By Mickey Newbury Sung by Chris Hillman
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Every time it rains Lord I run to my window
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All I do is ring my hands and moan
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I listened to that thunder roar; Can you hear the lonesome wind moan
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Tell me baby why you been gone so long; been gone so long now
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long
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Wolf was scratchin at my door; I can hear the lonesome wind moan
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Verse 2]
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Someone said they thought they saw you roaring down in Reno
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With a little girl from San Antone
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They tell I'm a fool to cry for you but what do they know
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Tell me baby why you been gone so long; been gone so long now
C7
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
F Bb F
Wolf was scratchin at my door; I can hear the lonesome wind moan
C7 F
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Verse 3]
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Nothin’ I wanna do so I guess I could get stoned
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Let that past paint pictures in my head
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Kill a fifth of Thunderbird and try to write a sad song
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Tell me baby why you been gone so long; been gone so long now
C7
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
F Bb F
Wolf was scratchin at my door; I can hear the lonesome wind moan
C7 F
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Outro]
C7 A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long