Long Time Gone

D G D A Daddy sits on the front porch swingin’ , lookin’ out on a vacant field D it used to be filled with burly tobacco now he knows it never will G D A my brother found work in indiana , my sister’s a nurse at the old folks home D momma’s still cookin’ too much for supper and me , i’ve been a long time gone G D A G D A been a long time gone , no i ain’t hoed a row since i don’t know when A D G A D long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again D G D A delia plays that old church piano , sittin’ out on her Daddy’s farm D she always thought that we’d be together , lord , i never meant to do her harm G D A said she could heard me singin’ in the choir , me i heard another song D i caught wind and hit the road runnin’ and lord , i’ve been a long time gone G D A G D A been a long time gone , lord , i ain’t had a prayer since i don’t know when A D G A D E B E long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again C now me , i went to nashville , tryin’ to be the big deal . D playin’ down on broadway , gettin there the hard way C livin’ from a tip jar , sleepin’ in my car D E A hockin my guitar , yeah i’m gonna be a star D G D A now me and delia singin’ every sunday , watchin’ the children and the garden grow D we listen to the radio to hear what’s cookin’ but the music aint got no soul D now they sound tired but they don’t sound haggard G D A they got money but they don’t have cash , A they got junior but they dont have hank i think , i think , i think the rest is A . . . G D A G D A long time gone , no i ain’t hit the roof since i don’t know when A D G A long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back . . G D A G D A i said a long time gone , no i aint honked a horn since i dont know when A D G A D long time gone and it aint comin back again A i said a long time , long time , long time gone , oh its been a long time D A long time , long time , long time gone D oh it’s been a long time gone A D long time , long time , long time gone . yeah , yeah .