| David Crosby: Vocal, Electric Guitar
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| Jeff Pevar: Lead Electric Guitar
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| James 'Hutch' Hutchinson: Bass
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| Michael Finnigan: Keyboards, Harmony Vocals
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| Jody Cortez: Drums
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| Graham Nash: Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals
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| Kipp Lennon: Harmony Vocals
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| Intro. |
| (Electric Guitars)
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| It’s been a long time comin'
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| Goin' to be a long time gone
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| And it appears to be a long
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| Appears to be a long
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| Appears to be a long time
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| Such a long, long time before the dawn, yeah
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| Turn, turn any corner
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| Turn and hear (Turn and hear) what your friends and your neighbors might have
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| to say, yeah
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| Something, something, something’s goin' on around here
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| Surely, surely, surely will not stand the light of day
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| And it appears to be a long
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| Appears to be a long, yeah
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| Appears to be a long time
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| Such a long, long time before the dawn, yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Instrumental (Electric Guitar)
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| Speak out, speak out against the madness, yes, yeah, yeah
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| All I’m sayin' is speak your mind that is if you still can and you still have
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| the guts to
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| Don’t, no don’t, no, try to get yourself elected, no, no
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| And if you do forsake this child you’d better cut your hair
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| It appears to be a long, yes it does now
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| Appears to be a long, yeah, yeah
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| Appears to be a long such a long, a long (A long, a long)
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| Such a long, long time before the dawn
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| It’s been a long time comin'
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| It’ll be a long time gone (Gone, gone, gone, gone)
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| But you know
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| The darkest hour, yeah
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| It is always, just before your dawn, yes it is
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| And it appears to be a long, oh, oh
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| Appears to be a long, oh, oh, oh
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| Appears to be a long time
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| Such a long, long time
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| And it appears to be a long, yeah
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| Ending (Electric Guitars and Organ)
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| © 1969 Stay Straight Music (BMI) |