Long Time Running Lyrics

Timing: 6/8 (triplets)
Tempo: 54
Crescendo = gradually louder.
Rallentando = gradually slower.
0:00 0:09
Intro Verse 1 ("Does your mother tell you things?")
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Verse 2 ("Drive-in's rained out…", Hi-Hat played very softly, accent 2 & 4)
0:44
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1:11
Chorus 1 ("It's been a long time running…")
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1:28
Bridge 1 (Hi-Hat to normal volume)
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1:46
Verse 3 ("Don’t go anywhere…")
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2:12
Chorus 2 ("It's been a long time running…")
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2:29
Interlude ("Well, well it's all the same mistake…")
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3:04
Verse 4 ("You've got a boat-load…", Hi-Hat very softly)
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