Been Away Too Long
di Francesca Paratore
 
 
 

Intro: la- do7+ fa7+ re- la- sol fa sol
la- do7+ fa7+ re- la- sol fa

la- sol re (x 4)


la- sol fa
I'm coming home

do sol fa mi- re-
I've been away far too long

sol fa
I'm leaving it up to you

mi- sol la-
To understand


la- sol re (x2)


la- sol fa
You may wonder why

do sol
When it was me who said

fa mi- re-
The last goodbye

sol fa
But cannot change my mind

mi- sol la-
One more time


la- sol re (x2)


la-
It's high time

fa
I can't wait any longer

la-
It's my time to find out

fa
Who I belong to

do
It's breaking my heart

mi la-
Waitin' for another day

la-
When the time comes

fa
You won't see me around

la-
I've been patient

fa
Standing my ground

do
Gotta see ya and hold ya

mi la-
Hear what you have to say

mi
Do you wake up in the morning
Wantin' me

la- la-7/sol
The way I wake up wantin' you

mi
And in the same breath
You keep hauntin' me

la- la-7/sol
Does it ever occur to you

re
I've been in love too long

fa
To stop now, oh


la- sol fa do mi
I've been away too long

la- sol fa do mi
I've been away too long


Assolo di Box: la- sol fa mi (x5)


la- sol re sol fa sol (x3)


la- sol fa
If you've ever cried

do sol
Then you'll know the pain

fa mi- re-
You felt inside

sol fa
And just like me you pray

mi- sol la-
It's all untrue


la- sol re (x2)


la- sol fa
But time alone will tell

do
If you have learned

sol fa mi- re-
Life's lessons well

sol fa
And maybe then you'll know


mi- sol la-
What I should do


la- sol re (x4)


la- sol re
Been away, I've been away
I've been away too long
I've been away too long
I've been away too long
Too long, much too long
Much too long


sol re (x3)