Long Long Before Your Time Song lyrics and guitar chords
Written By Johnny McEvoy And One Of The Favorite Songs On The Site. The youtube video will teach you how to play the song on guitar. Chords are G C and D all the way through. I use a capo on the secont so I'm playing it in the key of A Major. Recently recorded by Masterless Men, Brendan Grace, Phil Coulter and Paddy Reilly. The tin whistle tab sheet music is included along with the basic letter notes.
The mandolin / tenor banjo tab for Long Long Before Your Time is in the ebook of mandolin tabs here .
The mandolin / tenor banjo tab for Long Long Before Your Time is in the ebook of mandolin tabs here .
You[G] ask me why I look so sad on[C] this bright [D]summer's[G] day,
And[G] why the tears are in my eyes and I[C] seem so [D]far a[G]way,
Well[G] sit yourself beside me love,and[C] put your[D] hand in[G] mine,
And I'll[G] tell you of someone I loved long[C] long be[D]fore your[G] time,
[2]
Well[G] im sittin here and thinking of thoes[C] days so [D]long a[G]go,
When I was just a child like you and the [C]girl I [D]used to [G]know,
Through fields of green we laughed and played and [C]sang our [D]merry [G]rhymes,
O we were young and happy then,long ,[C]long be[D]fore your [G]time.
[3]
Through[G] childhood years our love did bloom,till our [C]hearts were [D]just as [G]one,
And we promised each eternal love in the [C]church be[D]low the [G]town,
We settled in this little house I was[C] proud to [D]call her [G]mine,
Oh we were young and happy then,long,[C]long be[D]fore your [G]time.
[4]
One[G] lovely year was all we had un[C]til the [D]sickness [G]came,
And stole the roses from her cheeks,my [C]tears they [D]fell like [G]rain,
For nine long months she carried you,but [C]in the[D] end she [G]died,
She chose to go so you might live,long [C]long be[D]fore your [G]time,
[5]
So you[G] ask me why I look so sad on [C]this bright [D]summer's[G] day,
And why the tears are in my eyes and I [G]seem so [D]far a[G]way,
Its just you seem a lot like her when your[C] eyes look [D]into [G]mine,
And you smile so much like she did,long,[C]long be[D]fore your[G] time
And[G] why the tears are in my eyes and I[C] seem so [D]far a[G]way,
Well[G] sit yourself beside me love,and[C] put your[D] hand in[G] mine,
And I'll[G] tell you of someone I loved long[C] long be[D]fore your[G] time,
[2]
Well[G] im sittin here and thinking of thoes[C] days so [D]long a[G]go,
When I was just a child like you and the [C]girl I [D]used to [G]know,
Through fields of green we laughed and played and [C]sang our [D]merry [G]rhymes,
O we were young and happy then,long ,[C]long be[D]fore your [G]time.
[3]
Through[G] childhood years our love did bloom,till our [C]hearts were [D]just as [G]one,
And we promised each eternal love in the [C]church be[D]low the [G]town,
We settled in this little house I was[C] proud to [D]call her [G]mine,
Oh we were young and happy then,long,[C]long be[D]fore your [G]time.
[4]
One[G] lovely year was all we had un[C]til the [D]sickness [G]came,
And stole the roses from her cheeks,my [C]tears they [D]fell like [G]rain,
For nine long months she carried you,but [C]in the[D] end she [G]died,
She chose to go so you might live,long [C]long be[D]fore your [G]time,
[5]
So you[G] ask me why I look so sad on [C]this bright [D]summer's[G] day,
And why the tears are in my eyes and I [G]seem so [D]far a[G]way,
Its just you seem a lot like her when your[C] eyes look [D]into [G]mine,
And you smile so much like she did,long,[C]long be[D]fore your[G] time
Below is the tin whistle sheet music which is the same as the letter notes
and the same notes I'm playing on the piano keyboard except on the keyboard
version I use a C# note for the word sum-mer.
and the same notes I'm playing on the piano keyboard except on the keyboard
version I use a C# note for the word sum-mer.
Here are the piano keyboard lead notes for the song. The notes in green text are the low D's.
F#G A D A F# G F# F EF# G E D C# D
You ask me why I look so sad on this bright summer's day,
A D D D F# E D D A A B B B AA
And why the tears are in my eyes and I seem so far away,
A D D D F# E D D A B B B A A
Well sit yourself beside me love,and put your hand in mine,
F# G A D A F# G F# F# EF# G E D C# D
And I'll tell you of someone I loved long long before your time,
F#G A D A F# G F# F EF# G E D C# D
You ask me why I look so sad on this bright summer's day,
A D D D F# E D D A A B B B AA
And why the tears are in my eyes and I seem so far away,
A D D D F# E D D A B B B A A
Well sit yourself beside me love,and put your hand in mine,
F# G A D A F# G F# F# EF# G E D C# D
And I'll tell you of someone I loved long long before your time,
