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[Verse 1]
DHow long, how long babe
How long has it been
How long you gonna keep me wonderiGng
DHow long before you see
Stallin' me was Gwrong, A7how Dlong
[Verse 2]
DHow long, how long
You gonna keep slappin' my hands away
How long you gonna keep my love at bGay
DHow long before you're sure
My long is sGtrong, A7how Dlong
[1st Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3------------------------5brbr3-5br3-------------|
G|-----9brbr9-7--------2--------0-2-0-0h2/4----2----------------4-2-----|
D|---7---------9-7-------0h2h4------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3----------5--------2/3----3h5p3------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2/4------4h6----------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
DHow long, how long
You gonna keep tellin' me you like me fine
How long until I'm gonna make your mGine
DHow long before you wake up
And find your good man Ggone, A7how Dlong
GGone, A7how Dlong
GGone, A7how Dlong
[2nd Solo]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7---7----------7---7----------7---7-8p7--------10------10------10-------|
G|---------9--------------9--------------9-------9-7-------9h11----9h11----9h11--|
D|---7h9----------x-7h9----------x-7h9-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---------------6p5--------------------------------8---------7----------------------|
G|-----11p9-7-9-7--------x-7----9brbr9p7----9br7--------7-----------9--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------9p7----9----5/7---------2/4-5-4p2-2/4---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7----/7----/7h8p7--------(3)----2h3------------5brbr3----5brbr3-------|
G|---7--7----/7----/7-----9-7----(2)----2---2-2/4----2------------------4p2---|
D|---7--7------------------------(4)------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
G|---4/7----(6)----(7)----9br-x-7-7------------------7--------x-7-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------x-7-9p7------9p7--------/5-x-5-3-2-0---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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