It's Been A Long, Long Time

Words:  Sammy Cahn,  Music: Jule Styne


 C                 C/B
Kiss me once, then kiss me twice
     Am7          Am7/G
Then kiss me once again
     G      C6    Edim  G7
It's been a long, long time
 Dm               Dm-Maj7 
Haven't felt like this,  my dear
         Dm7            Dm6
Since  - can't remember when
            Dm7    Gaug  C
It's been a long, long  time


        G    Em7           Em7b5
You'll never know how many dreams
              A7sus4   A7
I've dreamed about     you
   Dm7            Dm7b5           G7sus4        G7
Or just how empty they all seemed without you


    C                 C/B
So Kiss me once, then kiss me twice
     Am7          Am7/G
Then kiss me once again
            Dm7     G7    Em7b5      A7
It's been a long,  long   time 
            Dm7     G7     C       
It's been a long,  long   time 














Right after World War II this song hit the charts and stayed up there for
over three months.  Number one recordings by Bing Crosby with Les Paul
on guitar, AND by Harry James with Kitty Callen on vocals in 1945.  It was
originally about the boys coming home from overseas.