Chords for Buddy Guy - Five Long Years
Tempo:
125.05 bpm
Chords used:
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A
F#
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I feel the presence of the late Muddy Waters, the Howlin' Wolfs and people like that and
the T-Bone Walkers and I just have to let it all hang out because a lot of times I will
long as I'm alive I'm going to try and like the devil
[G] Muddy's and the people that I love so well, music alive.
[A#] [D]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [A]
the T-Bone Walkers and I just have to let it all hang out because a lot of times I will
long as I'm alive I'm going to try and like the devil
[G] Muddy's and the people that I love so well, music alive.
[A#] [D]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [A]
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A
_ _ _ _ I feel the presence of the late Muddy Waters, the Howlin' Wolfs and people like that and
the T-Bone Walkers and I just have to let it all hang out because a lot of times I will
even tell my audience that _ [F] as long as I'm alive I'm going to try and like the devil
to keep [G] Muddy's and the people that I love so well, music alive.
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ You ought to know just what I'm talking about.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] I had [D] a _
[G] _ _ [B] _ long ass time. _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ I too.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] You need to know just what I'm talking about.
I [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
worked my [G] long years for one [F#m] woman.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ And she had the _ nerve _ _ [D] to _ _ kick me out.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] She got _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
a job at a steel mill. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] [G] She took the [Bm] steel just like a slave.
[A#] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Five long years every [D] Friday I went straight [Gm] home. _ _
[D#] _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[D] She got a job [F#] _ [E] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A] at [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
a _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ steel _ mill.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I'll be your [Bm] _ jealous [C#] _ [Bm] Sweet _ [Dm] sixteen _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the T-Bone Walkers and I just have to let it all hang out because a lot of times I will
even tell my audience that _ [F] as long as I'm alive I'm going to try and like the devil
to keep [G] Muddy's and the people that I love so well, music alive.
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ You ought to know just what I'm talking about.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] I had [D] a _
[G] _ _ [B] _ long ass time. _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ I too.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] You need to know just what I'm talking about.
I [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
worked my [G] long years for one [F#m] woman.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ And she had the _ nerve _ _ [D] to _ _ kick me out.
[Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] She got _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
a job at a steel mill. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] [G] She took the [Bm] steel just like a slave.
[A#] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Five long years every [D] Friday I went straight [Gm] home. _ _
[D#] _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[D] She got a job [F#] _ [E] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A] at [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
a _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ steel _ mill.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I'll be your [Bm] _ jealous [C#] _ [Bm] Sweet _ [Dm] sixteen _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _