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Some Things Last A Long Time by Daniel Johnston
Some Things Last A Long Time
So basically this is just the chords to the song.
When I was listening to it I found it a little tricky to replicate the piano chords so
I just use power chords for the song because bar chords don't fit, the chords seem to be
atonal
Anyway, the chords you'll use are:
A G D C F E B*
e|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
B|---x--x--3--x--x--x--x---|
G|---2--x--2--5--x--x--4---|
D|---2--5--0--5--3--2--3---|
A|---0--5--x--3--3--2--2---|
E|---x--3--x--x--1--0--x---|
*obviously not a B but I don't know the exact name for it so B is fine
I play the entire song an octave lower than he does because it makes it a lot easier and
to learn, but it means the last two chords you play in the chorus are the same. If you
you can tune your E string to C but then you need to tune all your notes down 1 tone and
just a hassle really. Anyway, with that in mind:
Intro/Verse:
Your picture is still...
A G D C (repeat as needed)
Bridge/Verse
I won't forget the things we did/
Some things last a long time
A G F E F G D C B C D C /
D C C*
* That last C is actually an octave lower than the one you've been playing. Also, it's played
e|---|
B|---|
G|-5-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
E|---|
instead of 5 on D. Or I play it that way because it just sounds better. You can kind of
away with switching between 5 and 2 in substitute of dropping an entire octave but it
really compensate. You'll be singing over the top of these chords probably so it doesn't
matter too much.
But if you want to move all your chords up an octave, that's still the C you go to.
the first time he plays the chorus theres an odd little solo which is something like
but with effects that distort it to much it's hard to tell:
e|--12-12-12----------12-----------|
B|-----------10----------10--------|
G|--------------12-12-------12-12--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
And the final chord is just an A major bar on 12th fret in the song, if you want to keep
the lower octave play a on the G string with your power chord shape, add a fret to the
you play on B and e so you're playing
e|5
B|5
G|2
That's about it, hope you like it, and there's not too many problems.
Also, if you do want to play the chorus at his pitch, the chords you'll use are:
e|--10--8-----|
B|--10--8-----|
G|--7---5--5--|
D|---------2--|
A|---------3--|
E|------------|
Sounds alright even if you're playing the verse down an octave.
Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall
The colors are bright, bright as ever
Red is strong and blue is pure
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall
I think about you often, often
I won't forget all the things we did
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
It's funny, but it's true
And it's true, but it's not funny
Time comes and goes
All of the while, I still think about you
Some things last a long time
Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall
The colors are bright, bright as ever
the things we did i can´t forget
Some things last a lifetime
Some things last a lifetime
Some things last a lifetime
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
This song was originally played on piano. I've adapted it to guitar.
Chords Used:
Am Em Dm Ab G F C B
e|-0--0--1--1-3-1-0-1|
B|-1--0--3--1-3-1-1-3|
G|-2--0--2--2-0-2-0-3|
D|-2--2--0--3-0-3-2-3|
A|-0--2--x--3-2-x-3-1|
E|-0--0--x--1-3-x-0-x|
Am Em Dm Ab
your picture
Am Em Dm Ab
is still
Am Em Dm Ab
on my wall
Am Em Dm Ab
on my wall
Am Em Dm Ab
the colors
Am Em Dm Ab
are bright
Am Em Dm Ab
bright
Am Em Dm Ab
as ever
*This part can be plucked very easily, or it can be strummed with chords, but the chords
kinda wacky, and they sound really bad unless you do it perfectly, so I'll just include
plucked notes. If you'd like to tab the chords and post them, please do.
e|------------------------|
B|----------------3-1-0-1-|
G|-2-0-------0------------|
D|-----3-2-3--------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
the red is strong
the blue is pure
G F C
some things last a long time
G F C
some things last a long time
Then there's a characteristically Daniel out-of-place electric guitar effect that I
include since I'm playing this on an acoustic. I'm sure you can figure it out.
your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
I think
about you
often
often
I can't forget all the things we did
some things last a long time
some things last a long time
it's funny
but it's true
and it's true
but it's not funny
time comes and goes
all the while
I still think of you
some things last a long time
your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
the colors
are bright
bright
as ever
the things that we did
i can't forget
some things last a life time
some things last a life time
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