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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EE7
How long, baby how long,
AA7
Has that evening train been gone?
EB7EE
How long, how how long, baby how long?
EE7
Went to the station, didn't see no train.
AA7
Down in my heart, I have an aching pain.
EB7EE
How long, how how long, baby how long?
EE7
I feel disgusted, I feel so bad
AA7
Thinking 'bout the good time that I once had had.
EB7EE
How long, how how long, baby how long?
EE7
I could see the green grass growing on the hill;
AA7
I ain't seen no greenback on a dollar bill.
EB7EE
How long, how how long, baby how long?
EE7
You're gonna be sorry you feel so blue.
AA7
When you want me, baby, I declare I want, want you.
EB7EE
How long, how how long, baby how long?
Solo on Verse
EE7
Don't have no money for to ride the train.
AA7
I would ride the rugs, baby, to be with you again.
EB7EE
How long, how how long, baby how long?
EE7
How long, baby how long
AA7
Must I keep my, my watching point?
EB7EE
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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