Tuning: A E A D F# B
[Strophe]
D                                                        G  D   A 
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin', lookin' out on a vacant field 
                                                              D 
It used to be filled with burly tobacco now he knows it never will 
                                                             G   D     A 
My brother found work in Indiana, my sister's a nurse at the old folks home 
                                                                        D 
Momma's still cookin' too much for supper and me, I've been a long time gone
[Refrain]
       G    D    A          G            D           A 
Been a long time gone, no I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when 
A    D    G           A                 D 
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
[Strophe]
D                                                     G  D    A 
Delia plays that old church piano, sittin' out on her daddy's farm 
                                                                        D 
She always thought that we'd be together, Lord, I never meant to do her harm 
                                                         G   D   A 
Said she could heard me singin' in the choir, me I heard another song 
                                                                       D 
I caught wind and hit the road runnin' and Lord, I've been a long time gone
[Refrain]
       G    D    A             G           D              A 
Been a long time gone, Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when 
A    D    G           A                  D        E B E 
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
[Pont]
    C 
Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin' to be the big deal. 
D 
Playin' down on Broadway, gettin’ there the hard way 
C 
Livin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car 
D                                      E     A 
Hockin’ my guitar, yeah I'm gonna be a star
[Strophe]
D                                                                    G  D   A 
Now me and Delia singin' every Sunday, watchin' the children and the garden grow 
                                                                         D 
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin' but the music ain’t got no soul 
    D 
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard 
                        G     D    A 
They got money but they don't have Cash, 
         A 
They got Junior but they don’t have Hank 
  
I think, I think, I think the rest is a...
[Refrain]
G    D    A          G             D            A 
Long time gone, no I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when 
A    D    G           A 
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back..  
         G    D    A          G              D            A 
I said a long time gone, no I ain’t honked a horn since I don’t know when 
A    D    G           A                    D 
Long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again  
                                         A 
I said a long time, long time, long time gone, oh it’s been a long time 
D                               A 
Long time, long time, long time gone 
                         D 
Oh it's been a long time gone 
                                A               D 
Long time, long time, long time gone. Yeah, yeah.