Five Long Years Chords by Buddy Guy
Tempo:
161.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Cm
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [F] [C] You, you, [E]
[Cm]
you,
[C]
[Am]
[Eb] [Cm]
[F] you, you, you, you.
You, you, you,
[C]
[G]
[A]
[C] you, you, you, you.
[F] [G]
[Dm] [C] You, you, you, you, you, you, you.
[E] Lord, if you ever been mistreated,
[Bb] [C] [A]
[C] you got to know just what I'm talking about.
[Cm]
[F]
Yes!
Have you ever been mistreated?
[Eb] Then you got to.
[C] You got to know just what I'm talking about.
[A] [C]
[F] [C] [G] Lord, I worked five long years for one woman [F] [Cm]
and [F] she had to [C]
kick me out.
[F] [G]
[C] I got a job at a steel mill.
[Cm]
[F] I'm chucking steel just like a slave.
[C]
[Am] Five long years at the fire [C] to y'all.
I went straight home.
Yeah, I was [Am] playing on the floor.
[E] [Am] Oh, [Eb] [E] [F] you see that?
If you got to, you [Bb] [C]
have to know just what I'm talking about.
[F] [C]
[Am]
[F] [G]
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Cm] woman [F]
and she had to kick [C]
[Eb] [C]
me out.
[F] [Bm] [G]
[C]
Lord, but I finally learned a [Am] lesson.
[C] [A]
I should have known a long time [Cm]
ago.
[C] The next woman I [Am] marry, she's got to have two [Eb] daughters.
She's got to go out and [C] work long and bring some dough.
[F]
Lord, said I better be treated.
You have to know [C]
just what I'm talking about.
[Gb] [Cm] [F] [C]
[F] [G] Lord, I worked five long years for one woman [D] [F] and she had to
[C]
[Eb] kick
[C] me out.
[F] [G]
[Bb] [C]
Have you ever been treated?
[F]
You
[C] have to know just what I'm talking about.
[D]
[C] I've [F]
[Bb] [D] been treated.
You [F]
[C]
got to know just what I'm talking about.
[Cm]
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] [G]
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Gm] woman [F]
and she had to
[C] kick [F]
[B] me [C] out.
[Bb] [G]
I [C]
[Cm] got a job at a steel mill.
[F]
I'm chucking steel just like a
[C] slave.
Five long years every Friday.
Yes, y'all, I went straight [Am] home.
I went straight home.
[Cm] [Am] I'm [Ebm] paid.
[F]
Yes, I've been treated.
You
[C]
have to know just what I'm talking about.
[G]
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Bb] woman [Cm]
and [F] she had to
[Cm] [C] kick
[Cm]
me out.
[F]
[G] Lord!
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Eb] [C]
[Ebm] [Am] [C]
[Cm]
[Ab] [F]
[A]
[Ab] [F]
[C]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] [G]
[F]
[C]
[Ebm] [Dm] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F]
[A]
[C]
[Cm]
[Am] Lord!
[Cm]
Lord!
[F]
Lord!
[C] [Eb]
[C]
[G]
[Cm]
[B] [F]
[A] [C]
I [Eb] [F]
[Ebm] [C]
[G]
[C]
learned a lesson [Eb] [F]
[Cm] I should have known long [Dm] time ago.
[F] [C]
The next woman I marry, she's got to have two jobs.
And she's [Am] going out and working [Abm] and [Eb] bringing home [Em] some [F] dough.
I've been mistreated.
hey you!
you [Cm] know just what i'm [C] talking about
[Dm]
[C]
[Gm]
[F] [G]
i worked five long years for one woman [F]
and she had to [Eb] to put me out
[F]
[Fm]
[Gm]
[C] [B]
[N]
[Cm]
you,
[C]
[Am]
[Eb] [Cm]
[F] you, you, you, you.
You, you, you,
[C]
[G]
[A]
[C] you, you, you, you.
[F] [G]
[Dm] [C] You, you, you, you, you, you, you.
[E] Lord, if you ever been mistreated,
[Bb] [C] [A]
[C] you got to know just what I'm talking about.
[Cm]
[F]
Yes!
Have you ever been mistreated?
[Eb] Then you got to.
[C] You got to know just what I'm talking about.
[A] [C]
[F] [C] [G] Lord, I worked five long years for one woman [F] [Cm]
and [F] she had to [C]
kick me out.
