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Cminor
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[Intro]
Ab/Bb   Bbx4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
[Chorus]
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
[Verse 1]
Ab/BbFriends with their fancy perBbsuasion
Don't adAb/Bbmit that it's part of a Bbscheme
But I Ab/Bbcan't help but have my susBbpicions
'Cause I Ab/Bbain't quite as dumb as I Bbseem
And you Ab/Bbsaid you was never inBbtendin'
To Ab/Bbbreak up our scene in this Bbway
But there Ab/Bbain't any use in preBbtendin'
It could Ab/Bbhappen to us any BbdayBm  
[Chorus]
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
[Chorus]
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
Cm7How long Gm7has this been Fm7goin' onGm7  
How long
How long has this been going on
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All chords in this song (6)
Cm
Barre (Am shape)
3fr✕
X35543

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press3 Fret
Skill · find home

C minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

How Long

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