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[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]
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[Interlude]
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[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
