

| Em7 | A | Am | Em | B7 | Em | Em7 | A | Am | Em | B7 | Em | |
| It's been a lo | ng ti | me, n | ow | I'm com | ing back h | ome |
| Em7 | A | Am | Em | B7 | Em | |
| I've been a | way n | ow, o | h h | ow I' | ve been al | one |
| CHORUS: |
| G | Cmaj7 | G | Cmaj7 | G | Cmaj7 | |
| Wa | it till I c | ome back | to your s | ide |
| G | B7 | Em | |
| We'll fo | rget the te | ars we cr | ied |
| But if your heart breaks, don't wait, turn me away |
| And if your heart's strong, hold on, I won't delay ...CHORUS |
| BRIDGE: |
| Em | Am | D | G | |
| I feel as tho | ugh you ought to k | now that I've been g | ood |
| Em | |
| As good as I can | be |
| Am | D | |
| And if you d | o, I'll trust in y | ou |
| G | Em | B | |
| And know that y | ou will wait for | me |
| REPEAT VERSE ONE AND CHORUS |
| REPEAT VERSE TWO AND VERSE ONE |
| Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 Cmaj7: x 3 2 0 0 0 |
| (from Rubber Soul, 1965) |
| (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) |