How Long Chords

Capo 6th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

D: - 5 7 7 7 5 or - - 0 2 3 2

All riffs are tabbed at the bottom.

Intro

A - E7sus4 - E - RIFF 1

Verse 1

AYou can take it all

E7sus4The gifts you gave

 Even rip the pictures off the Ewall

 They're yours now, cause I know you need Athem

AThe one thing that I wanted

E7sus4Was just to take good care of you

EA job I'm underqualiAfied to do

ABut you keep asking me

E7sus4How long will it be?

EAnd how long, how long has it Abeen?

Chorus

AHow long,E7sus4 how long

EHow long until we meet aAgain?

AHow long,E7sus4 how long,

EHow long until I see you aAgain?

Verse 2

Use RIFF 1 to lead into second verse.

ASo you're selling all your clothes

E7sus4Your records and anything of value that you might Eown

 To help you buy a ticket Aout of here

AThe one thing that I wanted

E7sus4Was just to take good care of Eyou

 A job I'm underqualiAfied to do

ABut you keep asking me

E7sus4How long will it be?

EAnd how long, how long has it Abeen?

Chorus

AHow long,E7sus4 how long

EHow long until we, til we meet aAgain?

AHow long,E7sus4 how long

EHow long until I, til I see you aAgain?

RIFF 2 at 3:11

Verse 3

ATell me what's the matter

And I can't explain

 This Bmwon't go on forever

I'll see you again

 As Dlong as I reC♯mmember the Bmway it all startEed

The way it all

ENDING

AHow long

BmOh, how long

EHow long until we, until we meet aAgain?

Riff 3

or keep playing an A chord)

It won't be long, it won't be long

AHow long

BmOh, how long

EOh, How long until we, until we meet aAgain?

It won't be long, it won't be long

A|-2--0h2--2-2-2---2-2-2--| two choruses, sometimes he'll just play this

Riffs

This is a few of the riffs you hear and I put the time when

you first hear them.

Riff 1

NOTE: RIFF 3 can also be played during the singing of "it won't be long,

it won't be long" from 4:06-4:08 and 4:32-4:35.