How Long Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays829

How Long by Eagles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am, C7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			C 
Like a blue bird with his heart removed 
F 
Lonely as a train 
     C     F     C      G     C   
I’ve run just as far as I can run 
C                                F 
If  I ever see the good old days shining in the sun 
C             G             C 
I’ll be doin’ fine and then some 


      Am  G    F   C                     G 
   How long how long woman will you weep 
   Am  G    F   C    G                C 
   How long how long rock yourself to sleep 

C 
I’ve been doin’ time in a lonesome prison 
F 
Where the sun don’t shine 
                               G 
Just outside the freedom river runs 
C 
Out there in that shining night  
F 
With bloodhounds on your mind 
C                     G               C 
Don’t you know it’s a same sad situation 


Chorus 

Solo C F (C-F-C) G 

C              C7 
Everbody feels allright  
F 
You now I’ve heard some poor fool sing 
C                            G 
Everyone is our there on the loose 
C 
Well I wish I’ve been in the land of fools  


F 
No one knew my name 
C                       G               C 
But what you get is not quite what you choose 


Chorus 

Am       G         F       C 
Hoooooow looooong, hooooow looooong  
Am    D             D 
Muddy river runs so deep 
Am       G         F       C 
Hoooooow looooong, hooooow looooong 
C               G                C 
Good night baby rock yourself to sleep 
                   G                C                                                                                       (Sleep) tight baby rock yourself to sleep 
                     G                F       C  C7 
(B-b-b) bye bye baby rock yourself to sleep 



    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante