A  
It's been a long time since I rock and rolled,  

It's been a long time since I did the Stroll.  
D 
Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back,  
                                                               A 
Let me get it back, baby, where I come from.  
     E 
It's been a long time, been a long time,  
                     D 
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. Yes it has.  
 

     A  
It's been a long time since the book of love,  

I can't count the tears of a life with no love.  
D 
Carry me back, carry me back,  
                                                               A 
Carry me back, baby, where I come from.  
     E 
It's been a long time, been a long time,  
                     D 
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.  
 

     A  
Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight,  

Making vows that just can't work right.  
D 
Open your arms, opens your arms,  
                                                               A 
Open your arms, baby, let my love come running in.  
     E 
It's been a long time, been a long time,  
                     D 
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.