I Took a Long Hard Look

Belle and Sebastian - I Took a Long Hard Look: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Took a Long Hard Look" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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          G         C
I took a long hard look
        G            C
At the heroes of my youth
          G              C
And their antics on the page there on
     G            C
Can no longer sustain me

G                   C
Ever since I was a boy
  G              C
They brought me joy
          G              C
But the shackles of the way I was
     G            C
Can no longer contain me

Chorus:
          G
It was exciting
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And enlightening
   C             B
Reverberating through my dreams
     C   Am  D
Goodbye to reality
           C          D
And set a course for wayward schemes

Now I can't sing, I can't feel
I don't know what is real
I was traveling through the past for years
Tell me what's my destination
Now the past is gone
I don't even have a song
We've not sung before
To a closing door
Tell me what's my situation?

Chorus:
I saw the film, I lived the book
I got the haircut, that's all it took
But now I know it's gonna take
A little more now I'm awake

I took a long hard look
Now I'm waiting for the phone to ring
I glance at the inbox
Is there any tantalising mail there in?
There was lust in my restless heart
But now I know what true love means
Goodbye to reality
And set sail for dreams



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If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Took a Long Hard Look" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Took a Long Hard Look" by Belle and Sebastian.

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