How Long

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C F C
G       C                                F
 Like a blue bird with his heart removed lonely as a train
     C   F          C    G       C
I've run just as far as I can run
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If I never see the good old days shinin' in the sun
C                  G             C
 I'll be doin' fine and then some

[Chorus]
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
                   G
Woman will you weep
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
G                     C
Rock yourself to sleep

[Verse 2]
        C
Well, I been doin' time in a lonesome prison,
F
 where the sun don't shine
C                                   G
Just outside, the freedom river runs
C
Out there in that shiny night,
     F
with blood hounds on your mind
C                            G         C
 Don't you know it's the same sad situation?

[Chorus]
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
                   G
Woman will you weep
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
G                     C
Rock yourself to sleep

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
C
 Everybody feels alright you know,
  F                                  C
I heard some poor fool say (somebody)
                                  G
Everyone is out there on the loose
        C
Well, I wish I lived 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
Tell me, How long, how long
                   G
Woman will you weep
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
G                     C
Rock yourself to sleep

[Outro]
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
Am        D               G
  Muddy River runs so deep
Am  G     F   C
How long, how long
                     G
Good night baby, rock yourself to
     C                G
Sleep tight baby, rock yourself to
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Bbbbye bye baby, rock yourself to sleep