INTRO:
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,
         Ab                   Bb
she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
  Ab                     Bb
I wonder if I ever gonna see my girl.
Bb
Gone gone gone, she been gone so long.
  Ab                     Bb
I wonder if I ever gonna see my girl.

#1.
Bb                       Ab            Bb
Ever since she left me I sure feel all alone.
Bb                                 Ab
A little misunderstanding, I can't get her 
           F
on the telephone.
Bb                               Ab
Hanging out down on Main Street, living in a 
          Bb
different world.
                         Eb
Standing around with the gang on the corner
                 Bb
talking about my girl.

BRIDGE:
      Ebm                Bb
My girlllll, she was the world to me..she's gone 

away across the sea.
      Eb            Bb          Ab      Gb    Bb
My girlll is just a memory, she been so long away.

CHORUS:
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,
         Ab                   Bb
she been gone, gone, gone, so long.

#2.
    Bb                           Ab             Bb
She didn't have to leave me, she didn't have to run.
Bb                 Eb           Ab         Bb
She didn't have to go without a word to anyone.
Bb                          Ab            Bb
I hope she's doing alright, got no way to know.
Bb                                 Ab             Bb
Unless she gets to hear this song, hear it on the radio.

BRIDGE:
   Bb
My girl, she was the world to me..she's gone and that's 

a tragedy.
Bb                            Ab      Gb    Bb
My girl is just a memory..she been so long away.


INTERLUDE: Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Gb Bb

CHORUS:
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,
         Ab                   Bb
she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone gone gone, she been gone so long.

Gone gone gone, she been gone so long.
Db                
Wonder if I ever (gonna see my girl) 
F
wonder if I ever.
Bb
Gone gone gone, she been gone so long.
Fm
Wonder if I ever (gonna see my girl)

wonder if I ever? 

#3.
Bb                           Ab 
I hope she gets the message, gotta get her 
          F
back, you know.
      Bb
Gonna track her down, I'll find that girl,
      Ab                       F
gonna tell her that I love her so.
Bb                             Ab
Put the word on the grapevine, spread it all 
           F
around the world.
Bb                 Eb
Sooner or later, I know I'm gonna get her..
Db               Bb          Gb         Eb   Bbm
talkin' about my girllll, my girlllllll-irlll.

OUTRO:
Bb Db       Eb       Db       Eb       Ab
My girl, my girl, my girl, my girl..my girl,

 Bb
(Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,
         Ab
she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
  Ab                     Bb
I wonder if I ever gonna see my girl.)
   Eb       Ab       Eb       Ab
My girl, my girl, my girl, my girl..

 Bb
(Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,
         Ab                   Bb
she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
Bb
Gone, gone, gone, she been gone so long,

she been gone, gone, gone, so long.
  Ab                     Bb
I wonder if I ever gonna see my girl.)

   Eb       Ab       Eb       Ab
My girl, my girl, my girl, my girl..(Fade.)