:: anne in the attic ::

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:: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 ::

This is really cool. I just finished transcribing the chords to a fairly difficult song that I didn't expect to be able to decipher. I did it out of necessity. Okay, I've transcribed lots of songs by ear before, but not quite as tricky as the chord progressions in this one. I wanted to learn the song, but the chords/tab were nowhere to be found on the internet, and I mean NOWHERE. So I sat down with the song, thinking I'd give it a long shot, and here it is. I almost feel like I started a path (a la George Carlin, "You have to hold the grass down yourself at first....").

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“THROUGH THE LONG NIGHT” (by Billy Joel)
::: CHORDS ::: [transcribed by Anne Norris** 6/20/2007 (these chords are just my best guess), corrections to me at this site or post to: http://www.myspace.com/anneintheattic]

**CAPO 5**

INTRO: D--- / A--- / F--- / G--- / (x2)

VERSE:
D--- / A--- / F--- / C---
The cold hands, the sad eyes
Eb--- / Bb--- / F--- / A---
The dark Irish silence
D--- / A--- /F--- / C---
It's so late, but I'll wait
Eb--- / B--- / E7--- / ----
Through the long night with you, with you

REPEAT INTRO: D--- / A--- / F--- / G--- / (x2)

VERSE:
D--- / A--- / F--- / C---
The warm tears, the bad dreams
Eb--- / Bb--- / F--- / A---
The soft trembling shoulders
D--- / A--- / F--- / C---
The old fears, but I'm here
Eb--- / B--- / E7--- / ----
Through the long night with you, with you

CHORUS:
Bm--- / F#--- / B--- / Em---
Oh, what has it cost you
A--- / Bm --- / G--- / A---
I almost lost you a long, long time ago
Bm--- / F#--- / B--- / Em---
Oh, you should have told me
C#--- / F#m--- / G--- / Em7--- / A---
But you had to bleed to know

VERSE:
D--- / A--- / F--- / C---
All your past sins are since past
Eb--- / Bb--- / F--- / A---
You should be sleeping
D--- / A--- / F--- / C---
It's all right, sleep tight
Eb--- / B--- / E7--- / ----
Through the long night with me, with me

CHORUS:
Bm--- / F#--- / B--- / Em---
No, I didn't start it
A--- / Bm --- / G--- / A---
You're broken hearted from a long, long time ago
Bm--- / F#--- / B--- / Em---
Oh, the way you hold me
C#--- / F#m--- / G--- / Em7--- / A---
Is all that I need to know

VERSE:
D--- / A--- / F--- / C---
And it's so late, but I'll wait
Eb--- / B--- / E7--- / ---- / Bm--- / E7--- / G--- / A--- / D (strum once & hold)
Through the long night with you, with you.

**IF YOU REPOST THIS ELSEWHERE, PLEASE CREDIT ME WITH THE WORK.

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Also, I adore this quote:

"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
~Jamin Raskin, getting to the point, in a debate over a proposed constitutional amendment to the Maryland state constitution to prevent gay couples from having legal marriage rights.

:: Anne 6:03 PM [smartass remarks] ::
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