Ballagh Choir of Ages - Singalong Video 26th August 2021 - Long Time Gone

Описание: Got to do a little bit of outdoor filming today!

This week's video will possibly be the least well-known among the Choir of Ages of all the songs I've done so far. It's called Long Time Gone by Darrell Scott (and probably best known for the Dixie Chicks version), and it's a really challenging guitar song, so I'm treating it as a bit of show-offery!

Lyrics:
Verse 1:
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin'
Looking out on a vacant field
Used to be filled with burley tobacco
Now he knows it never will
My brother's found work in Indiana
Sister's a nurse at the old folks' home
Mama's still cooking too much for supper
And me, I been a long time gone

Chorus:
Been a long time gone
I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it ain't comin' back again

Verse 2:
Delia plays that old church piano
Sittin' out on her daddy's farm
She always thought that we'd be together
Lord, I never meant to do her harm
Said she could hear me singin in the choir
Me I heard another song
I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
And Lord I been a long time gone

Chorus:
Been a long time gone
I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it ain't comin' back again

Bridge:
Now me, I went to Nashville
Trying to be the big deal
Playing down on Broadway
Getting there the hard way
Living from a tip jar
Sleeping in my car
Hocking my guitar
Yeah I'm gonna be a star

Verse 3:
Now me and Deliah
Singing every Sunday
Watching the garden and the children grow
We listen to the radio to hear what's cooking
But the music ain't got no soul
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
They got money but they don't have Cash
They got Junior but they don't have Hank
I think, I think, I think, the rest is

Chorus:
A long time gone
No I ain't honked the horn since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it ain't coming back
I said a long time gone
No I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it ain't coming back again

Solo:
guitar solo

Outro:
I said a long time, long time, long time gone
And it ain’t comin’ back
Long time, long time, long time gone
Gone gone gone, gone gone gone
Long time, long time, long time gone
Well it’s been a long time since a-rock and roll
Long time, long time, long time gone
Gone gone gone, gone gone
La da da da dah, dah, daaaaaaaah...

Darrell Scott version (this is the one I learned):    • Darrell Scott "Long Time Gone"  

Dixie Chicks version:    • The Chicks - Long Time Gone (Official Video)