Chords for Sam Chatmon: How Long (1978)

Tempo:
78.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sam Chatmon: How Long (1978) chords
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[E] [A] [B] [F#m] This show is a how long [B] blues.
[A]
[Em] [E] [G] [E]
How long, [Em] how [E]
long, oh [A] that evening train been gone.
[C#m] [C#] Woman [E] tell me how long, [A#] [B] oh how long, baby [E] how long.
[G] [E]
I stayed at the station
[G] watching [E] my woman leave town.
[A] Oh,
I felt so disgusted didn't know what she was [Em] bound.
But [E] how long, [B] oh how long, baby [E] how long.
[Em] [E]
I wish I could holler
[G] loud [E] as a mountain jack.
I'd [A] go up on the mountain and call my woman back.
[E] But how long, [A] [B] oh how long,
baby [E] how long.
[Em] [E]
Sunday gonna be sorry
[Em] you done me [E]
wrong.
[C] It'll be too [A] late woman.
I will be [E] gone.
Not so long.
Oh [B] so [F#m] long,
baby so [E] long.
[G] [E]
How long,
[Em] how [E] long, [A] oh
I gotta keep my watch and [E] pawns.
Baby how long, [B] oh how long, baby [E] how long.
[C#m] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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[E] _ [A] _ [B] [F#m] This show is a how long [B] blues.
[A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ How long, [Em] how [E]
long, oh [A] that evening train been gone.
[C#m] [C#] Woman [E] tell me how long, _ [A#] [B] oh how long, baby [E] how long.
_ [G] _ [E] _
_ I stayed at the station
[G] watching [E] my woman leave town.
_ [A] Oh,
I felt so disgusted didn't know what she was [Em] bound.
But [E] how long, _ [B] oh how long, baby [E] how long.
_ [Em] _ [E] _
_ I wish I could holler
[G] loud [E] as a mountain jack.
I'd [A] go up on the mountain and call my woman back.
[E] But how long, _ [A] [B] oh how long,
baby [E] how long.
_ [Em] _ [E] _
_ Sunday gonna be sorry
[Em] you done me [E]
wrong.
[C] It'll be too [A] late woman.
I will be [E] gone.
Not so long.
Oh [B] so [F#m] long,
baby so [E] long.
_ [G] _ [E] _ _
How long,
[Em] how [E] long, [A] oh
I gotta keep my watch and _ [E] pawns.
Baby how long, _ [B] oh how long, baby [E] how long.
[C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _

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