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          It Wasn’t Very Long Ago – Roy Orbison
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Roy Orbison
It Wasn’t Very Long Ago
(Barry Booth)

From: “The Orbison Way” (1966)

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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
Am/D   x-x-0-2-1-0
Bb/D   x-x-0-3-3-1
Dm/C   x-3-x-2-3-1
Cadd9  x-3-2-0-3-0
D/C    x-3-x-2-3-2
Gm/Bb  x-1-x-3-3-3

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[Intro]
| Gm Am | Bb Am |
| Gm Am |  Bb
         (break)

[Verse]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago
Bb Am
 I met you
Gm Am
 I saw you
Bb         Am         Gm   Am
 It wasn't very long ago
Bb   Am
 You whispered
Gm  Am
 "I love you"


[Chorus]
           Dm
Look at us now
Am/D       Dm
Crying our hearts out
Bb/D         Dm
 Through the night
Am          Dm
Trying to remember
     Bb       E       Dm        Bb
What love was like, although  (break)


[Verse]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago
Bb Am
 I thrilled when
Gm Am
 I kissed you
Bb         Am         Gm   Am
 It wasn't very long ago
Bb Am
 I cried when
Gm Am
 I missed you


[Chorus]
           Dm
Look at us now
Am/D       Dm
Crying our hearts out
Bb/D         Dm
 Through the night
Am          Dm
Trying to remember
     Bb       E       Dm       Dm/C [ Bb ]
What love was like, although
Bb       [ Bb/D ]     C9     F
 It wasn't very long ago-o-o-o


[Middle 8]
Db
Look, look
Eb
 My eyes aren't shining
     Db                Eb
With love ... and they won't
C
Look ...
        D               D/C
I'm not crying ‘cause I need you,
    Gm/Bb           Gm
I'm crying ‘cause I don't
D   Dm
Ooo-oh


[Verse]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago
Bb   Am
 You held me
Gm  Am
 So closely
Bb         Am         Gm   Am
 It wasn't very long ago
Bb Am
 I dreamed of ...
Gm   Am
 You mostly


[Chorus]
           Dm
Look at us now
Am/D       Dm
Crying our hearts out
Bb/D         Dm
 Through the night
Am          Dm
Trying to remember
     Bb       Eb      Dm       Dm/C [ Bb ]
What love was like, although
Bb       [ Bb/D ]     Cadd9  F     F
 It wasn't very long ago-o-o-o  (break)


[Outro]
                     Gm   Am
It wasn't very long ago
Bb         Am         Gm  Am
 It wasn't very long ago
Bb      Am         Gm  Am
 Not so very long ago