It'll Take A Long Time — Sandy Denny

Chords and lyrics for It'll Take A Long Time by Sandy Denny (key of C).

Intro

[D] [Dmaj7] [G]

Verse 1

[C] Oh it’s [C/B]like a storm at [Am]sea
[C] And [E]everything is [Am]lost,[Am/G]
[F] And the fretful [C]sailors [Am]calling out their [Em]woes,
[F] As to the [Am]waves they’re [Em]tossed.[Em7]

Verse 2

[C] Oh they [C/B]are all [Am]gentlemen
[C] And [E]never [Am]will they know[Am/G]
[F] If there is a [C]reason [Am]each of them must [Em]go
[F] To join the [Am]cruel [Em]flow.[Em7]

Chorus 1

And it’ll [D]take a [Dmaj7]long, long [G]time.
It’ll [D]take a [Dmaj7]long, long [G]time.
It’ll [D]take a [Dmaj7]long, long [G]time.
Oh it’ll [D]take such a [Dmaj7]long, long [G]time.

Guitar Solo

[C] [C/B] [Am]
[C] [E] [Am] [Am/G]
[F] [C] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Am] [Em] [Em7]
[D] [Dmaj7] [G]

Verse 3

[C] There [C/B]is no need for [Am]rules,
[C] There’s [E]no-one to score the [Am]game[Am/G]
[F] And there is [C]nobody [Am]living in this [Em]town
[F] As even [Am]knows its [Em]name.[Em7]

Chorus 2

Oh it’ll [D]take [Dmaj7]such a long, long [G]time.
It’ll [D]take a [Dmaj7]long, long [G]time.
It’ll [D]take a [Dmaj7]long, long [G]time.
[D] A[Dmaj7] long, long[G] time.

Outro

[D] [Dmaj7] [G]
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