xTab: "A Long December," Counting Crows Transcribed by wezhimself www.myspace.com/wezhimself ok the other version sucked this doesnt have all the kinks out but its alote closer, enjoy Intro: F Bb Gm Bb F Bb Gm Verse: Bb F C Gm A long December and there's reason to believe Bb F Bb *(Gtr plays fill 1) Maybe this year will be better than the last Gm Bb F C Gm I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin' F Bb Now the days go by so fast Chorus: Guitar plays this over the chorus |--------1-----------1-----|--------3----------3--| |--1--1-----1--1--1-----1--|--3--3-----3----------| |--2-----------1-----------|--3-----------3/5-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--5-------------------| |--3-----------3-----------|--5-------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| ^^^^^^^ These notes played 1st time only F Bb Gm And it's one more day up in the canyons F Bb Gm And it's one more night in Hollywood F Bb Gm If you think that I could be forgiven... I wish you would F Bb Na na na na Gm Bb Na na na na na na na na na F Bb Am Na na na na yeah Bb F C Gm The smell of hospitals in winter (w/ fill 1, then fill 2 here) Bb F Bb And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls * Gm Bb F C Gm All at once you look across a crowded room F Bb To see the way that light attaches to a girl *(and fill 3 here) F Bb Gm And it's one more day up in the canyons F Bb Gm And it's one more night in Hollywood F Bb Gm If you think you might come to California... I think you should Solo: (same chords as intro) ---|--------------------------------------| ---|--------------------------------------| 2--|--2--2--2--0--2-----2--2--2--2--0--2--| ---|--------------------------------------| ---|--------------------------------------| ---|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--0--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| |--0--2--2--0--2-----0--2--2--2--2--0--2--0-----0--|-----| |--------------------------------------------3-----|--3--| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| Bb F C Gm Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m. Bb F Bb And talked a little while about the year Gm Bb F C Gm I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower, F Bb Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her Bb F C Gm And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Bb F Bb Maybe this year will be better than the last *(fill 2) Gm Bb F C Gm I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself F Bb To hold on to these moments as they pass *(fill 4) F Bb Gm And it's one more day up in the canyon *(fill 5, played w/ a slide) F Bb Gm And it's one more night in Hollywood F Bb Gm It's been so long since I've seen the ocean... I guess I should F Bb Na na na na Gm Bb Na na na na na na na na na F Bb Am Am Na na na na yeah...... yeah Fills: 1 2 3 4 5 |----------|-|---------|-|--------10--|-|-----6--|-|--------| |----------|-|--3/4\3--|-|------------|-|-----6--|-|--8/10--| |-------3--|-|--3/5\3--|-|--7/10------|-|-----7--|-|--8/10--| |-------3--|-|---------|-|------------|-|--8--8--|-|--------| |--1/3-----|-|---------|-|------------|-|--------|-|--------| |----------|-|---------|-|------------|-|--------|-|--------| Repeat guitar solo, except for last measure, then continue with: |---------------------------|--------------------------| |----------6-------6--8--6--|--10--10----10------------| |-----5/7-----5/7-----------|--12b(14)--(14)r12p10h12--| |--3------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|----------------13--| |--10--10---13--13-------10-----------------|---------10/13------| |--12b(14)------12b(14)--12b(14)--12p10h12--|--10~~~-------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------| |---------17b(19)r17--| |--13/15--------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| End on F