How Long Blues

HOW LONG BLUES by Leroy Carr

Arranged by Eric Clapton

Tabbed by Brian Davies

E E7 A A7

(e) |-------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|

(B) |----/12-12---|---12-12-10-8------|------------|-----------------|

(G) |-------------|--------------9~~~-|-7/9~~~~~~~-|-7/9~~~-9/7------|

(D) |-------------|-------------------|------------|------------9----|

(A) |-------------|-------------------|------------|--------------10-|

(E) |-------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E B7 E E

(e) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|

(B) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|

(G) |------------|---7-7-7-------|---9-9/7--9/7-9-7-----|-7~~~~~~-|

(D) |------------|---------9/7---|------------------9-7-|---------|

(A) |--/7-7~~~~~-|---------------|----------------------|---------|

(E) |------------|---------------|----------------------|---------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E E7

How long, baby how long,

A A7

Has that evening train been gone?

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

E E7

Went to the station, didn't see no train.

A A7

Down in my heart, I have an aching pain.

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

E E7

I feel dis gusted, I feel so bad

A A7

Thinking 'bout the good time that I once had had.

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

E E7

I could see the green grass growing on the hill;

A A7

I ain't seen no greenback on a dollar bill.

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

E E7

You're gonna be sorry you feel so blue.

A A7

When you want me, baby, I declare I want, want you.

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

Solo on Verse

E E7

Don't have no money for to ride the train.

A A7

I would ride the rugs, baby, to be with you a gain.

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

E E7

How long, baby how long

A A7

Must I keep my, my watching point?

E B7 E E

How long, how how long, baby how long?

(e) |---12-10-9----9-----|------------------|

(B) |-----------12---8-9-|------------------|

(G) |--------------------|-9----------------|

(D) |--------------------|---9-11-9-12~~~~--|

(A) |--------------------|------------------|

(E) |--------------------|------------------|

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