John Wesley Harding

Long Dead Gone

John Wesley Harding


Tom: Eb

From: *

                        L O N G   D E A D   G O N E


                       from The Name Above The Title

This file contains two versions:- the first without chord fingering specified
and the second with it.

Version 1:
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                        L O N G   D E A D   G O N E


                       from The Name Above The Title

              (chord fingering not specified in this version)


Key: A major

        A   F#m   A   F#m

      A                 F#m
        It's so easy to forgo
      A                    F#m
        It's so hard to forget
      A                     F#m
        It's so hard for to realize
      D                   Bm    E
        That I'm not dead yet
      A                         F#m
        When everything that we wanted
      A               D
        Is beyond beyond
     Bm                 E
        And all that I hoped for is
      D            A              E


      A              F#m
        So how can I sleep
      A                F#m
        In this memory bed
      A                    F#m
        When I feel like a grave
      D                   Bm        E
        With a tomb for a bed head
      A                    F#m
        With your name and my  name
      A                      D
        Carved deep in the stone
     Bm             E
        Now faded away 'cause we're
      D            A
        Long dead gone
                              E
        Well we're long dead gone
               C#   C#7  F#m    E
        We're long dead gone - yeah
      A     E      F#m    D           E
        Now faded away because we're
        D   A   E    A
        Lo-ong dead gone

        E  F#m  D  E  D  A  E

      A             F#m
        Love lies bewildered
      A              F#m
        Checking its pulse
      A                 F#m
        To see if it compares
      D             Bm    E
        To anything else
      A                      F#m
        And two things still beating
      A          D
        Never as one
     Bm                      E
        And one thing lies choking 'cause it's
      D            A
        Long dead gone
                             E
        Well it's long dead gone
              C#   C#7  F#m    E
        It's long dead gone - yeah
      A       E        F#m  D               E
        One thing lies choking 'cause it's
        D   A   E    A
        Lo-ong dead gone


      D
        So here rests in pieces
            A        E
        Whatever it was
             F#m          D
        That we  could admit to
 F#major            Bm
        Whatever it was
                 E
        That was me and you

        What was me and you

        What was me and you - yeah

    A   F#m   A   F#m  A   F#m   D   Bm   E

      A                 F#m
        So why won't I just
      A                    F#m
        Let it die and get rid
      A                            F#m
        Of the truth that we would both
      D                      Bm   E
        Would've rather kept hid
      A                       F#m
        Better to live a lie
      A                           D
        Than pretend that you're not
     Bm                 E
        And live out a love which is
      D            A
        Long dead gone
                              E
        Well we're long dead gone - yeah
                    C#  C#7  F#m     E
        Well we're long dead gone - yeah
      A        E          F#m       D          E
        Don't live out a love which is - yeah
         D  A   E    A    E
        Lo-ong dead gone
    F#m        D          E
        Never live out a love which is
         D  A   E    A    E
        Lo-ong dead gone
    F#m        D          E
        Never live out a love which is
         D  A   E           A    E   F#m   D   E   D   A   E
        Lo-ong dead gone - yeah

      A   E   F#m   D   E   D

      A   E   F#m   D   E   D   A


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Chords
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        As this version doesn't specify which chord fingerings should be
        used, I haven't included a chord chart.  If you want to know the
        fingerings, see the other posting of this  song  with  specified
        chords.  N.B. F#major is not written as F#  purely  to  make  it
        clear that it isn't F#m.

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Notes
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     1. Learn the song by playing along to the album track.

     2. Feel free to use different versions of the same chord or  slighlty
        different varieties of the same one to  colour  your  music.   For
        example, I use a Dsus2 to link the D and Bm chords in the 4th line
        of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th sections.

     3. If you don't want to use these linking chords (such as the Dsus2's
        all through this CRD, you needn't).

     4. If you're new to barre chords, and would rather stick to open ones
        you could transpose the tune to the key of G major, which involves
        shifting all chords done by a tone:
                  This version:   Transposed to G major:
                        A               G
                        F#m             Em
                        D               C
                        Bm              Am
                        C# & C#7        B7 should be okay
                        F#major         Emajor (just plain E)
        If you want to do this and have a capo, putting it on the 2nd fret
        will get you in tune with the album track.

