A lick (x4) D lick (x2)
   A lick (x2) E lick (x2) A lick (x2)
               A
         It's been a long time since I rock and rolled

         It's been a long time since I did the Stroll
                 D
         Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back,
                                                                                   A
            let me get it back, mm-baby, where I come from
               E
         It's been a long time, been a long time,
                               D (no chord)                                       A
            been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time - yes, it has

         It's been a long time since the book of love
         I can't count the tears of a life with no love
         Carry me back, carry me back,
            carry me back, baby, where I come from, whoa-whoa, whoa-oh-oh-hoh
         It's been a long time, been a long time,
            been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
                               *Solo*   (intro & verse)

         Oh, it's been so long since we walked in the moonlight
         Making vows that just couldn't work right
         Open your arms, open your arms,
            open your arms, baby, let my love come running in - yeah
         It's been a long time, been a long time,
            been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

      A
         Yeah hey, yeah hey
         Yeah hey, yeah hey
   D
      A
         Ooh yeah, ooh-ooh yeah - ooh-ooh, yeah, ooh-ooh, yeah
               E
         It's been a long time, been a long time,
                               D (no chord)
            been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time...

                                                                                    (drum flourish, end on A7)