold)-| 
B|-----------------7-----7-|----------------------| 
G|--------------------7----|----------------------| 
(verse) D D/C# I came in off a dead end street D/B A7 Walked in slow and took a back row seat D D/C# D/B A7 I knew I had nothing new to say D D/C# So many people looking so burned out D/B A G A I couldn't help feeling bad about just having to be there anyway (verse) A friend of a friend from work came in I never have known what to make of him He'd always seemed to be so insincere to me You know I've always been afraid of a 12 step crowd They laugh too much and talk too loud Like they all know where everyone should be (chorus) D D/C# D/B It's been a l---o---n---g A G A long long year D D/C# D/B Its been a l---o---n---g A G A long long year A How did I get here (verse) They were talking in a circle I was by myself Everyone was telling everyone how they felt It felt like so long since I'd been young As the circle kept moving its way to the back I was wondering what I was going to say in fact I still didn't know, as it rolled off my tongue (
chorus) 
 
(harmonica solo) (Not positive of the last two measures.  It definitely sounds lower.) 
 
   D  D/C#    D/B     A7     G G/F#     Em  A7   G   G/F#      Em      A7 
e|-5(hold)---7--5----------|-5(hold)---7--5-----|------------------------| 
B|-----------------7-----7-|--------------------|-7--8--7-----7--8--7--5-| 
G|--------------------7----|--------------------|----------7-------------| 
(verse) I didn't say a word all the way to my car But a little later on that night at the bar I was telling everyone how strange my day had been They say brother all you need is another shot So I threw one down and said thanks a lot As I thought to myself, well here we go again ---------------------------------------------------- My mp3 of the song ended too soon, and my CD is at work so the end isn't complete. The D/C# can be a difficult to play. The pinkie is used to fret the C# (4th fret A string) The song could also be played using a capo at 2, then the chords would be
capo at 2 chords 
| original chord | New chord | fingering | 
|   D            |  C        |  x32010   | 
|   D/C#         |  C/B      |  x20010   | 
|   D/B          |  C/A      |  x02010   | 
|   A            |  G        |  3x0003   | 
|   G            |  F        |  133211   | 
|   G/F#         |  F/E      |  033211   | 
|   Em           |  Dm       |  xx0231   |

Written by Todd Snider

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