| E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B7 | B7 | E | E || [Verse 1] E E It's been a long time since I rock and rolled, E E it's been a long time since I did the Stroll. A Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back, A E E let me get it back, baby, where I come from. B7 It's been a long time, been a long time, A* E E been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. [Verse 2] E E It's been a long time since the book of love, E E I can't count the tears of a life with no love. A A E E Carry me back, carry me back, carry me back, baby, where I come from. B7 It's been a long time, been a long time, A* E E been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. [Interlude] | E | E | A | E | | B7 A | E B7 || [Interlude] | E | E | E | E | | A | A | E | E | | B7 | A* | E | E || [Verse 3] E E Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight, E E making vows that just can't work right. A Open your arms, opens your arms, A E E open your arms, baby, let my love come running in. B7 It's been a long time, been a long time, A* E E been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. [Verse 1] (Reprise, extended] E E It's been a long time since I rock and rolled, E E it's been a long time since I did the Stroll. A Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back, A E E let me get it back, baby, where I come from. B7 It's been a long time, been a long time, A* E E been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. B7 It's been a long time, been a long time, A* E E been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. B7 It's been a long time, been a long time, A* N.C. E been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. On Cue