Intro
(improvised riffing) 
E A E A 
E A B E 
 
Verse 1
E          A        E 
Careless, Careless wishing 
    A 
Oh lord now what have I done? 
B                      E 
Gone and left my only love 
 
Verse 2
E        A      E 
Broken, Broken living 
      A 
What troubles have I begun? 
B                                  E 
Could this be the life I've been dreaming of? 
 
Chorus
 C#m 
Leave me, 
            A 
I wouldn't blame you dear 
    A              C#m 
So long I've been gone 
    E 
So long 
    C#m 
And love me, 
            A 
I couldn't make you dear 
     A             C#m 
So long I've been gone 
    E 
So long 
 
Instrumental
E A E A 
E A B E 
 
Verse 3
E        A      E 
Foreign turns familiar 
 A 
Days go by on their own 
     B                      E 
And all our love coming to pass 
 
Chorus
 C#m 
Leave me, 
            A 
I wouldn't blame you dear 
    A              C#m 
So long I've been gone 
    E 
So long 
    C#m 
And love me, 
            A 
I couldn't make you dear 
     A             C#m 
So long I've been gone 
    E 
So long 
                   C#m 
So long I've been gone 
                   A 
So long I've been gone 
    E 
so long 
                   C#m 
So long I've been gone 
                   Am 
So long I've been gone 
    E 
so long