[F] [G]
[C] I got a job at a steel mill.
[Cm]
[F] I'm chucking steel just like a slave.
[C]
[Am] Five long years at the fire [C] to y'all.
I went straight home.
Yeah, I was [Am] playing on the floor.
[E] [Am] Oh, [Eb] [E] [F] you see that?
If you got to, you [Bb] [C]
have to know just what I'm talking about.
[F] [C]
[Am]
[F] [G]
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Cm] woman [F]
and she had to kick [C]
[Eb] [C]
me out.
[F] [Bm] [G]
[C]
Lord, but I finally learned a [Am] lesson.
[C] [A]
I should have known a long time [Cm]
ago.
[C] The next woman I [Am] marry, she's got to have two [Eb] daughters.
She's got to go out and [C] work long and bring some dough.
[F]
Lord, said I better be treated.
You have to know [C]
just what I'm talking about.
[Gb] [Cm] [F] [C]
[F] [G] Lord, I worked five long years for one woman [D] [F] and she had to
[C]
[Eb] kick
[C] me out.
[F] [G]
[Bb] [C]
Have you ever been treated?
[F]
You
[C] have to know just what I'm talking about.
[D]
[C] I've [F]
[Bb] [D] been treated.
You [F]
[C]
got to know just what I'm talking about.
[Cm]
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] [G]
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Gm] woman [F]
and she had to
[C] kick [F]
[B] me [C] out.
[Bb] [G]
I [C]
[Cm] got a job at a steel mill.
[F]
I'm chucking steel just like a
[C] slave.
Five long years every Friday.
Yes, y'all, I went straight [Am] home.
I went straight home.
[Cm] [Am] I'm [Ebm] paid.
[F]
Yes, I've been treated.
You
[C]
have to know just what I'm talking about.
[G]
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Bb] woman [Cm]
and [F] she had to
[Cm] [C] kick
[Cm]
me out.
[F]
[G] Lord!
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Eb] [C]
[Ebm] [Am] [C]
[Cm]
[Ab] [F]
[A]
[Ab] [F]
[C]
[Eb] [C]
[Bb] [G]
[F]
[C]
[Ebm] [Dm] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F]
[A]
[C]
[Cm]
[Am] Lord!
[Cm]
Lord!
[F]
Lord!
[C] [Eb]
[C]
[G]
[Cm]
[B] [F]
[A] [C]
I [Eb] [F]
[Ebm] [C]
[G]
[C]
learned a lesson [Eb] [F]
[Cm] I should have known long [Dm] time ago.
[F] [C]
The next woman I marry, she's got to have two jobs.
And she's [Am] going out and working [Abm] and [Eb] bringing home [Em] some [F] dough.
I've been mistreated.
hey you!
you [Cm] know just what i'm [C] talking about
[Dm]
[C]
[Gm]
[F] [G]
i worked five long years for one woman [F]
and she had to [Eb] to put me out
[F]
[Fm]
[Gm]
[C] [B]
[N]
Key:
C
F
Cm
G
Eb
C
F
Cm
[G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ You, you, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ you, _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ you, you, you, you.
You, you, you, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] you, you, _ _ _ _ you, you.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] You, you, you, you, you, you, you. _
[E] Lord, if you ever been mistreated, _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] you got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Yes!
Have you ever been mistreated? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Then you got to.
_ _ [C] _ You got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _ Lord, I worked _ five long years for one woman [F] _ [Cm] _
and _ [F] she had to _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ kick _ _ _ _ me out.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I _ _ _ got a job at a steel mill.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] I'm chucking steel just like a slave.
_ [C] _ _ _
[Am] Five long years at the fire [C] to y'all.
I went straight home.
Yeah, I was [Am] playing on the floor.
[E] _ _ _ [Am] Oh, [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] you _ _ _ _ see that? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If you got to, you _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
have to know just what I'm talking about.
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
Lord, I worked _ five long years for one [Cm] woman [F] _
_ and _ she had to kick _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ me _ out.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Lord, but I finally learned a [Am] lesson.
[C] _ [A] _
I should have known a long time [Cm]
ago.
_ _ _ [C] The next woman I [Am] marry, she's got to have two [Eb] daughters.
She's got to go out and [C] work long and bring some dough.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Lord, said I better be treated.
