How Long How Long chords by Blind Lemon Jefferson

SimplifiedC · F · G · Cm · Eb

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Intro 1

How long, how long,

Verse 1
F 
 (F major) 
C 
F 
G 
F 
 (C major) has that even (F major) in'  (G major)  (F major) train been gone?
C 
G 
 (C major) For how long, ah, how  (G major) long, baby,
C 
G 
C 
G 
how long  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) Standin'

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Verse 2

at the station,

watch my baby leave town

I feel disgusted, no peace can be found

For how long, ah,

how long, baby, how long

Verse 3
C 
I can hear the whistle  (C major) blowing but
I just can't see no train
F 
Way down in  (F major) my heart,
baby, there lie aches of pain
C 
G 
Oh, how  (C major) long,  (G major) ah, how long,
C 
G 
C 
baby,  (C major) how long  (G major)  (C major) 

Verse 4
C 
Sometime I feel disgusted  (C major) and I feel so blue
F 
I hardly know what in  (F major) this world,
baby, a good man can do
C 
G 
 (C major) For how long, ah,  (G major) how long,
C 
G 
C 
 (C major) baby, how long  (G major)  (C major) 

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) If I could holler just like a mountain jack
F 
I'd go  (F major) up on the mountain,
C 
F 
 (C major)  (F major) I'd call my baby back
C 
G 
 (C major) For how long, ah,  (G major) how long,
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
 (C major) baby, how long  (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 

Verse 6
C 
Some day you're gonna be sorry  (C major) 
you ever done me wrong
F 
It'll  (F major) be too late darlin',
your man'll be gone
C 
G 
For how long,  (C major) ah,  (G major) how long, baby,
C 
G 
F 
C 
how long  (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major) 

Verse 7
C 
My mind goes to wondering, I feel  (C major) 
so sad
F 
C 
Thinking about the  (F major) trouble  (C major) 
Cm 
Eb 
C 
 (C minor) a good man  (E flat major) always  (C major) had
G 
Oh, how long, ah, how  (G major) long,
C 
G 
C 
baby, how  (C major) long  (G major)  (C major) 