Counting Crows - Long December

A long December and theres reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I cant remember the last thing you said as you were leavin
Now the days go by so fast


And its one more day up in the canyons
And its one more night in Hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven... I wish you would


The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that its all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl


And its one more day up in the canyons
And its one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California... I think you should

Drove up to the Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her


And its been a long December and theres no reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better that the last
I cant remember all the times I tried to tell myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass


And its one more day up in the canyon
And its one more night in Hollywood
Its been so long since Ive seen the ocean... I guess I should 

Strum Pattern:

B   B   D   D U

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

(B = Bass string)

[C]A long [G]December and there’s [D]reason to [Am] believe

Maybe [C]this year will be [G]better than the [C]last

[Am]I can't [C]remember the [G]last thing that you [D]said as you were [Am]leavin'

Now the [G]days go by so [C]fast

And it's [G]one more day up [C]in the can[Am]yons

And it's [G]one more night [C]in Hollywood[Am]

If you [G]think that I could [C]be for[Am]given

I wish you would

Chorus:  G C Am C   G C Am

[C]The smell of [G]hospitals in [D]winter

And the [Am]feeling that it's [C]all a lot of [G]oysters, but no

[C]pearls

[Am]All at [C]once you look across[G] a crowded room[D]

To see the [Am]way that light [G]attaches to a [C]girl

And it's [G]one more day up [C]in the can[Am]yons

And it's [G]one more night [C]in Hollywood[Am]

If you think [G]you might come to [C]California, [Am]

I think you should

Chorus

[C]Drove up to [G]Hillside Manor [D]sometime after [Am]two a.m.

And [C]talked a little [G]while about the [C]year

[Am]I guess the [C]winter makes you [G]laugh a little [D]slower,

Makes you [Am]talk a little [G]lower about the [C]things you could not show her

And it's been a [C]long [G]December and there's [D]reason to [Am]believe

Maybe [C]this year will be [G]better than the [C]last

[Am]I can't [G]remember all the [D]times I tried to [Am]tell my myself

To [C]hold on to these [G]moments as they [C]pass

And it's [G]one more day up [C]in the can[Am]yons

And it's [G]one more night [C]in Hollywood[Am]

It's [G]been so long since I've [C]seen the ocean[Am]

I guess I should

Chorus