Long Time Coming
Written & Recorded by John Hiatt
Album: Terms of My Surrender (2014)

(Capo on 2)

Intro.:  |(D) |(G/D) | x 2

(D) Friend of mine said a long time (G/D) comin', (G) been a long time gone (D) (G/D)
(D) Stood right here, whispered in (G/D) my ear, (G) all the love gone wrong (D) (G/D)
I've been (A)living my life like a howlin' wind and I (G) can't put out this flame
(D) Friend of mine said a long (G/D)time comin', (G) comin' back again (D) (G/D)

(D) All this time the wheels (G/D) been turnin', turnin' like a screw (D) (G/D)
(D) Down some roads of (G/D)silver and gold, (G) but I could never find (D)you (G/D)
Been (A)liven' my life like a lonesome whistle (G)blown', now I can't turn back
(D) Friend of mine said a long (G/D)time comin', (G) comin' down the track (D) (G/D)

Solo:  |(D) |(D) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(D) |(A) |(G) |(D) |
        |(A) |(A) |(G) |(G) |(D) |(D) |(G) |(D)

And if I (A) told it true, all these memories of you, well that's (G) why I play the game
(D) Friend of mine said a long (G/D)time comin', (G) like it never came (D) --- |(D) |(D) |(D) |

(D) I've sang these songs a thou-(G/D)sand times, (G) ever since I was young (D) (G/D)
It's a (D)long time comin' and the (G/D)drummer keeps drummin', (G) your work is never done (D) (G/D)
I still (A)see you there in that silver blue air and I (G) never have moved on
(D) Friend of mine said a long (G/D)time comin', (G) I'm just a long time gone (D) (G/D)

(D) Friend of mine said a long (G/D)time comin', (G) I'm a long time gone

Outro.  |(D) |(G/D) |(D) |(G/D) |(D) -----