| f | How Long - Eagles | f | How Long - Eagles |
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| [Intro] | | [Intro] |
| [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] | | [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] |
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| [Verse 1] | | [Verse 1] |
| [C] Like a blue bird with his heart removed, [F] lonely as a train | | [C] Like a blue bird with his heart removed, [F] lonely as a train |
| [C] I've run [F] just as [C] far as I [G] can run [C] | | [C] I've run [F] just as [C] far as I [G] can run [C] |
| [C] If I never see the good old days [F] shinin' in the sun | | [C] If I never see the good old days [F] shinin' in the sun |
| [C] I'll be doin' [G] fine and then some [C] | | [C] I'll be doin' [G] fine and then some [C] |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long | | |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long |
| |Woman will you [G] weep | | |Woman will you [G] weep |
| |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long | | |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long |
| |[G] Rock yourself to sleep [C] | | |[G] Rock yourself to sleep [C] |
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| [Verse 2] | | [Verse 2] |
| [C] Well I been doin' time in lonesome prison, [F] where the sun don't shine | | [C] Well I been doin' time in lonesome prison, [F] where the sun don't shine |
| [C] Just outside, the freedom river runs [G] | | [C] Just outside, the freedom river runs [G] |
| [C] Out there in that shiny night, [F] with blood hounds on your mind | | [C] Out there in that shiny night, [F] with blood hounds on your mind |
| [C] Don't you know it's the [G] same sad situa[C]tion? | | [C] Don't you know it's the [G] same sad situa[C]tion? |
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| [Chorus] | | [Chorus] |
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| [Instrumental] | | [Instrumental] |
| [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] | | [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] |
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| [Verse 3] | | [Verse 3] |
| [C] Everybody feels alright you know, I [F] heard some poor fool say {blue}(Somebody Ooooo){/blue} | | [C] Everybody feels alright you know, I [F] heard some poor fool say {blue}(Somebody Ooooo){/blue} |
| [C] Everyone is out there on the loose [G] | | [C] Everyone is out there on the loose [G] |
| [C] Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, [F] no one knew my name | | [C] Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, [F] no one knew my name |
| [C] But what you get is [G] not quite what you [C] choose | | [C] But what you get is [G] not quite what you [C] choose |
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| |[Chorus] | | |[Chorus] |
| |Tell me, [Am] how [G] long, [F] how [C] long | | |Tell me, [Am] how [G] long, [F] how [C] long |
| |Woman will you [G] weep | | |Woman will you [G] weep |
| |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long | | |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long |
| |[G] Rock yourself to sleep [C] | | |[G] Rock yourself to sleep [C] |
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| [Outro] | | [Outro] |
| n | [Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long {blue}(long and drawn out){/blue} | n | [Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long [{blue}stretch this line out twice as long{/blue}] |
| [Am] Muddy [D] River runs so [G] deep | | [Am] Muddy [D] River runs so [G] deep |
| t | [Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long {blue}(long and drawn out){/blue} | t | [Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long [{blue}stretch this line out twice as long{/blue}] |
| [C] Good night baby, [G] rock yourself to sleep, | | [C] Good night baby, [G] rock yourself to sleep, |
| [C] Sleep tight baby, [G] rock yourself to sleep, | | [C] Sleep tight baby, [G] rock yourself to sleep, |
| [C] B-B-B Bye bye baby, [G] Rock yourself to [F] sleep [C] | | [C] B-B-B Bye bye baby, [G] Rock yourself to [F] sleep [C] |