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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Five Long Years chords
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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]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Eb
12341116
C
3211
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Buddy Guy - Five Long Years chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F, C, Cm, G, C and Eb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 80 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 161 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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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] _ _

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The Damn Right, Ive Got The Blues album includes this song.