Itll Be A Long Time The Offspring

Itll Be A Long Time

The Offspring

Jenny Newton

182
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Dm
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dm
  All this time has whittled away
C            G       Dm
Like so many days in one
Back and forth, the leaders sway
C          G       Dm
Backing it up with guns
Superpowers flex their wings
C         G        Dm
 Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed
While citizens bleed
       C                 A
That's always the way it goes

[Chorus]
Dm                  C         Dm
When will the world listen to reason?
Bb       C                G      Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Dm                  C          Dm
When will the truth come in to season?
Bb       C                  G    Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Bb       C             F    C    Dm  C A
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time

[Verse 2]
Dm
  All they want is what they can defend
C            G       Dm
Before their time is up
Make the same mistakes again
C        G     Dm
Heard it all before
Superpowers flex their wings
C         G        Dm
 Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed
While citizens bleed
C                        A
That's always the way it goes

[Chorus]
Dm                  C         Dm
When will the world listen to reason?
Bb       C                G      Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Dm                  C          Dm
When will the truth come in to season?
Bb       C                  G    Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Bb       C                  G    Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Bb       C             F    C    Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time

[Interlude]
Dm C F Dm Dm C
F Dm     Dm        C
    Well,  if they tried,
   F         Dm
maybe they'd see
     Dm          C               F        Dm
It'd do a little good to let the world be free
    Dm          C         F       Dm
Handshake and a smile gets you on through
Dm                C            F       Dm
Then turn it all around with a suicide move
        C             G          Dm
But you know it's not fooling anyone but me
          C             G           Dm
You gotta make yourself see what you  want to see
        C             G          Dm
But you know it's not fooling anyone but me
          C             G           Dm
You gotta make yourself see what you  want to see
    Dm
Oh, yeah!

[Bridge]
C G Dm C G
Dm
  I see it!

[Verse 3]
Dm
  Superpowers flex their wings
C         G        Dm
 Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed
While citizens bleed
C                        A
That's always the way it goes

[Chorus]
Dm                  C         Dm
When will the world listen to reason?
Bb       C                G      Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Dm                  C          Dm
When will the truth come in to season?
Bb       C                  G    Dm
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
Bb       C             F    C    Dm  C
  I've a feeling it'll be a long time
    A    Dm
Oh, yeah!

Bars

[Verse 1]
| Dm - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C - | A  - |

All this time has whittled away
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 - | Bb - C - | - G Dm - |
| Dm - - - | C - Dm - | Bb - C - | - G Dm - |
| Bb - C - | F C Dm - | C  - - - | A - -  - |

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

[Verse 2]
| Dm - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C - | A  - |

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 - | Bb - C - | - G Dm - |
| Dm - - - | C - Dm - | Bb - C - | - G Dm - |
| Bb - C - | - G Dm - | Bb - C - | F C Dm - |

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
I've a feeling it'll be a long time

[Interlude]
| Dm C | F  Dm | Dm C | F  Dm |
| Dm C | F  Dm | Dm C | F  Dm |
| Dm C | F  Dm | Dm C | F  Dm |
| C  G | Dm -  | C  G | Dm -  |
| C  G | Dm -  | C  G | Dm -  |
| 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!

[Bridge]
            | C G | Dm - |
| - - | - - | C G | Dm - |

I see it!

[Verse 3]
| Dm - | - - | C G | Dm - |
| -  - | - - | C - | A  - |

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 - | Bb - C - | - G Dm - |
| Dm - - - | C - Dm - | Bb - C - | - G Dm - |
| Bb - C - | F C Dm - | C  - - - | A - -  - |
| Dm - - - |

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
Oh, yeah!

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