Chords for Eric Clapton "Five Long Years"

Tempo:
67.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Am

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton "Five Long Years" chords
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years apparently with the Ardbergs all those years ago and I suppose it's been a part of my life
for a long time and I'm a big fan of Eddie Boyd's because we do third degree as well
and he's written some great songs but what brought that back for me was doing Five Long Years with
with Buddy at the Albert Hall one night he came on and just started that song in the most killer
way and it brought it back to life for me and I thought I really want to do [A] that.
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[D]
[A] [Am] [A]
[D] [E] [C] [D]
[Am] [A] [E]
[A] [Em] Have you ever [F#] been [D] mistreated?
[Am] [A] [E] You [Em] know [A] just what I'm talking [D] about.
[A]
[D] [Am] Have you ever [B] been [D] mistreated?
[Am] You know just [Em] what I'm talking [F#] about.
[E] I want five long [D] years for one [Am] woman.
[D]
[A] [D] I know [A] you put [E] me out.
[Am] Driving [A] [D] a steel mill, shucking steel just like a slave.
[A] Five long [F#] years every Friday I come.
[D] Hey, have you ever been mistreated?
[A] [E] You [A] know just what I'm talking about.
[D]
[E] Five long years for [D] one woman.
[A]
[D] She had enough [A] to put [Em] me out.
[E] [A]
[A] [D] [G] [Am]
[Em] [F#m] [Am]
[D] [Bm] [D] [Dm] [A]
[E] [Am] [D] [E]
[C] [G] [Am]
[D] [A] [Em] [A]
[D] [A]
[Am] [D] She had [Bm] enough to put me [Am] [D] [Am]
out.
My [E]
[Am]
[D] [A] [Em] [A]
[D] lesson should a long [D] time ago.
[A]
Next woman that I marry she gonna work [C] and bring me to [F#m] go.
[D]
Have you ever been mistreated?
[G] [A]
[E] You [Am] know just [A] what I'm talking about.
[D] [E]
I want five long [D#] years for one [D] woman.
She had enough.
She had enough.
She had enough.
[G] She had enough to put me [A] out.
[Am] [A#]
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
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To start learning Eric Clapton - (live) Blues With Russell chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Am, A, D, A, Am, A, Em, A, E and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 33 BPM before aiming for the song's 67 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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years apparently with the Ardbergs all those years ago and I suppose it's been a part of my life
for a long time and I'm a big fan of Eddie Boyd's because we do third degree as well
and he's written some great songs but what brought that back for me was doing Five Long Years with
with Buddy at the Albert Hall one night he came on and just started that song in the most killer
way and it brought it back to life for me and I thought I really want to do [A] that.
_ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [Em] Have you ever [F#] been [D] mistreated? _
_ [Am] _ [A] [E] You [Em] know [A] just what I'm talking [D] about.
[A] _
[D] _ _ [Am] Have you ever [B] been [D] mistreated? _ _
[Am] _ _ You know just [Em] what I'm talking [F#] about.
[E] I want five long [D] years for one [Am] woman.
[D] _
[A] _ _ [D] I know [A] you put [E] me out.
[Am] Driving [A] _ _ [D] a steel mill, shucking steel just like a slave.
[A] Five long [F#] years every Friday I come.
_ [D] Hey, _ _ have you ever been mistreated? _
[A] _ [E] You [A] know just what I'm talking about.
_ [D] _
[E] _ _ Five long years for [D] one woman.
[A] _ _
[D] She had enough [A] to put [Em] me out.
[E] _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] She had [Bm] enough to put me [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
out.
My _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] lesson should a long [D] time ago.
[A] _
Next woman that I marry she gonna work [C] and bring me to [F#m] go.
[D] _
Have you ever been mistreated?
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ [E] You [Am] know just [A] what I'm talking about.
[D] _ [E]
I want five long [D#] years for one [D] woman.
She had enough.
She had enough.
She had enough.
[G] She had enough to put me [A] out.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

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