CAPO ON 4TH *John Mellencamp Longest Days Lyrics* C G Seems like once upon a time ago C G I was where I was supposed to be C G My vision was true and my heart was too C D There was no end to what I could dream C G I walked like a hero into the setting sun C G Everyone called out my name C G Death to me was just a mystery C D I was too busy raising up Cain C G But nothing lasts forever C G Your best efforts don't always pay C Sometimes you get sick G And don't get better C That's when life is short D G Even in its longest days C G So you pretend not to notice C G That everything has changed C The way that you look G And the friends you once had C D So you keep on acting the same C G But deep down in your soul C G You know you, you got no flame C G And who knows then which way to go C D G Life is short even in its longest days C All I got here D Is a rear view mirror C D Reflections of where I've been C G So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day C D But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you anyway C G Nothing lasts forever C G And your best efforts don't always pay C Sometimes you get sick G And you don't get better C That's when life is short D G Even in its longest days C Life is short D G Even in its longest days