Key: A
Introduction:
A G
Am
There's a storm blowing off the mountain
It's not a welcome sight
G D Am
From a cigarette swag on a two dog night
Am
I'm so tired of this droving the dirt and dust and heat
F C Bb Am G
And I'm weary to my bones but I can't sleep
Am F C
It's a long night... staring at the fire light
F C G
It's a long night... missing you
Am Em F
It's a long night... and the wind begins to bite
Em Am
Long..ong lonely night
Am
Andy drives a road train he's been away a while
G D Am
But to make ends meet he's gotta make a mile
Am
By morning if he drives all night he just might make it home
F C Bb Am G Am
Calls Mary on his satellite telephone... and he tells her
Am F C
It's a long night... staring at the dashboard light
F C G
It's a long night... missing you
Am Em F
It's a long night... and the wind begins to bite
Em Am
Long..ong lonely night
Intstrumental
Am F C F C G AmEm FEm Am
Spoken
Am
Well Maggies beau shoots roo's for a livin' while she waits at home
G D Am
Well there's a Qantas pilot flying out to Rome
Am
Nurses are doing the night shift while a copper walks the beat
F C Bb Am G
Ohhhh I'm still crowding the fire trying to make some heat
Am F C
It's a long night... staring at the fire light
F C G
It's a long night... missing you
Am Em F
It's such a long night... and the wind begins to bite
Em Am
Long..ong lonely night