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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