How Long Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Am][D][G][Gsus4][C][F][F#dim][C][G]

[Verse 1]
I've [C]been [G]down town [C]in the delta
Down in the [F]delta where
I've done been pride
I can [C]stand [Adim]more tro[D]uble than any
wo[G]man my [F#dim]size[C][Am][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]I've [G]tried to teach [C]my baby
I [F]talk to him all night long
I [G]was [C]trying to [Am]teach that [D]man
[G]Right from wro[C]ng[D][G]

[Verse 3]
How [C]long how long how [G]long
How [F]long how long how long
Will [Cm]he ever [Adim]learn
[D]To quit mistreating[G] me[C][D]

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][Gm][C][G][C][D][C]
[F][Cm][F][Ab][C][Am][D][Gsus4][C][F][F#dim][G]

[Verse 4]
[C]He did not love me
[Am]Well I knew [F]that[Dm] from the [F]start
[Cm]I was [F]tryi[C]ng to brea[Am]k that man
[D]int[Adim]o my he[Cm]art[G][F][D][G]
[Dm]I wo[D]uld wake up in the mor[C]ning
I was try[F]ing to teach him
right from wrong
Then I looked [C]for [F]my [Adim]baby
[D]My bab[G]y he'[F]s be gone
[C][Fm]

[Verse 5]
[G]
How long how [C]long [D]how[G] long
[C]How long [G]how [F]long how [Cm]long [F]will it be
Will you [C]ever [Am]learn
[D]To quit mistre[G]ating me[C][F]
[G][C]