Five Long Years Chords by Eddie Boyd
Tempo:
121 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Dm
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
[Am] [G]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] If you ever been [Dm]
mistreated, [G] well you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about.
I've
[D] [C] been [G] mistreated, [A] you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about.
[D]
[C] I [A] waited five long [Am] years for one woman, [C] then she had the nerve [D] to put me out.
[A] I [D] [A]
[D] got a job in a steel [Dm] mill, trucking steel like a slave.
[G] [D] Five long years every Friday I went straight [Dm] home doing all my things.
[D] If you ever been mistreated, [C] you know just what I'm [D] talking about.
[A]
[D]
[A] I waited five long [Am] years for one [F] woman, [A] then she had the nerve to put [D] me out.
[A]
[D] [A]
[F] [D] [F#] I [D] finally learned a lesson I should have known a long time ago.
The next woman I marry she's got to work and pay me to go.
[Dm] [F#] [G] If you ever been [D]
mistreated, [C] you know [A] just what I'm [D] talking about.
[Dm]
I [A] waited five long [C] years for one woman, [G] [D] then she had the nerve to put me out.
[F#] [F] [D] [C] [D]
[B] [N]
[Am] [G]
[Dm] [Am] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] If you ever been [Dm]
mistreated, [G] well you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about.
I've
[D] [C] been [G] mistreated, [A] you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about.
[D]
[C] I [A] waited five long [Am] years for one woman, [C] then she had the nerve [D] to put me out.
[A] I [D] [A]
[D] got a job in a steel [Dm] mill, trucking steel like a slave.
[G] [D] Five long years every Friday I went straight [Dm] home doing all my things.
[D] If you ever been mistreated, [C] you know just what I'm [D] talking about.
[A]
[D]
[A] I waited five long [Am] years for one [F] woman, [A] then she had the nerve to put [D] me out.
[A]
[D] [A]
[F] [D] [F#] I [D] finally learned a lesson I should have known a long time ago.
The next woman I marry she's got to work and pay me to go.
[Dm] [F#] [G] If you ever been [D]
mistreated, [C] you know [A] just what I'm [D] talking about.
[Dm]
I [A] waited five long [C] years for one woman, [G] [D] then she had the nerve to put me out.
[F#] [F] [D] [C] [D]
[B] [N]
Key:
D
A
Dm
G
C
D
A
Dm
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] If you ever been [Dm]
mistreated, _ [G] _ _ well you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about. _ _ _
I've _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ been _ [G] mistreated, _ _ _ [A] you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I [A] waited five long [Am] years for one woman, _ _ _ [C] then she had the nerve [D] to put me out. _ _
[A] I _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] got a job in a steel [Dm] mill, _ _ _ trucking steel like a slave.
[G] _ [D] _ Five long years every Friday I went straight [Dm] home doing all my _ things.
[D] If you ever been mistreated, _ _ [C] _ you know just what I'm [D] talking about.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I waited five long [Am] years for one [F] woman, [A] _ _ then she had the nerve to put [D] me out.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ [F#] I [D] finally learned a lesson I should have known a long time ago.
_ _ The next woman I marry she's got to work and pay me to go.
[Dm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] If you ever been [D]
mistreated, _ _ [C] _ you know [A] just what I'm [D] talking about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ I [A] waited five long [C] years for one woman, [G] _ _ _ [D] then she had the nerve to put me out.
[F#] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] If you ever been [Dm]
mistreated, _ [G] _ _ well you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about. _ _ _
I've _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ been _ [G] mistreated, _ _ _ [A] you know just what [Dm] I'm talking about.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] I [A] waited five long [Am] years for one woman, _ _ _ [C] then she had the nerve [D] to put me out. _ _
[A] I _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] got a job in a steel [Dm] mill, _ _ _ trucking steel like a slave.
[G] _ [D] _ Five long years every Friday I went straight [Dm] home doing all my _ things.
[D] If you ever been mistreated, _ _ [C] _ you know just what I'm [D] talking about.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I waited five long [Am] years for one [F] woman, [A] _ _ then she had the nerve to put [D] me out.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ [F#] I [D] finally learned a lesson I should have known a long time ago.
_ _ The next woman I marry she's got to work and pay me to go.
[Dm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] If you ever been [D]
mistreated, _ _ [C] _ you know [A] just what I'm [D] talking about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ I [A] waited five long [C] years for one woman, [G] _ _ _ [D] then she had the nerve to put me out.
[F#] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [N] _
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