Chords for Desert Rose Band - "Why You Been Gone So Long" at the Takamine Guitars 50th Anniversary Party
Tempo:
79.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] We're going to feature Bill on a song that we all know from back in the 60s.
Old Mickey Newberry tune.
John, [A] tell me baby why you been [G] gone so long.
Every [E]
time it rains, [A] water run into [E] my window.
All I do is just hang my [B] head and moan.
[E] Listen to that thunder roar.
[A] Can't you hear that [Em] lonesome wind blow?
[E] Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
[D] [E] Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
[E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind [Em] blow?
[E] Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
Somebody thought they saw you [A] rolling high up [E] in Reno.
With a big old cat [C#m] from [B] San Antonio.
[A] [E] Tell me I'm a fool [G] to care [A] for you.
What [E] do they know?
Tell me baby [B] why you been gone [E] so long.
Tell me baby why you been gone [A] so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been gone [B] so long.
[E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind blow?
Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [Bm] [G] [E]
Ain't nothing I want to do.
[A] Sit here [E] and get stoned.
Let the past paint pictures in [B] my head.
[E] Drink a pint of Thunderbird [A] and try to [E] write a sad, sad song.
Tell me [B] baby why you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
[E] Wolf scratching at my [A] door.
Can't you hear [E] that lonesome wind blow?
Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
[A] [E] Tell me baby [B] why you been [E] gone so long.
Bill Bryson, there he is.
Thank you [N] folks.
Old Mickey Newberry tune.
John, [A] tell me baby why you been [G] gone so long.
Every [E]
time it rains, [A] water run into [E] my window.
All I do is just hang my [B] head and moan.
[E] Listen to that thunder roar.
[A] Can't you hear that [Em] lonesome wind blow?
[E] Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
[D] [E] Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
[E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind [Em] blow?
[E] Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
Somebody thought they saw you [A] rolling high up [E] in Reno.
With a big old cat [C#m] from [B] San Antonio.
[A] [E] Tell me I'm a fool [G] to care [A] for you.
What [E] do they know?
Tell me baby [B] why you been gone [E] so long.
Tell me baby why you been gone [A] so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been gone [B] so long.
[E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind blow?
Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [Bm] [G] [E]
Ain't nothing I want to do.
[A] Sit here [E] and get stoned.
Let the past paint pictures in [B] my head.
[E] Drink a pint of Thunderbird [A] and try to [E] write a sad, sad song.
Tell me [B] baby why you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
[E] Wolf scratching at my [A] door.
Can't you hear [E] that lonesome wind blow?
Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
[A] [E] Tell me baby [B] why you been [E] gone so long.
Bill Bryson, there he is.
Thank you [N] folks.
Key:
E
A
B
G
Em
E
A
B
[E] We're going to feature Bill on a song that we all know from back in the 60s.
Old Mickey Newberry tune.
John, [A] tell me baby why you been [G] gone so long.
_ Every [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ time it rains, [A] water run into [E] my window.
All I do is just hang my [B] head and moan.
_ _ [E] Listen to that thunder roar.
[A] Can't you hear that [Em] lonesome wind blow?
[E] Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
_ [D] _ [E] Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
_ _ [E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind [Em] blow?
[E] Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Somebody thought they saw you [A] rolling high up [E] in Reno.
_ With a big old cat [C#m] from [B] San Antonio.
_ [A] _ [E] Tell me I'm a fool [G] to care [A] for you.
What [E] do they know?
Tell me baby [B] why you been gone [E] so long.
_ _ _ Tell me baby why you been gone [A] so long, you been [E] gone so long.
_ Tell me baby why you been gone [B] so long.
_ _ [E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind blow?
Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ Ain't nothing I want to do.
[A] Sit here [E] and get stoned.
Let the past paint pictures in [B] my head.
_ _ [E] Drink a pint of Thunderbird [A] and try to [E] write a sad, sad song.
Tell me [B] baby why you been [E] gone so long.
_ _ Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
_ _ [E] Wolf scratching at my [A] door.
Can't you hear [E] that lonesome wind blow?
Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
[A] _ _ [E] _ Tell me baby [B] why you been [E] gone so long. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bill Bryson, there he is.
_ _ Thank you [N] folks.
Old Mickey Newberry tune.
John, [A] tell me baby why you been [G] gone so long.
_ Every [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ time it rains, [A] water run into [E] my window.
All I do is just hang my [B] head and moan.
_ _ [E] Listen to that thunder roar.
[A] Can't you hear that [Em] lonesome wind blow?
[E] Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
_ [D] _ [E] Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
_ _ [E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind [Em] blow?
[E] Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Somebody thought they saw you [A] rolling high up [E] in Reno.
_ With a big old cat [C#m] from [B] San Antonio.
_ [A] _ [E] Tell me I'm a fool [G] to care [A] for you.
What [E] do they know?
Tell me baby [B] why you been gone [E] so long.
_ _ _ Tell me baby why you been gone [A] so long, you been [E] gone so long.
_ Tell me baby why you been gone [B] so long.
_ _ [E] Wolf scratching at my door.
[A] Can't you hear that [E] lonesome wind blow?
Tell me [B] baby why you been gone [E] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ Ain't nothing I want to do.
[A] Sit here [E] and get stoned.
Let the past paint pictures in [B] my head.
_ _ [E] Drink a pint of Thunderbird [A] and try to [E] write a sad, sad song.
Tell me [B] baby why you been [E] gone so long.
_ _ Tell me baby why you been [A] gone so long, you been [E] gone so long.
Tell me baby why you been [B] gone so long.
_ _ [E] Wolf scratching at my [A] door.
Can't you hear [E] that lonesome wind blow?
Tell [B] me baby why you been [E] gone so long.
[A] _ _ [E] _ Tell me baby [B] why you been [E] gone so long. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bill Bryson, there he is.
_ _ Thank you [N] folks.