Learn how to play In the Long Run by The Staves

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Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: Standard Tune Your Guitar
Capo: 3rd
Intro      G                      C                     G                     C
e|--------------------------------3-----------------3-----------------3----------|
B|--------------0-----------------------0-----0h1---------1-----1-----------1----|
G|--------------------0-----0-----------------0-----------------0----------------|
D|-----------0-----------0-----0-----------0-----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--2--3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3-------|


Verse 
  
     Lying    a    dreamer    dreaming      beside   me
  
    G                         C                    G          C          G
e|-------3------------3-----------3-----------3---------3----------3---------3--------|
B|--0------0-----0------0-----0h1---1----0h1----1---0-----0---0h1----0---0-----0------|
G|-----------0------------0-----------0-----------0---------0----------0---------0----|
D|-----0-----------0-------------2-----------2---------0----------2--------0----------|
A|----------------------------3-----------3-------------------3-----------------------|
E|--3------------3----------------------------------3--------------------3------------|

      The city   sirens   keep     me        awake

   C                                          G          C          G
e|------0-----------0-------0-----------0---------3-----------3---------3--------|
B|-0h1----1----0h1-----0h1----1----0h1----0---0-----0----0h1----0---0-----0------|
G|----------0-------------------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0----|
D|----2-----------2-------2-----------2---------0------------2--------0----------|
A|-3-----------3-------3-----------3---------------------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3---------------------3------------|

 Chorus
 
    But I know    that I'll see you again in the Loooong Run

    D                                            Am?      G
e|------2----------2----------2h3-------3p2-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----3----3-----3----3------3----3----3----1p0-------0---0-----0---0-----|
G|----2-----2----2-----2----2------2----2----2-----2p0----------0---------0---|
D|--0----------0----------0-----------0---------------2p0---0-----0---0-----0-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---------3---------|

Verse 2.

    People they tell me I should be careful

    G                         C                    G          C          G
e|-------3------------3-----------3-----------3---------3----------3---------3--------|
B|--0------0-----0------0-----0h1---1----0h1----1---0-----0---0h1----0---0-----0------|
G|-----------0------------0-----------0-----------0---------0----------0---------0----|
D|-----0-----------0-------------2-----------2---------0----------2--------0----------|
A|----------------------------3-----------3-------------------3-----------------------|
E|--3------------3----------------------------------3--------------------3------------|

    
   That you’ll worry, and I’m already miles away

   C                                          G          C          G
e|------0-----------0-------0-----------0---------3-----------3---------3--------|
B|-0h1----1----0h1-----0h1----1----0h1----0---0-----0----0h1----0---0-----0------|
G|----------0-------------------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0----|
D|----2-----------2-------2-----------2---------0------------2--------0----------|
A|-3-----------3-------3-----------3---------------------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3---------------------3------------|
   
Chorus 2.
    But I know    that I'll see you again in the Loooong Run

    D                                            Am?      G
e|------2----------2----------2h3-------3p2-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----3----3-----3----3------3----3----3----1p0-------0---0-----0---0-----|
G|----2-----2----2-----2----2------2----2----2-----2p0----------0---------0---|
D|--0----------0----------0-----------0---------------2p0---0-----0---0-----0-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---------3---------|


But I know    that I'll see you again in the Loooong Run

    D                                            Am?      G
e|------2----------2----------2h3-------3p2-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----3----3-----3----3------3----3----3----1p0-------0---0-----0---0-----|
G|----2-----2----2-----2----2------2----2----2-----2p0----------0---------0---|
D|--0----------0----------0-----------0---------------2p0---0-----0---0-----0-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---------3---------|


Bridge
   And we can't be lovers cause I'm still afraid

     Em         A7         D7          G
e|------------------------------2-----------3-------|
B|-------0-----------2------1-----1-----------0-----|
G|---0-----0----0------0------2-----2--0--------0---|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--0-------------0---------|
A|--------------0-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------3------------|


    Of losing the things I love dearly

     Em         A7         D7          D7
e|------------------------------2----------2-------|
B|-------0-----------2------1-----1----1-----1-----|
G|---0-----0----0------0------2-----2----2-----2---|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--0----------0-----------|
A|--------------0----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------|

 Verse 3

I wander, I roam, I write home to tell you

    G                         C                    G          C          G
e|-------3------------3-----------3-----------3---------3----------3---------3--------|
B|--0------0-----0------0-----0h1---1----0h1----1---0-----0---0h1----0---0-----0------|
G|-----------0------------0-----------0-----------0---------0----------0---------0----|
D|-----0-----------0-------------2-----------2---------0----------2--------0----------|
A|----------------------------3-----------3-------------------3-----------------------|
E|--3------------3----------------------------------3--------------------3------------|


That I’m sorry, I won’t leave it this late again

   C                                          G          C          G
e|------0-----------0-------0-----------0---------3-----------3---------3--------|
B|-0h1----1----0h1-----0h1----1----0h1----0---0-----0----0h1----0---0-----0------|
G|----------0-------------------0-----------0---------0-----------0---------0----|
D|----2-----------2-------2-----------2---------0------------2--------0----------|
A|-3-----------3-------3-----------3---------------------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------3---------------------3------------|


Chorus 3

    But I know    that I'll see you again in the Loooong Run

    D                                            Am?      G
e|------2----------2----------2h3-------3p2-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----3----3-----3----3------3----3----3----1p0-------0---0-----0---0-----|
G|----2-----2----2-----2----2------2----2----2-----2p0----------0---------0---|
D|--0----------0----------0-----------0---------------2p0---0-----0---0-----0-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---------3---------|

But I know    that I'll see you again in the Loooong Run

    D                                            Am?      G
e|------2----------2----------2h3-------3p2-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----3----3-----3----3------3----3----3----1p0-------0---0-----0---0-----|
G|----2-----2----2-----2----2------2----2----2-----2p0----------0---------0---|
D|--0----------0----------0-----------0---------------2p0---0-----0---0-----0-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---------3---------|

Bridge Final

   But I can't be married you'll take me away

     Em         A7         D7          G
e|------------------------------2-----------3-------|
B|-------0-----------2------1-----1-----------0-----|
G|---0-----0----0------0------2-----2--0--------0---|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--0-------------0---------|
A|--------------0-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------3------------|


    From everything that I love dearly

     Em         A7         D7          D7
e|------------------------------2----------2-------|
B|-------0-----------2------1-----1----1-----1-----|
G|---0-----0----0------0------2-----2----2-----2---|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--0----------0-----------|
A|--------------0----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------------------|


And we can’t be lovers, you’ll take me away

     Em         A7         D7          G
e|------------------------------2-----------3-------|
B|-------0-----------2------1-----1-----------0-----|
G|---0-----0----0------0------2-----2--0--------0---|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2--0-------------0---------|
A|--------------0-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------------------3------------|

Sing along

Lying, a dreamer, dreaming beside me
The city sirens keep me awake
And I know
I’ll see you again in the long run
People they tell me I should be careful
That you’ll worry, and I’m already miles away
But I know
I’ll see you again in the long run
And I know
I’ll meet you again in the long run
But we can’t be lovers
‘Cause I’m still afraid
Of leaving the things I love dearly.
I wander, I roam, I write home to tell you
That I’m sorry,
I won’t leave it this late again.
But I know
I’ll see you again in the long run
And I know
I’ll meet you again in the long run
But I can’t be married
You’ll take me away
From everything that I love dearly
And we can’t be lovers
You’ll take me away from my home
My home
My home
But I know
I’ll see you again in the long run

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