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HOW LONG - The Eagles
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Tabbed by: woega
Email: woega@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
This is my interpretation of the ENTIRE song, lyrics, chords,
tabs including the INTRO, all RIFFS, the SOLO and the OUTRO.
I've tried to be as accurate as I can, but I'm open for suggestions :)
I've included the riffs and the lyrics alternating, so the lyrics should not
be linked to the tabs directly underneath.
INTRO:
C F
e|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------|--8------8---------|--6---6--6---6---------------------------|
G|----------5--|--7b9--pb9ld7-5-5--|--5h7-5--5h7-5-7p5-3---------------------|
D|------5-7----|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--3/7--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C F C G C
e|--8-8-8--|--8--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8--|--10-8----8----8-8--8----8-8-8-8---------------------------------|
G|------------------pb9ld7-5-5--7b9ld7-5---5---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------7-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 Glenn Frey
C F
Like a bluebird with its heart removed, lonely as a train
C F C G F
I've run just as far as I can run
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5---5--5-5-5----------------|
D|--5-5-7-5-5--5-5-5---7---5--------|
A|-----------------------7---7\5-3--|
E|----------------------------------|
C F
If I never see the good old days, shinin' in the sun
e|--------------------|
B|-------10--------8--|
G|--------------------|
D|--8/10-------10-----|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
C G C
I'll be doin' fine and then some
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--8---8\6--5-----------------------|
G|--7h9-9\7--5------5----------------|
D|--------------5-7-5----------------|
A|--------------------7\5-3-5-3------|
E|------------------------------5-3--|
CHORUS:
Am G F C
How long, how long
e|--8----|
B|--8----|
G|--7b9--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
C G
Woman will you weep
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9\7-5\4--------|
D|----------7-5----|
A|--------------7--|
E|-----------------|
Am G F C G C
How long how long, rock yourself to sleep
e|--8------8------8-----------------|
B|--8------8------8-----------------|
G|--7b9ld7-7b9--pb9ld7-5------------|
D|-----------------------7-5--------|
A|---------------------------7b5-3--|
E|----------------------------------|
Verse 2 Don Henley
C F
I've been doin' time in a lonesome prison, where the sun don't shine
e|--------------------|
B|--11-----11---------|
G|--10b12ld10-8h9-----|
D|----------------10--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
C G
Just outside the freedom river runs
e|--10----10-----10-10------------|
B|--10b12-12ld10-8--8-------------|
G|---------------------9\7-5------|
D|---------------------------7-5--|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
C F
Out there in that shiny night, with bloodhounds on your mind
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------3-5-3-5b6ld5-3--|
E|--3h5-----------------|
C G C
Don't you know it's the same sad situation
e|--8---8-----8---8-------------|
B|--8---8-----8---8-------------|
G|--7b9-7b9---7b9ld7-5-7-5------|
D|-------------------------7-5--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
CHORUS
Am G F C
How long how long
e|--8----|
B|--8----|
G|--7b9--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/how_long_tab_ver_4.html ]
C G
Woman will you weep
e|-----------------------|
B|------8---8---8--------|
G|------7---7h9-7--------|
D|--7h9---9-------9-7\5--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Am G F C G C
How long how long, rock yourself to sleep
SOLO:
C
e|-------------------|------8--------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------5-7-5--|--7/9-8h9---9\7-5-7-5---5--|
D|--7p5---5-7--------|----------------------7----|
A|------7------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------------|
F C F C
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------10b12-8--|
B|--10-10-8-8--6-x-4-x--3-x--------------|-------------------8-10-8----------|
G|--10-10-8-8--7-x-5-x--3-x-1-2----------|----------5--5-7/9-----------------|
D|------------------------------3-1-0----|------5-7--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------3--|--3/7------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G C
e|--10----10---10---10---10-------10-----------------------------------------|
B|--10b12-pb12-pb12-pb12-pb12ld10--8---12------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------pb12ld10--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------12-10\9----9/10----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------10---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C C7 F
Everybody feels allright you know I heard some poor fool say (somebody oooh)
C G
Everyone is out there on the loose
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------7--------|
D|------------------5-7/9---9\7-5--|
A|--5-----------5-7----------------|
E|----7\5-3-5/7--------------------|
C F
Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, no one knew my name
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--10-10-10--7\5--|
D|--10-10-10--7\5--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
C G C
What you get is not quite what you choose
e|-----------------------------|
B|--8---8---8------------------|
G|--7h9-7h9-7h9-7\5------------|
D|------------------7h5--------|
A|----------------------7h5-3--|
E|-----------------------------|
CHORUS
Am G F C
(Tell me) How long how long
e|--8----|
B|--8----|
G|--7b9--|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
C G
Woman will you weep
e|--10------------------|
B|----pb12ld10-8--------|
G|---------------9\7-5--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Am G F C G C
How long how long, rock yourself to sleep
e|-----------------|
B|--5-----5--------|
G|--5-----5--------|
D|----7-5----------|
A|----------7\5-3--|
E|-----------------|
Am G F C
How long how long (stretched)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--5/7\5---5--------|
A|--------7---7\5-3--|
E|-------------------|
Am D G
Muddy River run so deep
e|------3------5------7----5---3---|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--2/4----4/5----5/7---/5---4-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Am G F C
How long how long (stretched)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--9\7-5------|
D|--------7-5--|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
C G
Goodbye baby rock yourself to sleep
C G
Sleep tight baby rock yourself to sleep
C G F
B-b-b bye bye baby rock yourself to sleep
e|-------------------------------------------------------3--|
B|------1-----1-------1-----1---------1---------------------|
G|--------0-----0-------0-----0---------3p2-0---0--------3--|
D|--2h3-----3-----2h3-----3-------------------3---1-2----2--|
A|--------------------------------2h3-----------------3--3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| pb pre bend
| ld let down
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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