David Allan Coe – Why You Been Gone So Long (Guitar)

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Use G to walk down from A on last stanzas ♦ = diamond ❖ = half diamond (ex constant hihat?) ½ = half time [Intro] D [Verse 1] ♦
D                        G           D
Every time it rains Lord I run to my window

D                            A
All I do is hang my head and moan

D                                 G                  D
Listen to that thunder roll and I hear that lonesome wind moan

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus]
D                                 G                     D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long you been gone so long

                                  A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long

D                                      G                 D
The wolf is scratchin at my door and I hear the lonesome wind moan

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Solo] [Verse 2] ½
D                                       G               D
Somebody said they thought they saw you roarin' down in Reno

D                           A
With a big ol' man from San Antone

D                               G               D
They say I'm a fool to pine for you but what do they know

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Intro as Interlude] [Verse 3] ❖
D                        G           D
Every time it rains Lord I run to my window

                             A
All I do is hang my head and moan

    D                             G                  D
Listen to that thunder roll and I hear that lonesome wind moan

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus] ½
D                                 G                     D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long you been gone so long

                                  A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long

D                                      G                 D
The wolf is scratchin at my door and I hear the lonesome wind moan

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Solo] ½ [Verse 4] ½
D                                       G               D
Somebody said they thought they saw you roarin' down in Reno

D                           A
With a big ol' man from San Antone

D                               G               D
They say I'm a fool to pine for you but what do they know

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus]
D                                 G                     D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long you been gone so long

                                  A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long

D                                      G                 D
The wolf is scratchin at my door and I hear the lonesome wind moan

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Solo] [Verse 5] ½
D                                     G                 D
Lord there ain't a thing to do well I guess I'll go get stoned

D                                 A
Let the past paint pictures on my head

D                                  G                 D
Drink a fifth of Thunderbird and I smoke my way back home

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Chorus]
D                                 G                     D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long you been gone so long

                                  A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long

D                                      G                 D
The wolf is scratchin at my door and I hear the lonesome wind moan

D            A                    D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long
[Tag]
D            A                   D    D.
Yodeling.