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[Verse 1]
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Every time it rains Lord I run to my window
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All I do is just wring my hands and moan
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And listen to that thunder, Lord can't you hear the lonesome wind moan?
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Tell me baby now why you been gone so long?


[Chorus]
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long? you've been gone so long now
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Tell me baby why you been gone so long?
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A wolf is scratching at my door, Lord, Lord And I can hear that lonesome wind moan
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Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?


[Verse 2]
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Somebody said they thought they saw you roarin' down in Reno
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With a big ol' man from San Antone
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They tell me I'm a fool, to pine for you but what do they know?
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Tell me baby now why you been gone so long?


[Chorus]
D                                 G                         D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long? you've been gone so long now
                               A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long?
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A wolf is scratching at my door, Lord, Lord And I can hear that lonesome wind moan
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Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?


[Verse 3]
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Ain't nothin' I wanna do Lord, so I guess I could get stoned
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And let the past paint pictures in my head
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And kill a fifth of a thunderbird Lord and try to write a sad, sad song
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Tell me baby now why you been gone so long?


[Chorus]
D                                 G                         D
Tell me baby why you been gone so long? you've been gone so long now
                               A
Tell me baby why you been gone so long?
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A wolf is scratching at my door, Lord, Lord And I can hear that lonesome wind moan
                 A                    D
Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?


[Tag]
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Tell me baby now why you've been gone so long?