Chords for Uncle Earl "How Long" 7/30/05 Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival Hiram, ME
Tempo:
121.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
E
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
This comes from a string band from Georgia that I personally really, really love called the Kofor Brothers.
And we decided while we were recording it to make up verses that were maybe only slightly more appropriate to us than to the Kofor Brothers.
Anyway, so if you're familiar with the original [Gb]
recording
[Gm] [Eb]
[G]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[E] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
I got a man in a bluegrass band, he loves me just the best as can.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
[A] [G]
My old man, he's long and tall, he got something to make a panther squall.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
I
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
got a man, he paid for the mall.
[E] [G] Oh, how long?
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
And he never sold the mall.
Sounds great!
[A] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
[Bb]
And we decided while we were recording it to make up verses that were maybe only slightly more appropriate to us than to the Kofor Brothers.
Anyway, so if you're familiar with the original [Gb]
recording
[Gm] [Eb]
[G]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[E] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
I got a man in a bluegrass band, he loves me just the best as can.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
[A] [G]
My old man, he's long and tall, he got something to make a panther squall.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
I
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
got a man, he paid for the mall.
[E] [G] Oh, how long?
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
And he never sold the mall.
Sounds great!
[A] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
[Bb]
Key:
G
A
D
E
Gb
G
A
D
This comes from a string band from Georgia that I personally really, really love called the Kofor Brothers. _
And we decided while we were recording it to make up verses that were maybe only slightly more appropriate to us than to the Kofor Brothers.
Anyway, so if you're familiar with the original [Gb]
recording_
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ I got a man in a bluegrass band, he loves me just the best as can.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ My old man, he's long and tall, he got something to make a panther squall.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ got a man, he paid for the mall. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] Oh, how long?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ And he never sold the mall.
Sounds great!
[A] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And we decided while we were recording it to make up verses that were maybe only slightly more appropriate to us than to the Kofor Brothers.
Anyway, so if you're familiar with the original [Gb]
recording_
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ I got a man in a bluegrass band, he loves me just the best as can.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ My old man, he's long and tall, he got something to make a panther squall.
[E] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ got a man, he paid for the mall. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] Oh, how long?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ And he never sold the mall.
Sounds great!
[A] How long?
Oh, [G] how long?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _