The Animals - It's Been a Long Time Comin': Guitar Chords

Learn to play "It's Been a Long Time Comin'" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn It's Been a Long Time Comin' Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "It's Been a Long Time Comin'" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        G      B7       Em    G
For as long as I can remember
             C          F           G
It's been struggle and worry every day
             C         C#dim
It's been a long time coming
G/D                                 E
I said it's been such a long time coming
     A                                  D
But good things are going to come my way

I work so hard and I put in all my hours
Just to make myself a few dollars every day
It's been a long time coming
Baby it's been such a long time coming
     D                                G
But good things are going to come my way

D
Never met a girl who'll love me
                           G
I've spent so many lonely nights
A
But then one day girl, you came along
    D
And every little thing is going to be alright

I try so hard to make you feel so happy
I'm going to do every little
thing to make you stay,
to make you stay
Oh, baby, it's been such a long time coming
I never thought it would come,
but it's been such a long time coming

And good things, oh let me tell
you that these good little things
Good things are going to come my way
Oh, baby, yes, good little things
are going to come my way
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "It's Been a Long Time Comin'" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It's Been a Long Time Comin'" by The Animals.

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