How Long Can A Man Be Strong chords by Jeff Healey

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: novice

Tabbed By: Todd

This is just the basic chords for this song.


Intro: D F#m G D A

D
I've been a restless,
F#m
  for a long, long time
G

  Tryin' to find a home
         D        A
for this heart of mine
    D
The nights are lonely,
F#m
  and the days are long
G
  It’s hard to find a reason,
   Bb
to carry on
Em
  But all this searchin',
      Bm
is it ever gonna end?
Em               F#m
  Must I keep on losin',
 G         A
again and again?

         D              G      A
Tell me, how long can a man be strong?
D                G     A
How long must he carry on,
            G         D
without the love of a woman,
   Bm       Em
to call his own?
         D   G          Em     D
Tell me, how long can a man be strong ?

D
It’s on every man’s mind,
F#m
  to find that special girl
G
  Some of them getta lucky
         D            A
But I'm alone in this world
        D
Still I know she’s out there somewhere
       F#m
so I’m gonna keep on tryin’
G
  Someday I’m gonna find her,
            Bb
it’s just a matter of time
Em
  As long as I’ve been waiting,
       Bm
I know she’s been waiting, too
Em                 F#m
  Hold on a little longer baby,
    G            A
I’m on my way to you

         D              G      A
Tell me, how long can a man be strong?
D                G     A
How long must he carry on,
            G         D
without the love of a woman,
   Bm       Em
to call his own?
         D   G          Em     D
Tell me, how long can a man be strong ?

Won't Ya tell me,
D   G          Em     D
How long can a man be strong?

Em         F#m                Bm
  Now ever since this world began,
Em           F#m       Bm
  it takes a woman to make a man
      Em       F#m
And I need someone!
                 G        A
Don’t you know I need someone? Yeah!

Solo: D F#m G D A D F#m G Bb

Em
  Ooh but all this searchin’,
      Bm
is it ever gonna end?
Em               F#m
  Must I keep on losin’,
 G                   A
again and again and again?

         D              G      A
Tell me, how long can a man be strong?
D                G     A
How long must he carry on,
            G         D
without the love of a woman,
   Bm       Em
to call his own?
         D   G          Em     D
Tell me, how long can a man be strong ? Yeah!

Outro: D G A D G A G D Bm Em D G Em D - D G D G D G G D
      (Same as Chorus)                 (Finish)