E      E7
Since we stood beside the water
              F#m  B7
The sun goin' down
                         E    E7 E
Was burnin' peaceful and slow
                   A        A7
And the shadows of evening
               E        C#m
Were creepin' around us
                 F#m   B
It's been a long time
                        E    A E B N.C.
It's been a mighty long time

[Verse 2]
N.C.             E     A
It's been a long time
                          E     E7
We used to find it all together
                   F#m   B7
The new and the strange
                  E    E7 E
Lotsa gambles and dares
                   A          A7
And the road was a high road
                  E        C#m
It led to the hilltops
                 F#m   B
It's been a long time
                        E    A   E
It's been a mighty long time

[Bridge]
B              F#m             B
Turnin' wheels,   rollin' hard
               F#m     E
Flyin' down the   boulevard
        F#m
Take it slow, let me breathe
  G#m               F#m              B
I    can't relate, I   can't believe
           F#m             B
Dirty snow,   city lights
             F#m        E
Tower clocks and lonely nights
         F#m                    G#m
Reachin' out, it's love in vain
                   F#m              B   B N.C. B N.C.
I can't connect, I    can't explain

[Verse 3]
N.C.             E     A
It's been a long time
                          E     E7
We used to laugh away the hours
               F#m   B7
The summer was kind
                        E    E7 E
And we were kids in the heat
                   A          A7
And the moon was a high moon
                  E        C#m
It rose in the twilight
                 F#m   B
It's been a long time
                        E    A E B
It's been a mighty long time

[Outro]
                 E     A
It's been a long time
                           E     E7
I look around, I'm gettin' older
                                  F#m   B7
I'm twenty three now, rememberin' fun
                   E    E7 E
And tryna find it again
                       A          A7
Lookin' in through the doorways
                  E        C#m
And talkin' to strangers
                 F#m   B
It's been a long time
                        E    A E
It's been a mighty long
                 F#m   B
It's been a long time
                   E       C#m
It's gonna keep on getting
                 F#m             B
It's been a long time yeah ah ah ah
                        E    A        E B E
It's been a mighty long        alright