chords : xx0232 : x40232 : x20032 ) ) : 3x0003 : 2x0003 : 022000 (intro) Harmonica tabbed for guitar e|-5(hold)---7--5----------|-5(hold)---7--5(hold)-| B|-----------------7-----7-|----------------------| G|--------------------7----|----------------------| (verse) I came in off a dead end street Walked in slow and took a back row seat I knew I had nothing new to say So many people looking so burned out I couldn't help feeling bad about just having to be there anyway (verse) A friend of a friend from work came in I never have known what to make of him He'd always seemed to be so insincere to me You know I've always been afraid of a 12 step crowd They laugh too much and talk too loud Like they all know where everyone should be (chorus) It's been a l---o---n---g A long long year Its been a l---o---n---g A long long year How did I get here (verse) They were talking in a circle I was by myself Everyone was telling everyone how they felt It felt like so long since I'd been young As the circle kept moving its way to the back I was wondering what I was going to say in fact I still didn't know, as it rolled off my tongue (chorus) (harmonica solo) (Not positive of the last two measures. It definitely sounds lower.) e|-5(hold)---7--5----------|-5(hold)---7--5-----|------------------------| B|-----------------7-----7-|--------------------|-7--8--7-----7--8--7--5-| G|--------------------7----|--------------------|----------7-------------| (verse) I didn't say a word all the way to my car But a little later on that night at the bar I was telling everyone how strange my day had been They say brother all you need is another shot So I threw one down and said thanks a lot As I thought to myself, well here we go again ---------------------------------------------------- My mp3 of the song ended too soon, and my CD is at work so the end isn't complete. The can be a difficult to play. The pinkie is used to fret the (4th fret A string) The song could also be played using a capo at 2, then the chords would be capo at 2 chords | original chord | New chord | fingering | | | x32010 | | | x20010 | | | x02010 | | | 3x0003 | | | 133211 | | | 033211 | |

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