Key: F
Introduction:
G- D=
(verse 1)
G D
Never mind the struggle,
G D
Never mind these tears I cry,
G D
Through it all I will stay humble,
G A
AS I keep a watchful eye,
Bm A G A
For that sweeter change of fortune,
G
That's closer now than it's been,
Bm A G A
Where the, memories that haunt me,
G
are gonna someday be my friend
D A G- D- G- D
When that long strtch of lonesome comes to an end,
(verse 2)
G D G D
On some crazy river but I still have control,
G D G A
And I will not surrender I'll stay true to heart and soul,
Bm G
There's a sea of love awaiting Down at the river's end,
Bm G
There I'll drown my sorrow there I'll live again,
D A G- D- G- D
When that long stretch of lonesome come to an end,
(chorus)
A G D
Oh when that long stretch of lonesome finally comes to an end,
A G A
My heart belonging to someone it'll never be longing again,
Bm G
And the shadows that have dogged me Since I can't remember when,
Bm G
Finally give quarter to the sunlight on my skin,
D A G D G- D
When that long stretch of lonesome comes to an end,
A- G- D- A- Bm- G- A
(verse 3)
Bm G
And the shadows that have dogged me since I can't remember when,
Bm G
Finally give quarter to the sunlight on my skin,
D A
When that long stretch of lonesome,
Bm G
When that long stretch of lonesome,
D A G D- G- D=
When that long stretch of lonesome comes to an end,