The Offspring - It'll Be a Long Time: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "It'll Be a Long Time" 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.
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Learn It'll Be a Long Time Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Offspring
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'll Be a Long Time" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm All this time has whittled away C Gm Dm Like so many days in one Back and forth, the leaders sway Backing it up with guns Superpowers flex their wings Hold the world on puppet strings Egos will feed While citizens bleed That's always the way it goes Chorus: Dm C Dm When will the world listen to reason? A# C Dm I've a feeling it'll be a long time Dm C Dm When will the truth come in to season? A# C Dm I've a feeling it'll be a long time All they want is what they can defend Before their time is up Make the same mistakes again Heard it all before Superpowers flex their wings Hold the world on puppet strings Egos will feed While citizens bleed That's always the way it goes Chorus Dm C Dm Well, if they tried, maybe they'd see It'd do a little good to let the world be free Handshake and a smile gets you on through Then turn it all around with a suicide move But you know it's not fooling anyone but me You gotta make yourself see what you want to see But you know it's not fooling anyone but me You gotta make yourself see what you want to see Oh, yeah! Superpowers flex their wings Hold the world on puppet strings Egos will feed While citizens bleed That's always the way it goes Chorus: When will the world listen to reason? I've a feeling it'll be a long time When will the truth come in to season? I've a feeling it'll be a long time I've a feeling it'll be a long time You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Dm  Gm  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'll Be a Long Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "It'll Be a Long Time" by The Offspring.