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