Long Promised Road Chords by Beach Boys #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: Peter Eybert [pjoe@charon.muc.de] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 1998 9:01 AM Long Promised Road written by Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley performed by the Beach Boys from "Surf's up", 1971 transcribed by Peter Eybert Cmaj7 Em7 So hard to answer future's riddle Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 When ahead is seeming so far behind Cmaj7 Em7 So hard to laugh a child-like giggle Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 When the tears start to torture my mind G Dm7 So hard to shed the life of before F7 F7/C F7 F7/C To let my soul automatically soar C F F7 But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah C F F9 Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me C Dm7 F/D# F9 F6/9 F7 F7/C Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Cmaj7 Em7 Sew up the wounds of evolution Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 And the now starts to get in my way Cmaj7 Em7 So what if life's a revelation Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 If the mind speaks of only today G Dm7 So real, the pain of growing in soul F7 F7/C F7 F7/C Of climbing up to reality's goal But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down F Dm7 Long promised road, trail starts at dawn Em7 Am Asus Am Am9 Carries on to the season's ending F Dm7 Long promised road, flows to the source, Em7 Am Asus Am Em7/H gentle force, never ending, never ending Cmaj7 Em7 So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 When the weight turns a smile to a frown Cmaj7 Em7 So hard to drink of passion nectar Fmaj7 F6 Fmaj7 F6 When the taste of life's holding me down G Dm7 So hard to plant the seed of reform F7 F7/C F7 F7/C To set my sights on defeating the storm So I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Am G6 Em7 F (C H) Am G6 F F F7 F6 C Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down F7 I'd love to see you C I'd love to see you F I'd love to see you C I'd love to see you F I'd love to see you C I'd love to see you -- pjoe@charon.muc.de