A Long December — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for A Long December by Counting Crows (key of F, capo 1).
Intro
[E] [A] [F#m] [A] [E] [A] [F#m] [A]
Verse 1
[A]A long December [E]and there's [B]reason to believe
[F#m]Maybe [A]this year will be better [E]than the last
[A]I can't [E]remember the [A]last [E]thing that you said
[B]As you were [F#m]leaving
[E]Now the days go by so fast
Chorus
[E]And it's one more [A]day up in [F#m]the canyons [A]
[E]And it's one more [A]night in [F#m]Hollywood [A]
[E]If you think [A]that I could be [F#m]forgiven [E]
[A]I wish you [F#m]would [A]
Verse 2
[A]The smell of hospitals [E]and winter
[B]And the feeling [F#m]that it's [A]all a lot of oysters [E]but no pearls
[A]All at [F#m]once you [A]look across a [E]crowded room
[B]To see the way [F#]that light attaches [B]to [Emaj7]a girl
Chorus
[A]And it's [E]one more day up in [A]the canyons [F#m]
[B]And it's one more [E]night in Hollywood [A]
[F#m]If [F#]you think you might [E]come to California [A]
[F#m][F#]I think you should [E]
Verse 3
[A]Drove up to the Hillside Manor sometime [E]after two a.m.
[B]And talked a [F#m]little while [A]about the [E]year [F#m]
[A]I guess the winter [E]makes you laugh a little slower
[B]Makes you talk [F#m]a little lower [E]
[A]About the things you could not show her
[E]And it's been a long December
[B]And there's reason [F#m]to believe [A]
[E]Maybe this year will be better than the last
[A]I can't [E]remember all the times [A]I tried to tell myself [E]
[B]To hold on [F#]to these moments [E]as they passed
Chorus
[A]And it's one more [E]day up in [A]the canyons
[C#]And [B][Em][E]it's one more night in Hollywood
[A]It's been so [E]long since I've seen the ocean
[Asus2]I [E]guess I should
Outro
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] [A] [F#m] [F#] [C#m7] [E]
[A] [F#m] [A] [E] [A] [F#m] [E] [A]
Yeah, [A][C#][F#m]yeah, yeah, [F#]yeah