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Five Long Years Chords by Eric Clapton

Five Long Years chords by Eric Clapton

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro:
|A7     |D7     |
|A7     |A7     |
|D7     |D7     |
|A7     |A7     |
|E7     |D7     |
|A7  D7 |A7  E7 |

Chorus 1:

A7                              D7 A7
  Have you ever been mistreated?     You know just what I am talking about

D7                                 A7
  Have you ever been mistreated?     You know just what I am talking about
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E7                             D7         A7             D7           A7    E7
  I worked five long years for one woman,    she had the nerve to put me out

Verse 1:

A7                              D7
   I got a job in a steel mill,   shucking steel like a slave

A7
   Five long years, every Friday I come straight back home with all my pay

Chorus 2:

D7                                 A7
  Have you ever been mistreated?     You know just what I am talking about

E7                             D7         A7             D7           A7    E7
  I worked five long years for one woman,    she had the nerve to put me out

Guitar Solo: x2
|A7     |D7     |
|A7     |A7     |
|D7     |D7     |
|A7     |A7     |
|E7     |D7     |
|A7  D7 |A7  E7 |

Verse 2:

A7                            D7
  I finally learned my lesson,   should have long time ago

A7
  The next woman that I marry, she's going to work and bring me the dough

D7                                 A7
  Have you ever been mistreated?     You know just what I am talking about

E7                             D7
  I worked five long years for one woman

Outro:

                 D7
She had the nerve

                 D7
She had the nerve

                 D7
She had the nerve

                               A7 D7 Eb7 E7 Bb7 A7
She had the nerve to put me out

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