Counting Crows - A Long December: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'A Long December' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn A Long December Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Counting Crows

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'A Long December' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#        F                  C           Gm
A long December and there's reason to believe
       A#              F                 A#
Maybe this year will be better than the last
Gm         A#         F                   C
I can't remember the last thing that you said
             Gm
as you were leavin'
         F          A#
Now the days go by so fast

Chorus:
         F               A#         Gm A#
And it's one more day up in the canyons
         F                 A#       Gm
And it's one more night in Hollywood
         F                A#        Gm
If you think that I could be forgiven...
             F
I wish you would

The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that it's 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

Chorus:
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California
I think you should

Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after 2 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 it's been a long December and there's
reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried
to tell my myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

Chorus:
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
It's been so long since I've seen the ocean
I guess I should


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'A Long December' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'A Long December' by Counting Crows.