Gone At Last
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "Still Crazy After All These Years."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
C C7
The night was black, the roads were icy
F C
Snow was fallin', drifts were high
F
And I was weary, from my driving
C G C
And I stopped to rest for a while
G7 C C7
I sat down at a truck stop
F C
I was thinking about my past
C7 F7
I've had a long streak of bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm praying it's gone at last
Gone, gone at last, gone at last
F C
Gone at last, gone at last
C7 F
I had a long streak of that bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm prayin' it's gone at last
F C G C
00, oo, oo, oo, oo
I ain't dumb
C7
I kicked around some
F C
I don't fall too easily
F
But that boy looked so dejected
C G C
He just grabbed my sympathy
G7 C C7
Sweet little soul now, what's your problem?
F C
Tell me why you're so downcast
C7 F7
I've had a long streak of bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm praying it's gone at last
Gone, gone at last, gone at last
F C
Gone at last, gone at last
C7 F
I had a long streak of that bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm prayin' it's gone at last
F C G C
00, oo, oo, oo, oo
C7
Once in a while from out of nowhere
F C
When you don't expect it, and you're unprepared
F
Somebody will come and lift you higher
C G C
And your burdens will be shared
G7 C C7
Yes I do believe, if I hadn't met you
F C
I might still be sinking fast
C7 F7
I've had a long streak of bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm praying it's gone at last
Gone, gone, gone at last
F C
Gone at last, gone at last
C7 F
I had a long streak of that bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm prayin' it's gone at last
Gone, gone, gone gone gone gone
F C
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
C7 F
I had a long streak of that bad luck
C G7 C
But I'm prayin' it's gone at last
Fade:
Am C F C
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