The

Longest Time
Billy Joel

  4           
 4
 = 85

     
Lead

 4 

 4 
woah for the lon gest

Tenor

 4        
 4
woah for the lon gest

Baritone

 4           
 4 
woah for the lon gest

Bass 

   44    
 
bum bum bum woah the lon gest

Electric Bass 

 44           
Drumset
        
   
  
4

  
L.

 
time woah

T.

   

time woah

Bar.

 
  
time woah

Bas. 

 
 
time woah

E. B. 

    
Drs.
       

2
           
     
5

     
L.

      

for the lon gest if you said good bye to me to night


 
T.

     
    
for the lon gest oo

Bar.

     
   
for the lon gest oo

Bas.

   
       
the lon gest

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

3
  
    
8

L.

    
 
there would still be

 
T.

  

oo

Bar.

  

oo

Bas.

 
E. B.     

    
Drs.
       

4
     
    
         
 
9

L.

          
 

mu sic left to write what else could I do I'm so in spi red by you

T.

            

ah ah ah

Bar.

           
  
ah ah ah

Bas.

    
     
oo ah ah ah oo

E. B.
  

            
Drs.
                       

5
      
    
12

L.

    
    
that ha sn't happ enned for the

T.

     
 
for the


Bar.

  
  
for the

Bas.   

  
 
for the

E. B.

    
Drs.
       

6
          
    
    
13

   
L.

      
     
lon gest time once I thought my i nno cence was gone now I know that


     
T.

       
  
lon gest time oo oo

Bar.

     
   
lon gest time oo oo

Bas.

         
     
lon gest time

E. B.

                
Drs.
             

7
       
      
17

 
L.

        
  
ha ppi ness goes on that's where you found me

T.

        
 
ah ah

Bar.

         

ah ah

Bas.

  
     
oo ah ah

E. B.
 

        
Drs.
               

8
       

           
19

L.

      
   

when you put your arms a round me I ha ven't been there for the

T.

     
   
ah for the


Bar.

   
     
ah for the

Bas.   

    
 
ah oo for the

E. B.  
        
Drs.
               

9
              
  

21

        
L.

  
    
lon gest time woah for the lon gest time woah

T.

          
     
lon gest time woah for the lon gest time woah

Bar.

      
         
lon gest time woah for the lon gest time woah

Bas. 

   
      
lon gest time woah the lon gest time woah

E. B. 

                
Drs.
            

10
           
     
25

     
L.

      

for the lon gest I'm that voice you're hea ring in the hall


 
T.

     
    
for the lon gest oo

Bar.

     
   
for the lon gest oo

Bas.

   
       
the lon gest

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

11
  
    
28

L.

    
 
and the grea test

 
T.

  

oo

Bar.

  

oo

Bas.

     
E. B. 

    
Drs.
       

12
     
    
         
 
29

  
L.

        
    
mi ra cle of all is how I need you and how you nee ded me too

T.

            

ah ah ah

Bar.

           
  
ah ah ah

Bas.

    
      
oo ah ah ah oo

E. B.
 

            
Drs.
                       

13
                
  
32

L.

       
          
That has n't ha ppened for the lon gest time may be this won't

 
T.

    
             
for the lon gest time oo ah ah

  
Bar.

     
     
    
for the lon gest time bum ah ah

Bas.
  

   
   
for the lon gest time bum bum ah ah

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

14
           
     
35

L.

               
 
last ve ry long but you feel so right I could be wrong

T.      

           
                  
oo ah ah oo ah ah oo ah ah

Bar.  

                        
 

bum ah ah bum ah ah bum ah ah

Bas.       
   

bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

15
             
   
38

L.

           
     
may be I've been ho ping too hard I've gone this far and it's

T.
     

           
                
oo ah ah oo ah ah oo ah ah

Bar.
   

          
 
                        
bum ah ah bum ah ah bum ah ah


Bas.

 
 
bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

16
       
         
41

 
L.

  
   
more than I've hoped for who knows how much fur ther we'll go on

    
  
T.

        

more than I've hoped for oo

Bar.

    
      
more than I've hoped for oo

Bas.

   
      
more than I've bum bum bum bum

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

17
         
       

44

 
L.

          
    
may be I'll be so rry when you're gone I'll take my chance s

 
T.

          

oo ah ah

Bar.

          

oo ah ah

Bas.

     
     
oo ah ah

E. B.
 

            
Drs.
                       

18
                     
  
47

L.

          
    
I for got how nice ro mance is I have n't been there for the lon gest time

T.

    
        
ah for the lon gest time


Bar.

     
        
ah for the lon gest time

Bas.
 

     
  
ah oo for the lon gest time

E. B.  
            
Drs.
                 

19
               
   
50

    
L.

      
     
I had se cond thoughts at the start I said to my self hold

T. 

        
                   
oo oo ah ah oo oo

 
Bar.

             
            
bum ah ah bum ah ah bum ah ah

Bas.     

  
 
bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

20
           
      
53

    
L.

 
          
on to your heart now I know the wo man that you are you're

T.   

           
                
ah ah oo oo ah ah

Bar.    
                
          
       
bum ah ah bum ah ah bum ah ah

Bas.  
  

bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah bum bum ah ah

E. B. 

            
Drs.
                       

21
        
          
56

L.

      
  
won der ful so far and it's more than I've hoped for I don't care what

     
  
T.

       
        
oo ah ah more than I've hoped for

Bar.
 

     
       
     
bum ah ah more than I've hoped for oo

Bas.
  

   
  
bum bum ah ah more than I've bum bum bum bum

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

22
            
    
59

    
L.

    
       
con se quence it brings I have been a fool for less er things


 
T.

        

oo oo ah

Bar.

       

oo ah

Bas.

   
         
oo ah

E. B.

            
Drs.
                       

23
 
                 
   
  
62

L.

      
        

I want you so bad I think you ought to know that I in tend to hold you for the

T.

          
  
ah ah for the


Bar.

   
          
ah ah for the

Bas.
 

    
     
ah ah oo for the

E. B.  
            
Drs.
                       

24
         

       
 = 65

 
65

L.

   
    
     
lon gest time I in tend to hold you for the lon gest time

T.

      
     
lon gest time

Bar.

          
   
lon gest time

Bas. 

   
 
lon gest time

E. B.

      
Drs.
       

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