Roy Orbison – It Wasnt Very Long Ago (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri (Barry Booth) From: “The Orbison Way” (1966) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Am/D   x-x-0-2-1-0
Bb/D   x-x-0-3-3-1
Dm/C   x-3-x-2-3-1
Cadd9  x-3-2-0-3-0
D/C    x-3-x-2-3-2
Gm/Bb  x-1-x-3-3-3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Gm Am | Bb Am |
| Gm Am |  Bb
         (break)
[Verse]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago

Bb Am
 I met you

Gm Am
 I saw you

Bb         Am         Gm   Am
 It wasn't very long ago

Bb   Am
 You whispered

Gm  Am
 "I love you"
[Chorus]
           Dm
Look at us now

Am/D       Dm
Crying our hearts out

Bb/D         Dm
 Through the night

Am          Dm
Trying to remember

     Bb       E       Dm        Bb
What love was like, although  (break)
[Verse]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago

Bb Am
 I thrilled when

Gm Am
 I kissed you

Bb         Am         Gm   Am
 It wasn't very long ago

Bb Am
 I cried when

Gm Am
 I missed you
[Chorus]
           Dm
Look at us now

Am/D       Dm
Crying our hearts out

Bb/D         Dm
 Through the night

Am          Dm
Trying to remember

     Bb       E       Dm       Dm/C [ Bb ]
What love was like, although

Bb       [ Bb/D ]     C9     F
 It wasn't very long ago-o-o-o
[Middle 8]
Db
Look, look

Eb
 My eyes aren't shining

     Db                Eb
With love ... and they won't

C
Look ...

        D               D/C
I'm not crying ‘cause I need you,

    Gm/Bb           Gm
I'm crying ‘cause I don't

D   Dm
Ooo-oh
[Verse]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago

Bb   Am
 You held me

Gm  Am
 So closely

Bb         Am         Gm   Am
 It wasn't very long ago

Bb Am
 I dreamed of ...

Gm   Am
 You mostly
[Chorus]
           Dm
Look at us now

Am/D       Dm
Crying our hearts out

Bb/D         Dm
 Through the night

Am          Dm
Trying to remember

     Bb       Eb      Dm       Dm/C [ Bb ]
What love was like, although

Bb       [ Bb/D ]     Cadd9  F     F
 It wasn't very long ago-o-o-o  (break)
[Outro]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago

Bb         Am         Gm  Am
 It wasn't very long ago

Bb      Am         Gm  Am
 Not so very long ago
(fade out over last two lines)