https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGbqS5WpqxQ
It Takes So Long Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Ed Brown
It Takes So Long
Recorded by Jim Ed Brown with Helen Cornelius
Written by Helen Cornelius
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It takes
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so long so
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long to say good
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night
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to say goodbye to
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someone
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Well it's midnight but I'm
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still
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say goodnight to
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you
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though I know the
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morning will
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come to soon
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I should say I
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love you and
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close my sleepy
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rather spend the
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night just loving
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you
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long to say good
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night
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loves you they really
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love
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long to say good
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night
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wait all day to
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say goodnight to
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you
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Sometimes goodnights
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the best part of the
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day
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share our dreams
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and
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arms
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out a word we
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love the night
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away
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long to say good
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night
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loves you who may really
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love
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long to say good
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night
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to say goodnight
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someone who really
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loves
FAQ
Who sang the the song It Takes So Long?
- The song It Takes So Long was sang by Jim Ed Brown.
Who is Jim Ed Brown?
- James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 - June 11, 2015) was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius, through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
