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Intro:
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----0---------0-1-2--------5-------5----------|
g-----2---2-----0---2-2--4_6-------6----2_0-----|
D--------------------------------------------2--|
A-1-2---2-----------------------0---------------|
E-----------2-2---------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------4--------|
b-------0------------4-----4-------3_5----5-----|
g----------1---------2--2----2------------------|
D----2------------------4-----------------------|
A-2-----------0-1-2-----------------------------|
E-0-----------------------------0---------------|
E7How long, hE9ow long A7has the evening tAm7rain been gone?
    E7  B7Baby won't you tell me, how lE7ong?B7  
E7I'm riding a railroadE9,
    A7I've headed out of Am7town
    E7  B7The way things is it don't look like E7I
B7I oughta hang aroundE7  
How long...
E7I'm riding a railroadE9,
   A7I got the blues all arAm7ound my head
    E7  B7The way I wake up this morning
   E7   B7I shouldn't get out of beE7d
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How Long

by Tim Hardin

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Am7

Intro:

e-----------------------------------------------|

b-----0---------0-1-2--------5-------5----------|

g-----2---2-----0---2-2--4_6-------6----2_0-----|

D--------------------------------------------2--|

A-1-2---2-----------------------0---------------|

E-----------2-2---------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------4--------|

b-------0------------4-----4-------3_5----5-----|

g----------1---------2--2----2------------------|

D----2------------------4-----------------------|

A-2-----------0-1-2-----------------------------|

E-0-----------------------------0---------------|

E7 E9 A7 Am7

How long, how long has the evening train been gone?

E7 B7 E7 B7

Baby won't you tell me, how long?

E7 E9

I'm riding a railroad,

A7 Am7

I've headed out of town

E7 B7 E7

The way things is it don't look like I

B7 E7

I oughta hang around

How long...

E7 E9

I'm riding a railroad,

A7 Am7

I got the blues all around my head

E7 B7

The way I wake up this morning

E7 B7 E7

I shouldn't get out of bed

How long ...

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