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Transcribed by Loloy D, http://loloyd.net/, http://loloyd.com/, 2016 April
[Intro]
A[VDM7erseA]DM7  
ClAimb on top of all you despise
It's a bDM7etter view from the lies
Two stAeps behind before I've begun
Time stDM7ops to tell me all I could have done
[Refrain]
And I'll sF#may
How lC#ong 'til the wDork will be complAeted
F#mHow many tC#imes will hDistory repeat Ait
F#mHow long C#will it tDM7akeDm  
[Chorus]
How lAong, how lDM7ong
                     F#m           C#     DM7  DM7-pause
I wanna go,  will you show me the way
[Verse]
I'd rAather be wrong than A/C#be deceived
To tDhinking that I ("hD/F#igh") believe
That AI can stand to bA/C#e here on my DownD/F#  
AThere's too many questions that A/C#we won't ask
In hDopes that this D/F#too will pass
But hAow far down do we A/C#have to go before we knDow itD/F#  
[Refrain]
F#mHow lC#ong 'til the wDork will be complAeted
F#mHow many C#times will hDistory repeat Ait
F#mHow long C#will it tDM7akeDm  
[Chorus]
How lAong, how lDM7ong
I wanna F#mgo,  will you C#show me the wDay
How lAong, how lDM7ong
How F#mlong will it C#take, how lDong....
[Instrumental]
F#m  C#   D   A   F#m  C#   D   A
F#mWhoahC#oahoDah..DM7.
[Chorus]
How lAong, how lDM7ong
I wanna gF#mo,  will you sC#how me the wDay
Chorus alternative version
How lAong, how lDM7ong
How F#mlong will it C#ta-...DkeDM7  
[Outro refrain acoustic]
(see chords below)
F#mHow lC#ong 'til the wDM7ork will be complAeted
F#mHow mC#any times will DM7history repeat iAt
F#mHow lC#ong 'til the wDM7ords fall to the pAages
F#mHow many tiC#mes 'til all wDM7e can say you're sAavin'
Outro Chords:
e|C#1---DM7-2|
B|2----2|
G|1----2|
D|x----0|
A|x----x|
B|x----x|

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How Long

by Lifehouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

DM7

F#m

A/C#

D/F#

Transcribed by Loloy D, http://loloyd.net/, http://loloyd.com/, 2016 April

[Intro]

A DM7 A DM7

[Verse]

Climb on top of all you despise

DM7

It's a better view from the lies

Two steps behind before I've begun

DM7

Time stops to tell me all I could have done

[Refrain]

F#m

And I'll say

C# D A

How long 'til the work will be completed

F#m C# D A

How many times will history repeat it

F#m C# DM7 Dm

How long will it take

[Chorus]

A DM7

How long, how long

F#m C# DM7 DM7

-pause

I wanna go, will you show me the way

[Verse]

A A/C#

I'd rather be wrong than be deceived

D D/F#

To thinking that I ("high") believe

A A/C# D D/F#

That I can stand to be here on my own

A A/C#

There's too many questions that we won't ask

D D/F#

In hopes that this too will pass

A A/C# D D/F#

But how far down do we have to go before we know it

[Refrain]

F#m C# D A

How long 'til the work will be completed

F#m C# D A

How many times will history repeat it

F#m C# DM7 Dm

How long will it take

[Chorus]

A DM7

How long, how long

F#m C# D

I wanna go, will you show me the way

A DM7

How long, how long

F#m C# D

How long will it take, how long....

[Instrumental]

F#m C# D A F#m C# D A

F#m C# D DM7

Whoahoahoah...

[Chorus]

A DM7

How long, how long

F#m C# D

I wanna go, will you show me the way

Chorus alternative version

A DM7

How long, how long

F#m C# D DM7

How long will it ta-...ke

[Outro refrain acoustic]

(see chords below)

F#m C# DM7 A

How long 'til the work will be completed

F#m C# DM7 A

How many times will history repeat it

F#m C# DM7 A

How long 'til the words fall to the pages

F#m C# DM7 A

How many times 'til all we can say you're savin'

Outro Chords:

C# DM7

e|1----2|

B|2----2|

G|1----2|

D|x----0|

A|x----x|

B|x----x|

About How Long Chords by Lifehouse

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