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Five Long Years

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[Intro]
|     A7|     D7|
|     A7|     A7|
|     D7|     D7|
|     A7|     A7|
|     E7|     D7|
|  A7   D7|  A7   E7|
[Chorus 1]
  A7Have you ever been mistreated?   D7    A7You know just what I am talking about
  D7Have you ever been mistreated?     A7You know just what I am talking about
  E7I worked five long years for D7one woman,    A7she had the D7nerve to put A7me outE7  
[Verse 1]
   A7I got a job in a steel mill,   D7shucking steel like a slave
   A7Five long years, every Friday I come straight back home with all my pay
[Chorus 2]
  D7Have you ever been mistreated?     A7You know just what I am talking about
  E7I worked five long years for D7one woman,    A7she had the D7nerve to put A7me outE7  
[Guitar Solo] x2
|     A7|     D7|
|     A7|     A7|
|     D7|     D7|
|     A7|     A7|
|     E7|     D7|
|  A7   D7|  A7   E7|
[Verse 2]
  A7I finally learned my lesson,   D7should have long time ago
  A7The next woman that I marry, she's going to work and bring me the dough
  D7Have you ever been mistreated?     A7You know just what I am talking about
  E7I worked five long years for D7one woman
[Outro]
She had the nerveD7  
She had the nerveD7  
She had the nerveD7  
She had the nerve to put me outA7  D7  Eb7  E7  Bb7  A7  

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Five Long Years

by Eric Clapton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb7

Bb7

[Intro]

A7 D7

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A7 A7

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D7 D7

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A7 A7

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E7 D7

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A7 D7 A7 E7

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[Chorus 1]

A7 D7 A7

Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I am talking about

D7 A7

Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I am talking about

E7 D7 A7 D7 A7 E7

I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out

[Verse 1]

A7 D7

I got a job in a steel mill, shucking steel like a slave

Five long years, every Friday I come straight back home with all my pay

[Chorus 2]

D7 A7

Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I am talking about

E7 D7 A7 D7 A7 E7

I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out

[Guitar Solo] x2

A7 D7

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A7 A7

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D7 D7

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A7 A7

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E7 D7

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A7 D7 A7 E7

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[Verse 2]

A7 D7

I finally learned my lesson, should have long time ago

The next woman that I marry, she's going to work and bring me the dough

D7 A7

Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I am talking about

E7 D7

I worked five long years for one woman

[Outro]

She had the nerve

A7 D7 Eb7 E7 Bb7 A7

She had the nerve to put me out

About Five Long Years Chords by Eric Clapton

Learn how to play Five Long Years by Eric Clapton with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Five Long Years chords”, “Five Long Years guitar chords”, or “Eric Clapton Five Long Years chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Five Long Years chords and for experienced players who want accurate Five Long Years lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A7, D7, E7, Eb7, Bb7.

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What key is "Five Long Years" in?

The chords for "Five Long Years" show the original chord names (including A7, D7, E7, Eb7, Bb7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.