How Long Has It Been chords by Bill Gaither

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Absus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
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One day  (C major) old Satan came to God
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And  (F major) he asked to test brother Job
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 (C major) He said to God,
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just  (A minor) take down your hedge
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an (D major) d  I will steal his soul.  (G major) 
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So  (C major) God said yes,
but Job confessed,
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I'm going to trust the Lord all the  (F major) way
and in the Bible we're told
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Am 
that he  (C major) came for this  (A minor) gold
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G 
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an (C major) d  he won the  (G major) victory that  (C major) day.
How long, how long, how long,
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how long till I  (F major) reach the end of this  (C major) valley?
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How long, how long, how  (A minor) long,
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how long till I  (D major) sing a triumphant song?  (G major) 
C 
Although  (C major) my tears may
endure for the night

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Verse 2

Joy will come in the morning

Verse 3

So let the wind blow,

the storms come and go

Verse 4

I'll make it no matter how long

Verse 5

Sometimes it seems all

our strength is gone

Verse 6

And hope has vanished all the way

Our plans and dreams get lost it seems

Verse 7

Looks like trouble could be here to stay

Verse 8

Oh, but look who's standing here, my friend

Verse 9

I know he'll help you find your way

Oh, it's

Verse 10

God's only Son

Verse 11
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Bbm 
And  (D flat major) Jesus has  (B flat minor) come
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to  (D flat major) bring you the  (A flat major) victory today
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 (D flat major) How long, how long, how long,
F# 
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how long till I  (F sharp major) reach the end of this  (D flat major) valley?
Bbm 
How long, how long, how  (B flat minor) long,
Eb 
Ab 
how long till I  (E flat major) sing a triumphant song?  (A flat major) 
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Although  (D flat major) my tears may
endure for the night,
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joy  (F sharp major) will come in the  (D flat major) morning.
So let the winds blow,
Bbm 
the storms come and  (B flat minor) go
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Ab 
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I'll  (D flat major) make it no  (A flat major) matter how  (D flat major) long
How long, how long, how long
F# 
Db 
How long till I  (F sharp major) reach the end of this  (D flat major) valley
Bbm 
How long, how long, how  (B flat minor) long
Eb 
Ab 
How long till I  (E flat major) sing a triumphant song  (A flat major) 
Db 
Although  (D flat major) my  tears may
endure for the night,
F# 
Db 
 (F sharp major) Joy will come in the  (D flat major) morning.
So let the winds blow,
Bbm 
the storms come and  (B flat minor) go,
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Ab 
Db 
I'll  (D flat major) make it no  (A flat major) matter how  (D flat major) long.
So let the winds blow,
Bbm 
the storms come and  (B flat minor) go
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Ab 
Db 
F# 
I'll  (D flat major) make it no  (A flat major) matter how  (D flat major) long  (F sharp major) 
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Ab 
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Db 
Ebm 
F# 
Ebm 
Ab 
F# 
 (D flat major)  (A flat major)  (D flat major)  (D flat major)  (E flat minor)  (F sharp major)  (E flat minor)  (A flat major)  (F sharp major) 
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Absus4 
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 (D flat major) How long,  (A flatsus4) how        (D flat major) long, how long,
F# 
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how till I  (F sharp major) reach the end of this  (D flat major) valley?
Ab 
Db 
Bbm 
How  (A flat major)  (D flat major) long, how long, how  (B flat minor) long,
Eb 
Ab 
how long till I  (E flat major) sing a triumphant song?  (A flat major) 
Db 
Although  (D flat major) my tears may be
good for the mind,
F# 
Db 
joy  (F sharp major) will come in the  (D flat major) morning.
So let the winds blow,
Bbm 
the storms come and  (B flat minor) go,
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Ab 
Db 
I'll  (D flat major) make it no  (A flat major) matter how  (D flat major) long.
So let the wind blow,
Bbm 
the storm shall en (B flat minor) dure,
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Ab 
Db 
I'll  (D flat major) make it no  (A flat major) matter how  (D flat major) long.
Thank you. Thank you.