How Long?

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How long are you gone this time?
To where? Who cares why?
So far in your mind,
Don't know just what you'll find.

Don't you even think it through?
They broke and drained you;
It's almost like they knew,
Just what you would do.

You're leaving but you know you got the right to stay,
But those in power wouldn't have it any other way;
Just vacating, erasing every trace in sight,
And I wonder will you make your flight?

But you'll pull through up there,
You'll find your kind somewhere;
You'll get together, feel better, and you'll rant and roar
And you'll talk of when you'll return.

You're leaving but you know you got the right to stay,
But those in power wouldn't have it any other way;
Just vacating, erasing every trace in sight,
And I wonder will you make your flight?

Why do they want us gone?
What are we sitting on?
But we will take their bait,
And leave through that swinging gate.

They're leaving but they know they got the right to stay,
But those in power wouldn't have it any other way;
Just vacating, erasing every trace in sight,
And I wonder if they think that's right.
And I wonder if they think that's right.
And I wonder if they think, that that's right!

####.... Jason Whelan. Recorded by the Punters (The Punters, 1996) ....####

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Intro: [Am] [F] [C] x4 (Fiddle and Base)

[Am] How long, [F] are you gone this [C] time?
[Am] To where, [F] and who cares [C] why?
[Am] So far [F] in your [C] mind,
[Am] Don't know, [F] just what you'll [C] find. ([Am] [F] [C] x2)

[Am] Don't you even [F] think it [C] through?
[Am] They broke [F] and drained [C] you;
[Am] It's almost [F] like they [C] knew,
[Am] Just what [F] what you would [C] do.

Chorus:
[Am] You're leaving but you [F] know you got the right to [G] stay,
[Am] But those in power wouldn't [F] have it any other [G] way;
[Am] Just vacating, e- [F] rasing every trace in [G] sight,
[Dm7] And I wonder, will you [F] make your [C] flight? ([Am] [F] [C] x2)

[Am] But you'll [F] pull through up [C] there,
[Am] You'll find [F] your kind some- [C] where;
[Am] You'll get together, feel [F] better, and you'll rant and [C] roar,
[Am] And you'll talk of when [F] you'll re- [C] turn.

Interlude: [Am] [F] [C] x4 (Fiddle and Base)

[Am] Why do they [F] want us [C] gone?
[Am] What are [F] we sitting [C] on?
[Am] But we will [F] take their [C] bait,
[Am] And we'll leave through that [F] swinging [C] gate.

Chorus:
[Am] They're leaving but they [F] know they got the right to [G] stay,
[Am] But those in power wouldn't [F] have it any other [G] way;
[Am] Just vacating, e- [F] rasing every trace in [G] sight,
[Dm7] And I wonder if they [F] think that's [G] right.
[Dm7] And I wonder if they [F] think that's [G] right.
[Dm7] And I wonder if they [F] think, (pause here) that that's [Am] right!

Outro: [Am] [F] [C] x4 (Fiddle and Base)

~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~