E|---------------------|-7-------------|-7---------------------------------|
B|4|---------------------|-5--5--5--5----|-5-----5-------5--------5----------|
G|4|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
  There's a fog up on L. A.              And my friends have lost their     
    
 C           C'
E|-7-------------|-7-------------------------|-7------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5----|-5-----5-----5-----5-------|-5-----5----5----5--|
G|---------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
 way.                We'll be over soon they said,

                                 C
E|--7--------------------------------|---6-7-6-7-6----------| |--3------|
B|--5------5-------5-------5---------|---5------------------| 3|--5------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------| 4|---------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------| |---------|
     Now they've lost themselves in - stead



   (Faster)

E|-0------0---------|-0--------0-------|---0-----------0--------|
B|4|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
G|4|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
     Please    don't   be    long           please don't you



E|--0---------0-----|-8-----7----6----3-----|--6-7-6--3-------|
B|------------------|-5-----5----5----5-----|--5---5--5---5---|
G|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
 be  very  long       Please don't be long               or



E|--5-----------------|-12--10---8---7-------|
B|--5----5----5--5----|-5--------------------|
G|--------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------|
 I    may    be   a  -  sleep              


(verse 2, continue with the same bass rhythm as in the first verse, except             
                          for the first bar)

 C'                    C           C'
E|-0-------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
    well it only goes to  show,       And  I  told  them  where  to

 C           C'
E|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
B|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
G|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
D|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
 go.         Ask a policeman on the  street,

                                 C
E|-------------------------------|-----------------| |--------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------| 3|--------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------| 4|--------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------| |--------|
 There's   so  many  there  to    meet


   (Faster)

E|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
B|4|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
G|4|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
    Please    don't   be    long           please don't you



E|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
B|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
G|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
 be  very  long     Please don't be long                 or



E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
 I   may   be   a-sleep            



(verse 3)

 C'                    C           C'          (cont. with same bass rhythm)
E|--0-------------------|--7-------------------|--s----------------------|
B|----------------------|--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5|--a----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--| m----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|--| e----------------------|
 Now it's past my bed I know                   And I'd really like to

 C           C' 
E|--s---------|--s-----------------------|-s---------------|
B|--a---------|--a-----------------------|-a---------------|
|--m---------|--m-----------------------|-m---------------|
|--e---------|--e-----------------------|-e---------------|
 go.         Soon will be the break of day 

                                 C
E|-7-----------------------------|--7-------------------|-7-------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5|-5-------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------|---------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------|---------|
    Sitting  here  in  Blue  Jay  Way 


   (Faster)

E|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7--------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5--|-5---5-----5----5-----|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
    Please    don't   be    long           please don't you



E|-7--------------| |-7-----------------------|
B|-5---5----5---5-| 6|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|
G|----------------| 4|-------------------------|
D|----------------| |-------------------------|
 be  very  long       Please don't be long or



E|---8--7--6--3----|--6--3--2--0--------|
B|4|---5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5-----------|
G|4|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------------|
   I   may   be   a - sleep            


E|--0-----0-----|---0----0-----|-7--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-5--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|--------------|----------------|
 Please don't     be   long    Please don't you



E|------------| |--7------------------|-12--12--10--10--8--8--7--7--|
B|------------| 6|--5--------5--5-5--5-|-5---------------------------|
G|------------| 4|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
 be very long   Please don't be long



E|-6--6--3--3--2--2--0--0--|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|




E|--0-----0-----|---0----0-----|-7---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-5---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
 Please don't      be    long   Please don't you



E|------------| |--7------------------|-12--12--10--10--8--8--7--7--|
B|------------| 6|--5--------5--5-5--5-|-5---------------------------|
G|------------| 4|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
 be very long   Please don't be long



E|-6--6--3--3--2--2--0--0--|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|




E|--0-----0-----|---0----0-----|-7--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-5--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|--------------|----------------|
 Please don't     be   long    Please don't you



E|------------|-7------------------|-7-----------|
B|------------|-5------------------|-5-----------|
G|------------|--------------------|-------------|
D|------------|--------------------|-------------|
 be very long.Please don't be long




E|-7---7-----7---|-7---7-----7---|-7----------|
B|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
G|---------------|---------------|------------|
D|---------------|---------------|------------|
 Don't       be  long,  don't be long



E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|4|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|5|-5---------------------------|-5----------------------------|
D|-7---------------------------|-7-6-7-6-7--7-5-6-5-6--6-5-6--|
  Don't be long, don't be long                                 



E|-0-----------| |-7-------------| |-7-----------|
B|4|-------------| 6|-5-------------|5|-5-----------|
G|4|-------------| 4|---------------|4|-------------|
D|-------------| |---------------| |-------------|
    Don't be long,    don't be long



E|-7-6-7-6-7--7-5-6-5-6--6-5-6--| |------------||
B|-5----------------------------| 4|------------||
G|------------------------------| 4|------------||
D|------------------------------| |------------||





Chords used:

C           C'

E|-0-| |---|
B|-1-|     |-4-|
G|-0-|     |-2-|
D|-2-|     |-4-|
A|-3-|     |-3-|
E|---| |---|