How Long Blues
HOW LONG BLUES by Leroy Carr
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Tabbed by Brian Davies
EEAA7
(e) |-------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|
(B) |----/12-12---|---12-12-10-8------|------------|-----------------|
(G) |-------------|--------------9~~~-|-7/9~~~~~~~-|-7/9~~~-9/7------|
(D) |-------------|-------------------|------------|------------9----|
(A) |-------------|-------------------|------------|--------------10-|
(E) |-------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|
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EBEE
(e) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|
(B) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|
(G) |------------|---7-7-7-------|---9-9/7--9/7-9-7-----|-7~~~~~~-|
(D) |------------|---------9/7---|------------------9-7-|---------|
(A) |--/7-7~~~~~-|---------------|----------------------|---------|
(E) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|
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E E7
How long, baby how long,
A A7
Has that evening train been gone?
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
E E7
Went to the station, didn't see no train.
A A7
Down in my heart, I have an aching pain.
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
E E7
I feel disgusted, I feel so bad
A A7
Thinking 'bout the good time that I once had had.
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
E E7
I could see the green grass growing on the hill;
A A7
I ain't seen no greenback on a dollar bill.
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
E E7
You're gonna be sorry you feel so blue.
A A7
When you want me, baby, I declare I want, want you.
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
Solo on Verse
E E7
Don't have no money for to ride the train.
A A7
I would ride the rugs, baby, to be with you again.
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
E E7
How long, baby how long
A A7
Must I keep my, my watching point?
E B7 E E
How long, how how long, baby how long?
(e) |---12-10-9----9-----|------------------|
(B) |-----------12---8-9-|------------------|
(G) |--------------------|-9----------------|
(D) |--------------------|---9-11-9-12~~~~--|
(A) |--------------------|------------------|
(E) |--------------------|------------------|
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