Longest Time by Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
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Song: The Longest Time
Band: Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Album: Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Jake Something (sloppyjoe24)
This song should be fairly easy because its pretty much all just power chords.
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = bend
r = release
t = tap
~ = let it ring
* = pinch harmonics
/ = slide up
= slide down
. = palm mute
+ = harmonic
v = vibrato
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Key:
D5 G5 A5 F#5 B5 E5 C#5
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|--7--|-----|-----|-----|--4--|-----|--6--|
D|--7--|--5--|--7--|--4--|--4--|--2--|--6--|
A|--5--|--5--|--7--|--4--|--2--|--2--|--4--|
E|-----|--3--|--5--|--2--|-----|--0--|-----|
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Intro: Guitar I
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----7------7--7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-----7------7--7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
. . . .
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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Verse: Guitar I
D5 G5 D5
If you said goodbye to me tonight
D5 G5 A5
There would still be music left to write
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Pre-Chorus: Both Guitars
F#5 B5
What else could I do?
A5 D5
I'm so inspired by you
G5 E5
That hasn't happened
A5 D5
For the longest time
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Verse: Both Guitars
D5 G5 D5
Once I thought my innocence was gone
D5 G5 A5
Now I know that happiness goes on
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Pre-Chorus: Both Guitars
F#5 B5
That's how you found me
A5 D5
When you put your arms around me
G5 E5
I haven't been there
A5 D5
For the longest time
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Chorus: Both Guitars
D5 B5 F#5 G5
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A5 D5
For the longest time
B5 F#5 G5
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A5
For the longest
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Verse: Guitar I
D5 G5 D5
I'm the voice you're hearing in the hall
D5 G5 A5
And the greatest miracle of all
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Pre-Chorus: Guitar II
F#5 B5
Is how I need you
A5 D5
And how you needed me too
G5 E5
That hasn't happened
A5 D5
For the longest time
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Bridge: Both Guitars
A5 B5
Maybe this won't last very long
C#5
But you feel so right
D5
And I could be wrong
F#5 B5
Maybe I've been hoping to hard
E5
But I've come this far
A5 D5(Stop)
And it's more than I hoped for
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Verse: Guitars tacet
Who knows how much further we'll go on
Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone
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Pre-Chorus: Both Guitars
F#5 B5
I'll take my chances
A5 D5
I forgot how nice romance is
G5 E5
I haven't been there
A5 D5
For the longest time
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Chorus: Both Guitars
D5 B5 F#5 G5
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
A5 D5
For the longest time
B5 F#5 G5
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A5 D5
For the longest time
B5 F#5 G5
Ooh, ooh, ooh
A5 D5
For the longest time
B5 F#5 G5 A5, D5
Ooh, ooh, ooh
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