Willie Nelson – How Long Have You Been There (Guitar)

[Intro]
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                                       ... walking ...

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I've been walking in the shadows for so long

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That I forgot the sun can shine

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I've turned away from everyone

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And everything that wanted to be mine

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Somehow I always shot my eyes and heart

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To everything that I could share

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But now I'm standing still and I'm wondering

         G                  C
Just how long have you been there

[Interlude]
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..there                                And every...

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And every path I've taken I have turned around

                        Dm
And quickly closed the door

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It seems as though I knew if I ever stop

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To feel that I want more

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I kept a steady run so my eyes

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Could never focus anywhere

    F                Em            Dm
But now I'm standing still and I'm wondering

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Just how long have you been there

    F
How long have you been standing there

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Protecting me from love that shouldn't be?

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Knowing all alone that I could realize

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That you were meant for me?

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Now I've got to mend every broken fence

                       Dm
And bridge that I have burned

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I've got to clear away the cobwebs

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In my heart so I can start to learn

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For I realize that you've been waiting

                        F     Em Dm Em
Just to teach me how to care

F                Em            Dm
Now I'm standing still and I'm wondering

         G                  C
Just how long have you been there

    F                Em            Dm
And now I'm standing still and I'm wondering

         G                  C
Just how long have you been there