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ have to _ know _ [C] _ _
_ just what I'm talking about.
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] Lord, I worked _ five long years for one woman [D] _ [F] and _ _ she had to _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Eb] kick _ _ _
[C] _ _ me out. _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Have you ever been treated? _
_ _ _ _ [F] _
You _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] have to know just what I'm talking about. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] I've _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] been treated.
_ You [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _
got to know just what I'm talking about.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _
Lord, I worked _ five long years for one [Gm] woman _ [F] _
and _ she had to _
_ _ [C] _ _ kick _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [B] me [C] out.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
I _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] got a job at a steel mill.
_ _ _ [F] _
I'm chucking steel just like a _ _
[C] slave. _ _ _
Five long years every Friday.
Yes, y'all, I went straight [Am] home.
I went straight home.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Am] I'm _ _ [Ebm] paid.
[F] _ _
Yes, I've been treated. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
have to know just what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Bb] woman [Cm] _ _
and [F] she had to _
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] kick _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ me out.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Lord!
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Lord!
[Cm]
Lord!
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Lord! _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ learned a lesson [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] I should have known long [Dm] time ago.
_ [F] _ _ [C]
The next woman I marry, she's got to have two jobs.
And she's [Am] going out and working [Abm] and [Eb] bringing _ home [Em] some [F] dough.
_ I've been mistreated. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ hey you!
you [Cm] know just what i'm [C] talking about
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
i worked five long years for one woman _ _ [F] _
and she had to _ [Eb] _ to _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ put me out _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ you, _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ you, you, you, you.
You, you, you, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] you, you, _ _ _ _ you, you.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] You, you, you, you, you, you, you. _
[E] Lord, if you ever been mistreated, _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] you got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Yes!
Have you ever been mistreated? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Then you got to.
_ _ [C] _ You got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ [G] _ Lord, I worked _ five long years for one woman [F] _ [Cm] _
and _ [F] she had to _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ kick _ _ _ _ me out.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I _ _ _ got a job at a steel mill.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] I'm chucking steel just like a slave.
_ [C] _ _ _
[Am] Five long years at the fire [C] to y'all.
I went straight home.
Yeah, I was [Am] playing on the floor.
[E] _ _ _ [Am] Oh, [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] you _ _ _ _ see that? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ If you got to, you _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
have to know just what I'm talking about.
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
Lord, I worked _ five long years for one [Cm] woman [F] _
_ and _ she had to kick _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ me _ out.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Lord, but I finally learned a [Am] lesson.
[C] _ [A] _
I should have known a long time [Cm]
ago.
_ _ _ [C] The next woman I [Am] marry, she's got to have two [Eb] daughters.
She's got to go out and [C] work long and bring some dough.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
Lord, said I better be treated.
_ _ _ You _ _ _ _ _ have to _ know _ [C] _ _
_ just what I'm talking about.
[Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] Lord, I worked _ five long years for one woman [D] _ [F] and _ _ she had to _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Eb] kick _ _ _
[C] _ _ me out. _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Have you ever been treated? _
_ _ _ _ [F] _
You _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] have to know just what I'm talking about. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] I've _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] been treated.
_ You [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _
got to know just what I'm talking about.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _
Lord, I worked _ five long years for one [Gm] woman _ [F] _
and _ she had to _
_ _ [C] _ _ kick _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [B] me [C] out.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
I _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] got a job at a steel mill.
_ _ _ [F] _
I'm chucking steel just like a _ _
[C] slave. _ _ _
Five long years every Friday.
Yes, y'all, I went straight [Am] home.
I went straight home.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Am] I'm _ _ [Ebm] paid.
[F] _ _
Yes, I've been treated. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
have to know just what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Lord, I worked five long years for one [Bb] woman [Cm] _ _
and [F] she had to _
_ _ [Cm] _ [C] kick _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ me out.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] Lord!
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Lord!
[Cm]
Lord!
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Lord! _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ learned a lesson [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] I should have known long [Dm] time ago.
_ [F] _ _ [C]
The next woman I marry, she's got to have two jobs.
And she's [Am] going out and working [Abm] and [Eb] bringing _ home [Em] some [F] dough.
_ I've been mistreated. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ hey you!
you [Cm] know just what i'm [C] talking about
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
i worked five long years for one woman _ _ [F] _
and she had to _ [Eb] _ to _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ put me out _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _