How Long Can A Man Be Strong chords

Jeff Healey

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  			Intro: 

   D  let ring  H    F#m                 G 


e|-0h2-0---0h2-----|-----------0-------|-----5---7\5------7\5-----0------| 
a|---3---3---3---3-|-2h3 3/5-5\3-2---2-|-----3---5\3---3--5\3---3-3h5-3--| 
g|---2-------2-----|-2h4-4/6-6\4-2---2-|---0---0-----0-2------0-2--------| 
D|---0-------0-----|-4-------------4---|-----5--------------------------2| 
A|-----------------|---------------0---|--------------------------------0| 
E|-----------------|-4-----------------|-3------------------------------0| 


   D      A         1st Verse                F#m7 
                       D 

e|0h2-0---------|  e|--2----2-------0-----|--0-------0---------| 
a|--3---3-2-2h3-|  a|--3----3---------3---|--2-------2---------| 
g|--2-----2-----|  g|--2------------------|--2-------2---------| 
D|--0-----2-----|  D|--0------------------|--------------------| 
A|--------0-----|  A|---------------------|-----------------0--| 
E|--------------|  E|---------------------|--2----2------------| 

                      I've been a restless, for a long, long time 

    G                     D       A     n.c.    D 


e|-----------3---------|--2-0----------------|--2-------2------0-----| 
a|--0--------3---------|--3----2--2----------|--3-------3--------3---| 
g|--0--------0---------|--2-------2----------|--2-------2------------| 
D|--0--------------(0)-|--0-------2--------0-|--0-------0------------| 
A|--2------------------|----------0----0h2---|-----------------------| 
E|--3---3--------------|---------------------|-----------------------| 

  Try'n' to find a home  heart of mine.         Nights are lone-ly 
               for this 


e|--0(0)----0----------|-----------3--------|---------1-----------| 
a|--2-------2---2h3----|-----------3--------|--3------------------| 
g|--2-------2---2h4----|----0------0--------|--3--3---------3-----| 
D|---------------------|--0-----------------|--3------------3-----| 
A|---------------------|--------------------|--1------------1-----| 
E|--2----2-------------|--3--------------(3)|---------------------| 


Em                            Bm7   F#m7  Bm7    Em           F#m7 
But all this searchin', is it ever gonna end ?  Must I keep on losin' 

  G         A                D  (like intro) G       A 
again and again ?  Tell me, how long can a man be strong ? 

 D                G  Bm7 A                G         D 
How long must he car--ry on  without the love of a woman   to 

 Bm7  F#m7 G              D  E F#  G                 D       A B D B A 
call his own ?   Tell me,   how long    can a man be strong ?