Long Way To Go Chords by Corey Smith
Tempo:
99.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
D#m
C#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Graduated high school, [F#] class of 96, a nameless face in the middle of the small town place.
No yellow tassel to adorn my gown.
I barely made my pass, but mama sure was proud.
[C#m]
They tried to tell me change was gonna [B] come, but I was frightened by the thought of my own evolution.
Jumped in the car and crunk [B] up the radio, [F#] shook off my innocence and lost [B] my self-control.
Yeah, I [F#] had a long, long way [B] to go.
[D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] The whole world in front of [B] me and time moving so slow.
I [D#m] had a long, long way [B] to go.
[F#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] Well, I fell off track somewhere along the way.
Chained all my dreams to a mirror and a razor blade.
Mama said, guess it's just a [B] part of growing up.
[F#] That I've spent my last five years trying to straighten up.
But I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
[D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] I've still got my demons, [B] yeah, they're knocking at my door.
[D#m] I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [G#]
[C#] [G#m] [F#]
[C#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] Mama died three years ago just yesterday.
And I placed the rose beneath that [G#] tree where she lay.
[F#] Then I said a prayer there in her memory.
And in some sad, strange way, it reminded me that I got a long, long way [B] to go.
[D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] To live is to struggle and [B] to struggle is to grow.
You know I've got [D#m] a long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] The whole world in front of me [B] and time moving so slow.
I've [D#m] got a long, long way [B] to [F#] go.
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
No yellow tassel to adorn my gown.
I barely made my pass, but mama sure was proud.
[C#m]
They tried to tell me change was gonna [B] come, but I was frightened by the thought of my own evolution.
Jumped in the car and crunk [B] up the radio, [F#] shook off my innocence and lost [B] my self-control.
Yeah, I [F#] had a long, long way [B] to go.
[D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] The whole world in front of [B] me and time moving so slow.
I [D#m] had a long, long way [B] to go.
[F#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] Well, I fell off track somewhere along the way.
Chained all my dreams to a mirror and a razor blade.
Mama said, guess it's just a [B] part of growing up.
[F#] That I've spent my last five years trying to straighten up.
But I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
[D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] I've still got my demons, [B] yeah, they're knocking at my door.
[D#m] I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [G#]
[C#] [G#m] [F#]
[C#] [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] Mama died three years ago just yesterday.
And I placed the rose beneath that [G#] tree where she lay.
[F#] Then I said a prayer there in her memory.
And in some sad, strange way, it reminded me that I got a long, long way [B] to go.
[D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] To live is to struggle and [B] to struggle is to grow.
You know I've got [D#m] a long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
[F#] The whole world in front of me [B] and time moving so slow.
I've [D#m] got a long, long way [B] to [F#] go.
[B] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
Key:
B
F#
D#m
C#
G#m
B
F#
D#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Graduated high school, [F#] class of 96, a nameless face in the middle of the small town place.
No yellow tassel to adorn my gown.
I barely made my pass, but mama sure was proud. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They tried to tell me change was gonna [B] come, but I was frightened by the thought of my own evolution.
_ _ _ Jumped in the car and crunk [B] up the radio, _ [F#] shook off my innocence and lost [B] my self-control.
Yeah, I [F#] had a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] The whole world in front of [B] me and time moving so slow.
I [D#m] had a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] Well, I fell off track somewhere along the way.
_ Chained all my dreams to a mirror and a razor blade.
_ Mama said, guess it's just a [B] part of growing up.
_ [F#] That I've spent my last five years trying to straighten up.
But I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] I've still got my demons, [B] yeah, they're knocking at my door.
[D#m] I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] Mama died three years ago just yesterday.
_ And I placed the rose beneath that [G#] tree where she lay.
_ _ [F#] Then I said a prayer there in her memory.
_ _ And in some sad, strange way, it reminded me that I got a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ _ [F#] To live is to struggle and [B] to struggle is to grow.
You know I've got [D#m] a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ _ [F#] The whole world in front of me [B] and time moving so slow.
I've [D#m] got a long, long way [B] to [F#] go.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Graduated high school, [F#] class of 96, a nameless face in the middle of the small town place.
No yellow tassel to adorn my gown.
I barely made my pass, but mama sure was proud. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They tried to tell me change was gonna [B] come, but I was frightened by the thought of my own evolution.
_ _ _ Jumped in the car and crunk [B] up the radio, _ [F#] shook off my innocence and lost [B] my self-control.
Yeah, I [F#] had a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] The whole world in front of [B] me and time moving so slow.
I [D#m] had a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] Well, I fell off track somewhere along the way.
_ Chained all my dreams to a mirror and a razor blade.
_ Mama said, guess it's just a [B] part of growing up.
_ [F#] That I've spent my last five years trying to straighten up.
But I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] I've still got my demons, [B] yeah, they're knocking at my door.
[D#m] I've got a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] Mama died three years ago just yesterday.
_ And I placed the rose beneath that [G#] tree where she lay.
_ _ [F#] Then I said a prayer there in her memory.
_ _ And in some sad, strange way, it reminded me that I got a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [D#m] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ _ [F#] To live is to struggle and [B] to struggle is to grow.
You know I've got [D#m] a long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ [F#] A long, long way [B] to go.
_ _ _ [F#] The whole world in front of me [B] and time moving so slow.
I've [D#m] got a long, long way [B] to [F#] go.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
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