     6. A big thankyou (THANKYOU) to Alan Pulliam for supplying the  lyrics

     7. Very important this:  Have Fun.

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Ryan Harding     Applied Optics Group, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
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"Now no-one's sitting on the fence, whose garden will we end up sitting in?"
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                        L O N G   D E A D   G O N E


                       from The Name Above The Title

               (This version gives specific chord fingering)


Key: A major

        A   F#m   A   F#m

      A                 F#m
        It's so easy to forgo
      A                    F#m
        It's so hard to forget
      A                     F#m
        It's so hard for to realize
      D                   Bm    E
        That I'm not dead yet
      A                         F#m
        When everything that we wanted
      A               D
        Is beyond beyond
     Bm                 E
        And all that I hoped for is
      D            A              E


      A              F#m
        So how can I sleep
      A                F#m
        In this memory bed
      A                    F#m
        When I feel like a grave
      D                   Bm        E
        With a tomb for a bed head
      A                    F#m
        With your name and my  name
      A                      D
        Carved deep in the stone
     Bm             E
        Now faded away 'cause we're
      D            A
        Long dead gone
                    D   Dsus2 E  E
        Well we're long dead  gone
                    C#   C#7  F#m    E
        Well we're long dead gone - yeah
      A     E      F#m    D    Dsus2  E
        Now faded away because we're
        D   A   E    A
        Lo-ong dead gone

        E  F#m  D  E  D  A  E

      A             F#m
        Love lies bewildered
      A              F#m
        Checking its pulse
      A                 F#m
        To see if it compares
      D             Bm    E
        To anything else
      A                      F#m
        And two things still beating
      A               D
        But never as one
     Bm                      E
        And one thing lies choking 'cause it's
      D            A
        Long dead gone
                   D   Dsus2 E  E
        Well it's long dead  gone
                   C#   C#7  F#m    E
        Well it's long dead gone - yeah
      A       E        F#m  D   Dsus2       E
        One thing lies choking 'cause it's
        D   A   E    A
        Lo-ong dead gone


      D
        So here rests in pieces
            A        E
        Whatever it was
             F#m          D
        That we  could admit to
 F#major            Bm
        Whatever it was
                 E
        That was me  and you

        What was me and you

        What was me and you - yeah

    A   F#m   A   F#m  A   F#m   D   Bm   E

      A                 F#m
        So why won't I just
      A                    F#m
        Let it die and get rid
      A                            F#m
        Of the truth that we would both
      D                      Bm   E
        Would've rather kept hid
      A                       F#m
        Better to live a lie
      A                           D
        Than pretend that you're not
     Bm                 E
        And live out a love which is
      D            A
        Long dead gone
                    D   Dsus2 E   E
        Well we're long dead  gone - yeah
                    C#  C#7  F#m     E
        Well we're long dead gone - yeah
      A        E          F#m       D    Dsus2  E
        Don't live out a love which is - yeah
        Dsus2  A E A  E
        Lo-o-o-ong  dead gone
    F#m        D   Dsus2  E
        Never live out a  love which is
         D A E  A          E
        Lo-ong  dead gone
    F#m        D   Dsus2  E
        Never live out a  love which is
         D A E       A    E   F#m   D   E   D   A   E
        Lo-ong  dead gone - yeah

      A   E   F#m   D   E   D

      A   E   F#m   D   E   D   A


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Chords corresponding to the above notation
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A major chord: A

e||---|---|---|---|-1-|---|---- & A    This is the A-chord fingering used  for
G||---|---|---|---|-1-|-2-|---- & C#    rather than A).   It uses the root-E
D||---|---|---|---|-1-|---|-4-- & A    shape with a barre  on  the  5th  fret.
A||---|---|---|---|-1-|---|-3-- & E    The fingers are numbered as follows:
E||---|---|---|---|-1-|---|---- & A    1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring,
                                        4 = little finger.


F# minor chord: F#m                                  B minor chord: Bm

e||---|-1-|---|---| F#      These chords are  both     e||---|-1-|---|----- & F#
B||---|-1-|---|---| C#      played with a barre on     B||---|-1-|-2-|----- & D
G||---|-1-|---|---| A      the second  fret,  and     G||---|-1-|---|-4---- & B
D||---|-1-|---|-4-| F#       use root E minor shape     D||---|-1-|---|-3-- & F#
A||---|-1-|---|-3-| C#      and root A minor shape     A||---|-1-|---|----- & B
E||---|-1-|---|---| F#      respectively.             E||---|-1-|---|------ & F#


D major chord: D   which is interchangeable with:  D major chord (open): D
                   since treble note is the same
e||---|-1-|---|---|---| F#            e||---|-2-|---------------------- & F#  In    this
B||---|-1-|-2-|---|---| D             B||---|---|-3-------------------- & D   version of
G||---|-1-|---|---|---| A