Long Promised Road
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Original Album
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Surf's Up
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Single
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Long Promised Road / Deirdre
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Written By
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Carl Wilson/Jack Reiley
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Produced By
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Carl Wilson
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Lead Vocals
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Carl
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Recorded On
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1971
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Length
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3:25
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Notes
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- One of Carl's finest songs, the lyrics seem to be a treatise on acheiving a new beginning in life after a turbulent past; maybe autobiographical?
- Carl established his musical identity into the group.
- Nice guitar solo.
- Lyrics
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So hard to answer future's riddle
When ahead is seeming so far behind
So hard to laugh a child-like giggle
When the tears start to torture my mind
So hard to shed the life of before
To let my soul automatically soar
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Sew up the wounds of evolution
And the now starts to get in my way
So what if life's a revelation
If the mind speaks of only today
So real, the pain growing in my soul
Of climbing up to reality's goal
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Long promised road
Trail starts at dawn
Carries on to the season's ending
Long promised road
Flows to the source, gentle force, never ending, never ending
So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre
When the weight turns a smile to a frown
So hard to drink of passion nectar
When the taste of life's holding me down
So hard to plant the seed of reform
To set my sights on defeating the storm
So I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah
Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah
Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
- Chords
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Cmaj7.....................Em................................F
So hard to answer future's riddle when ahead is seeming so far behind
Cmaj7......................Em.......................................F
So hard to laugh a child-like giggle when the tears start to torture my mind
Em/G.......................Dm...................F
So hard to shed the life of before, to let my soul automatically soar
..........C.......................F
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
C.................................F
Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me
C..............................Dm....................C/E...............F
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Cmaj7...........................Em.........................F
Sew up the wounds of evolution and the now starts to get in my way
Cmaj7.......Em.....................................F
So what if life's a revelation if the mind speaks of only today
Em/G......................Dm...............................F
So real, the pain growing in my soul of climbing up to reality's goal
F/C
Long promised road
Dm6/F................................Em7.........................Am7/E..Em7/A..Am7
Trail starts at dawn carries on to the season's ending
F/C
Long promised road
Dm6/F....................................Em7.............Am7/E..Em7/A..Am7
Flows to the source, gentle force, never ending, never ending
Cmaj7.......Em......................................................F
So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre when the weight turns a smile to a frown
Cmaj7.........Em..................................................F
So hard to drink of passion nectar when the taste of life's holding me down
Em/G........................Dm..........................F
So hard to plant the seed of reform to set my sights on defeating the storm
Chart prepared by Francis Greene