The Longest Time

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

One part of this tab doesn't match the song that well, but I'm working to fix that.

7	-7	7	-6							
woooo-	ohhhh-	ohhhh	ohh							
										
-7	-6	-7	-6	6						
For	the	long-	est	time						
										
-7	7	-6								
woooo-	ohhhh-	oh								
										
-7	-6	-7	-6							
For	the	long-	est							
										
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
If	you	say	good	bye	to	me	to-	night		
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
there	will	still	be	mu-	sic	left 	to	right		
										
6	-6	7	-8	7						
What	else	could	i	do?						
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7				
I'm	so	in-	spi-	red	by	you				
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7	-8	7	7	
This	has-	n't	hap-	pened	for	the	long-	est	time	
										
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
Once	I	thoguht	my	in-	no	cense	was	gone		
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
Now	I	Know	that	hap-	pi-	ness	goes	on		
										
6	-6	7	-8	7						
That's	where	you 	found	me						
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7				
When	you	put	your	arms	around	me				
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7	-8	7	7	
I	have-	n't	been	there	for	the	long-	est	time	
																				
7	-7	7	-6							
woooo-	ohhhh-	ohhhh	ohh							
										
-7	-6	-7	-6	6						
For	the	long-	est	time						
										
-7	7	-6								
woooo-	ohhhh-	oh								
										
-7	-6	-7	-6							
For	the	long-	est							

										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
I'm	that	voice	you're	hear-	ing	in	the	hall		
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
And	the	grea-	test	mi-	ra-	cle	of	all		
										
6	-6	7	-8	7						
Is	how	I	need	you						
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7				
And	how	you	nee-	ded	me	too				
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7	-8	7	7	
That	has-	n't	hap-	pened	for	the	long-	est	time	
									
-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	7	-7	7			
May-	be	this	won't	last	ve-	ry	long			
										
-6	-8	7	-7	7						
but	you	feel	so	right						
										
-6	7	-7	-6	6						
and	i	could	be	wrong						
										
-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	7	-7	7			
May-	be	I've	been	ho-	ping	to 	hard			
										
-6	-8	7	-7	7						
But	I've	gone	this	far						
										
-6	-6	-8	7	-7	-6	6				
and	it's	more	then	i	hoped	for				
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
Who	knows	how	much	fur-	ther	we'll	go	on		
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
May-	be	I'll	be	sor-	ry	when	you're	gone		
										
6	-6	7	-8	7						
I'll	take	my	chan-	ces						
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7				
I	for-	got	our	nice	ro-	mances				
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7	-8	7	7	
I	have-	n't	been	there	for	the	long-	est	time	

										
-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	7	-7	7			
I	had	se-	cond	thoughts	at	the	start			
										
-6	-8	7	-7	7						
I 	said	to	my-	self						
										
-6	7	-7	-6	6						
hold	on	to	your	heart						
										
-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	7	7	-7	7		
Now	I	know	the	wo-	man	that	you	are		
										
-6	-8	7	7	-7	7					
You're	won-	der-	ful	so	far					
										
-6	-6	-8	7	-7	-6	6				
And	it's	more	then	i	hoped	for				

										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
I	don't	care	what	con-	se-	quence	it	brings		
										
3	4	5	-7	-7	7	-6	6	6		
I	have	been	a	fool	for	less-	er	things		
										
6	-6	7	-8	7						
I	want	you	so	bad						
										
6	-6	7	-9	8	-8	7				
I 	think	you	ought	to	know	that				
										
-6	6	-6	6	-9	8	-8	7	-8	7	7
I	in-	tend	to	hold	you	for	the	long-	est	time

	
									
7	-7	7	-6							
woooo-	ohhhh-	ohhhh	ohh							
										
-7	-6	-7	-6	6		
For	the	long-	est	time			
							
-7	7	-6								
woooo-	ohhhh-	oh								
										
-7	-6	-7	-6							
For	the	long-	est

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