Five Long Years Chords by Buddy Guy

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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] Have you ever _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ been mistreated? _
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have you ever been mistreated? _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] You got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ Yes, have you ever been mistreated? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Then you got to, _ _ [C] you got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ Lord, I worked _ five long years for one woman.
[F] _ _ _ _ And she had to _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
kick _ _ _ _ _ _ me out.
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] I _ _ got a job at a steel mill.
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_ [F] _ _ _ I'm chucking steel just like a slave.
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[Am] Five long years at the fire [E] of y'all.
I went straight home, yeah, [Am] I went straight home.
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_ _ _ got _ _ to, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you _ _ _ [C] _ _
got to know just what I'm talking about.
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[Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ Lord, I worked _ five long years for one [C] woman.
_ [F] _ _ _ And she had to _ _ _ _ [C] _ kick _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ me _ out.
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_ _ Lord, but I finally learned a lesson.
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[Cm] _ _ [A] I should have known a long time [Cm] ago.
_ _ _ [C] The next woman I [Am] marry, she's got to have two [Cm] jobs and she's got to go out and [C] work long and bring some dough.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Lord, said I've been mistreated. _ _ _
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You got to, you _ _ [C] _ got to know just what I'm talking [Gb] about.
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_ [F] _ _ _ [G] Lord, I worked _ five long years for one [D] woman.
_ [F] _ _ _ And she had to _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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me out.
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Have you ever been mistreated? _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] You got to know just what I'm talking about. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [G] Lord, I worked _ five long years for one woman.
_ [F] _ _ _ And she had to _ _ _ _ [C] _ kick _
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me out.
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I worked five long years for one woman.
Lord, I worked five long years for one woman.
I got a job at a steel [Bb] mill.
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_ _ [A] I'm chucking steel just like a _
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_ _ [C] _ Five long years every [Bb] Friday, [C] yes, y'all, I went straight [Am] home.
[Bb] I went straight [Am] home with all [Bb] _ _ _
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Yes, I've been mistreated. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And you got _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
to know just what I'm talking about. _
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Lord, I worked five long years for one woman.
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ And she had to _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] kick _
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me out. _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Lord!
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Lord, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I learned a lesson _ _ [F] _ I should have known a long time ago.
_ _ [C] _ The next woman I'll marry, she's got to have two jobs.
And she's [Am] going out at work [Abm] and [Eb] bringing _ home [Em] some [F] dough. _ _
I've been mistreated, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And you, you [Cm] know just [C] what I'm talking about.
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_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ I worked five long years for one woman. _
_ [F] _ And she had to kick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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