The Longest Time — Billy Joel
Chords and lyrics for The Longest Time by Billy Joel (key of C).
Chorus
[C]Oh, [G]oh [C]oh [F]oh [G7]For the longest [C]time. [G]oh [C]oh [F]oh. [G7] For the
longest...
Verse
[C]If you said [F]goodbye to me [C]tonight. There would still be[D7] music left to[G]
write.
[E7]What else could[Am] I do? [G7]I'm so [C]inspired by[C7] you.
[F]That hasn't [Dm]happened for the [G]longest [C]time.
[C]Once I thought my [F]innocence was [C]gone. Now I know that [D7]happiness goes [G]on.
[E7]That's where you [Am]found me, [G7]when you put your [C]arms [C7]around me.
[F]I haven't [Dm]been there for the [G]longest [C]time.
Chorus
[C]Oh! [G]oh [C]oh [F]oh [G7]For the longest [C]time. [G]Oh! [C]oh [F]oh. [G7]For the longest..
Verse
[C]I'm that voice you're [F]hearing in the [C]hall. And the greatest [D7]miracle of [G]all,
[E7] is how I [Am]need you. [G7] And how you [C]needed [C7]me too.
[F]That hasn't [Dm]happened for the [G]longest [C]time.
Bridge
[G]Maybe this won't [Am]last very long, but [B7]you feel so right, and [C]I could be
wrong.
[Em]Maybe I've been [Am]hoping too hard,
but [D]I've gone this [D7]far and it's [G]more than I [G7]hoped for
Verse
[C]Who knows how much [F]further we'll go [C]on. Maybe I'll be [D7]sorry when you're
[G]gone.
[E7] I'll take my [Am]chances, [G7]I forgot how [C]nice [C7]romance is.
[F]I haven't [Dm]been there for the [G]longest [C]time.
Bridge
[G]I had second [Am]thoughts at the start. I [B7]said to myself hold [C]on to your heart.
[Em]Now I know the [Am]woman that you are.
You're [D]wonderful so [D7]far and it's [G]more than I [G7]hoped for.
Verse
[C]I don't care what [F]consequence it [C]brings. I have been a [D7]fool for lesser
[G]things.
[E7] I want [Am]you so bad, [G7] I think you [C]ought to [C7]know that
[F]I intend to [Dm]hold you for the [G]longest [C]time.
Chorus
[C]Oh, [G]oh, [C]oh, [F]oh. [G7]For the longest [C]time. [G]Oh [C]oh [F]oh [G7]For the
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longest.time.
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