Five Long Years chords by Eric Clapton

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
|A7A7   |D7D7   |
|A7A7   |A7A7   |
|D7D7   |D7D7   |
|A7A7   |A7A7   |
|E7E7   |D7D7   |
|A7A7 D7D7 |A7A7 E7E7 |

Chorus 1:

A7A7               D7D7 A7A7
 Have you ever been mistreated?   You know just what I am talking about

D7D7                 A7A7
 Have you ever been mistreated?   You know just what I am talking about

E7E7               D7D7     A7A7       D7D7      A7A7  E7E7
 I worked five long years for one woman,  she had the nerve to put me out

Verse 1:

A7A7               D7D7
  I got a job in a steel mill,  shucking steel like a slave

A7A7
  Five long years, every Friday I come straight back home with all my pay

Chorus 2:

D7D7                 A7A7
 Have you ever been mistreated?   You know just what I am talking about

E7E7               D7D7     A7A7       D7D7      A7A7  E7E7
 I worked five long years for one woman,  she had the nerve to put me out

Guitar Solo: x2
|A7A7   |D7D7   |
|A7A7   |A7A7   |
|D7D7   |D7D7   |
|A7A7   |A7A7   |
|E7E7   |D7D7   |
|A7A7 D7D7 |A7A7 E7E7 |

Verse 2:

A7A7              D7D7
 I finally learned my lesson,  should have long time ago

A7A7
 The next woman that I marry, she's going to work and bring me the dough

D7D7                 A7A7
 Have you ever been mistreated?   You know just what I am talking about

E7E7               D7D7
 I worked five long years for one woman

Outro:

         D7D7
She had the nerve

         D7D7
She had the nerve

         D7D7
She had the nerve

                A7A7 D7D7 Eb7Eb7 E7E7 Bb7Bb7 A7A7
She had the nerve to put me out