Eric Clapton

Five Long Years

by Eric Clapton
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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 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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Last Updated: February 7, 2026