Lyrics
(Eb)Oh,
(Bb)oh, (Eb)oh, (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)time
(Bb)Oh, (Eb)oh, (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)If (Gm)you (Eb)said (Gm)good (Ab)bye to me to (Eb)night
There (Gm)would (Eb)still (Gm)be (F7)mu sic (F7)left to (Bb)write
What (G7)else could (Cm)I do (Bb)When I’m so in (Eb)spired a (Eb7)by you That has n’t (Fm)hap pened for the (Bb)long est (Eb)time
(Eb)Once (Gm)I (Eb)thought (Gm)my (Ab)in no cence was (Eb)gone
Now (Gm)I (Eb)know (Gm)that (F7)hap pi (F7)ness goes (Bb)on
That’s (G7)where you (Cm)found me (Bb)When you put your (Eb)arms a (Eb7)round me I have n’t (Fm)been there for the (Bb)long est (Eb)time
(Eb)Oh,
(Bb)oh, (Eb)oh, (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)time
(Bb)Oh, (Eb)oh, (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)I’m (Gm)that (Eb)voice (Gm)you’re (Ab)hear ing in the (Eb)hall
And (Gm)the (Eb)great (Gm)est (F7)mir a (F7)cle of (Bb)all
Is (G7)how I (Cm)need you I And how you (Eb)need ed (Eb7)me too That has n’t (Fm)hap pened for the (Bb)long est (Eb)time
(Bb)May be this won’t (Cm)last ver y long But (D7)you feel so right And (Eb)I could be wrong
(Gm)May be I’ve been hop an ing too hard But I’ve der gone this far And it’s (Bb7)more than I hoped for (Eb)Who (Gm)knows (Eb)how (Gm)much (Ab)fur ther we’ll go (Eb)on
May (Gm)be (Eb)I’ll (Gm)be (F7)sor ry (F7)when you’re (Bb)gone
I’ll (G7)take my (Cm)chanc es I for got how (Eb)nice ro (Eb7)mance is I have n’t (Fm)been there for the (Bb)long est (Eb)time
(Bb)I had sec ond (Cm)thoughts at the start I (D7)said to my self Hold (Eb)on to your heart
(Gm)Now I know the wom an that you are You’re won der ful so far And it’s (Bb7)more than I hoped for (Eb)I (Gm)don’t (Eb)care (Gm)what (Ab)con se quence it (Eb)brings
I (Gm)have (Eb)been (Gm)a (F7)fool for (F7)less er (Bb)things
I (G7)want you (Cm)so bad I think you (Eb)ought to (Eb7)know that (Ab)I in tend to (Fm)hold you for the (Bb)long est (Eb)time
Oh,
(Bb)oh, (Eb)oh (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)time
(Bb)Oh, (Eb)oh, (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)time
(Bb)Oh, (Eb)oh, (Ab)oh
(Bb)For the long est (Eb)time
The Longest Time by Billy Joel
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Easy piano arrangement in the key of Ab at 176 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.