Loveless Patty - Lonely Too Long guitar tab
LONELY TOO LONG (Mike Lawler / Bill Rice / Sharon Rice)
performed by Patty Loveless on THE TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH (1996)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
GUITAR 1 (CHORUS and SOLO): tune to Eb, 6 = C#
GUITAR 2 (all RIFFS): tune to Eb
CHORD CHART
|INTRO|VERSE 1|CHORUS 1|VERSE 2|CHORUS 2|BRIDGE|VERSE 3|CHORUS 3|
INTRO:
|D |Bm |Em |G A |D |Bm |Em |G A |
VERSE:
|D |Bm |Em |G A |D |Bm |Em |G A |F#m |D |G |E |
CHORUS 1:
|D |Bm |Em |A |D |Bm |Em |A |D |A |
CHORUS 2:
|D |Bm |Em |A |D |Bm |Em |A |D |D7 |
BRIDGE AND SOLO:
|G |Em |C |C D |G |Em |C |A |D |Bm |Em |G A |D |Bm |C |A |
CHORUS 3 AND CODA:
|D |Bm |Em |A | repeat and fade
VERSE 1
D
Well, good morning
Bm Em G A
Tell me how'd you sleep last night
D
You're still smiling
Bm Em G A
So we must've done something right
F#m
Don't feel guilty
D G E
Because you turned to me last night
CHORUS (see guitar 1 TAB below)
D Bm Em
We ain't done nothin' wrong
A D
We've just been lonely too long
Bm Em
No, we ain't done nothin' wrong
A D A
We've just been lonely too long
VERSE 2 (see guitar 2 TAB below)
D
It's only natural
Bm Em (riff 1) G A
When you've been too long in the dark
D
To look for comfort
Bm Em (riff 2) G A
And to warm yourself by the fire
F#m (riff 3)
We're just afraid
D G (riff 4) E
That we might get our fingers burned
CHORUS 2
D Bm Em
But we ain't done nothin' wrong
A D
We've just been lonely too long
Bm Em
No, we ain't done nothin' wrong
A D (riff 5) D7
We've just been lonely too long
BRIDGE
G Em C D
Nothing's wrong that can't be cured with a new love
G Em C A
All you need is someone like me to be sure of, to be your love
SOLO (see TAB below)
|D |Bm |Em |G A |D |Bm |C |A |
VERSE 3
D
I'll be waiting
Bm Em G A
Standing right outside your heart
D
And I'll be watching
Bm Em G A
For the slightest sign of a spark
F#m
And I'll be here
D G E
If you should want to turn to me
CHORUS 3
D Bm Em
'Cause we ain't done nothin' wrong
A D
We've just been lonely too long
Bm Em
No, we ain't done nothin' wrong
A D
We've just been lonely too long
Bm Em
We ain't done nothin' wrong
A D Bm Em
We both been lonely too long
A D Bm Em
Oh, just been lonely too long
A D
Both been lonely too long
* * * * *
CHORUS TAB (guitar 1)
_ \ __ __
| |\ | | |\ | |\ | | | | / | | | | |\| |
|. | | | /| | |. | | | | | \ |\ | | | | /| | | |
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------0----|
|-0--0--0-0----0-|-2--2--2---2--|---------2-(3)-2-|-0--0----2----2-|
|----------------|--------\/----|-2--2-----\/--\/-|--\/------------|
T \/ B P T
T
_____ \ __ \ __
| |\| | | | | | / | | | | / | |
|. | | | | | | | \ /| | | | | \ /| | |
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|---------2-----|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|-0---0-4---4-0-|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
|------/-----\--|-2--2--------------|-----------4-(5)-4-|-2--------|
|------S-----S--|--\/-------4-(5)-4-|-2----------\/-\/--|----------|
T \/ \/ B R
B R
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
SOLO TAB (guitar 1)
\ _ ___ ___ ___ ___________
/ |_| | | | | | | | | | | |
\ /| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------0---2---|-4------2---0---0---2---4-------|
|-------------0-0-0---2-----------|/---------------------------2---|
|---------------------------------|-S---------------------------\/-|
T
____
| | _ |\ | | | |\ | |
| | /| |-| | | | |. | | |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------0-2-0------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----2---------\/\/---2----0---|--------------------------------|
|/--\/-------------H-P------------|-5---------5-----7------7-------|
T \
_ ___ ___ _____ ___________
| |_| | | | | | | |__| | | | |
| /| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------2-------------------0---|
|-------------------------0---2---|-4---------4--2-0---2---4----\/-|
|-------------0-0-0---2-----------|------------\/----------------T-|
|-0-------------------------------|-------------S------------------|
___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | |\ | | |
| | | | | | | |. | | | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------|----------|
|-/---4---4---2---2---0---4-------|-----------0----2----|-0--------|
|------\/------\/----------\------|-4-----4-------------|----------|
|-------T-------T----------S------|---------------------|----------|
GUITAR 2 TAB (see comment on grace notes below)
riff 1
_______ ______ __ __ _____
__ |\ | __ | | _ | | | | | | | | | |
/| |--| | | |--| | | |-| | | | | | | | | | |
|------7-10-7---------------------------|----------------5-|-------|
|-------\/\/8---8--8-10-8---------------|------3-------5---|-------|
|-------H-P-7-------\/-\/-7--7-9-7------|----4-------6-----|-7-----|
|--------------------H--P-----\/\/-9--7-|-5--------7-------|-------|
|------------------------------H-P------|------------------|-------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-------|
riff 2
________ _________ ___ _____ _
__ |\ | __ | | __ | | | | | | | | | |
/| |--| | | |--| | | |--| | | | | | | | | | |
|-----12-14--12----------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------\/\/-12--12-12-15-12---------------------|-----8--------10-|
|--------H-P-12-------\/\/---12--12-14-12--------|---7--------9----|
|----------------------H-P---------\/\/---14--12-|-9-----9-10------|
|-----------------------------------H-P----------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
riff 3
\ ___________ ___________ \
/ |___|___|___| |___|___|___| /
\ | | | | | | | | \
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------7---9---9--11---------------------|
|------------------------7---9---7---9---9--11---------------------|
|----------------7---9---7---9-----\/-----\/-----------------------|
|----------------7---9-----\/-------H------S-----------------------|
\/ H
H
riff 4
__ ____ _____ _ ___ ____
|__| | | |__| | | |_| | |_| | |__| |
/| | | | | | | | | /| | | | | | | | | |
|-----10----10-------10----10--------|-----------------------------|
|-----10-12-10-------10-12-10--------|---------5------9-------12---|
|-------\/-------12----\/------------|-----------------------------|
|--------H--------------H-------12---|----5-6----6-9----9-14-------|
|------------------------------------|-----\/-----\/-----\/--------|
|------------------------------------|------S------S------S--------|
riff 5
___________ ______ __________ __________
|___|___|___| | | |___| | |___| |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|---------7---9---9------7--------------7---7---9------------------|
|-7---9----\/---\/-----------7---9-----------\/--------------------|
|--\/-------H----T------------\/--------------H--------------------|
H H
COMMENTS ON TAB NOTATION
B = bend to ()
H = hammer on
P = pull off
R = release bend from ()
S = slide
T = tied note
\
/ _
/| = eighth rest, \ = quarter rest, |_| = half and whole rest
COMMENTS ON GRACE NOTES
Grace notes are written and played as below:
_______
__ | |__| |
|--| | | | |
|-7-10--7--------7--10---7-----|
|--\/\/-8--------8-\/-\/-------|
|---H-P-7--------7--H--P-------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
written played
Notice that the grace notes are played AFTER the chord is played, even
though they are written before the chord.
