Why You Been Gone So Long
Tony Rice
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D G DD AD G DD A D [Verse 1]D G Every time it rains Lord I run toD my window All I do is just wring my hands andA moanD And listen to that thunder, LordG D can't you hear the lonesome wind moan?A Tell me baby now why you been goneD so long? [Chorus]D Tell me baby why you been gone soG D long? you've been gone so long nowA Tell me baby why you been gone so long?D A wolf is scratching at my door,G Lord, Lord And I can hear thatD lonesome wind moanA Tell me baby now why you've beenD gone so long?Continues after the ad[Verse 2]D Somebody said they thought theyG D saw you roarin' down in RenoA With a big ol' man from San AntoneD They tell me I'm a fool, to pineG D for you but what do they know?A Tell me baby now why you been goneD so long? [Chorus]D Tell me baby why you been gone soG D long? you've been gone so long nowA Tell me baby why you been gone so long?D A wolf is scratching at my door,G Lord, Lord And I can hear thatD lonesome wind moanA Tell me baby now why you've beenD gone so long? [Verse 3]D G Ain't nothin' I wanna do Lord, soD I guess I could get stoned And let the past paint pictures inA my headD And kill a fifth of a thunderbirdG D Lord and try to write a sad, sad songA Tell me baby now why you been goneD so long? [Chorus]D Tell me baby why you been gone soG D long? you've been gone so long nowA Tell me baby why you been gone so long?D A wolf is scratching at my door,G Lord, Lord And I can hear thatD lonesome wind moanA Tell me baby now why you've beenD gone so long? [Tag]D A Tell me baby now why you've beenD gone so long?