| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| It's been a l | ong | time comi | ng |
| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| It's going to be a l | ong | time g | one |
| CHORUS: |
| Am | G6 | Fmaj7 | Am | G6 | Fmaj7 | |
| And it ap | pears to | be a l | ong, ap | pears to | be a l | ong |
| Am | G6 | D | G/D | |
| A | ppears to | be a l | ong t | ime |
| D5addC | G/D | Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| Yes a l | ong, long, long, long ti | me before the da | wn |
| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| Turn | any co | rner | , h | ear | you must hear what the pe | ople say |
| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| You k | now there's some | thing that's going | on around here |
| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| That s | urely, surely | , surely won't stand the | light of day | ...CHORUS |
| Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness |
| You got to speak your mind if you dare |
| But don't, no don't, no, try to get yourself elected |
| If you do you had better cut your hair, mmm ...CHORUS |
| BRIDGE |
| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| But you k | now, | the darkest h | our |
| Am | E11 | Am7 | E11 | |
| Is a | lway | s, always just be | fore the dawn | ...CHORUS |
| CHORDS: |
| E11: x 0 4 4 3 0 Am7: x 0 5 5 5 0 G6: 3 2 0 0 3 0 |
| G/D: x x 0 4 3 3 D5addC: x x 0 5 3 5 |