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The Civil War An American Musical - Father How Long by Soundtracks 🎦

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
A5
e|----4-----------|--------4-------|2---------------|
B|--------5-------|------------5---|----3-----------|
G|----2---2-------|--------2---2---|2---2-----------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Verse 1:
Aadd9            C#min   D            Esus4
      Tell me, my father, tell me how long
Aadd9               C#min D              E
      Will boys keep dyin' for freedom's song
 F#min  D        A   A/G#   F#min F#min/E
Before we find a place to belong
D             Esus4       D/A    A
  Tell me, my father, how long?

Verse 2:
Aadd9            C#min    D         Esus4
      Won't bow to no man, I got my pride
Aadd9               C#min   D              E
     This dream I'm dreamin' can't be denied
   F#min D            A  A/G#    F#min F#min/E
How long till I can sing freedom's song?
D             Esus4       A
  Tell me, my father, how long?

Bridge:
C#min        D
    I cry my tears
C#min            D
  The same as any man you see
C#min                     D
   So God, please tell me why
               C#min7  E7
This man ain't free
    F#min  D             A  A/G#    F#min
How long      till I can sing freedom's song?
D               Esus4       D/A    A
    Tell me, my father, how long?

Verse 3:
Aadd9            C#min    D            Esus4
    No more this darkness, bring me the light
Aadd9            C#min  D              E
    Show me your mornin' cast off this night
    F#min D            A     F#min          D
How long    till I can sing freedom's song?
           A       D
Tell me my father,
           A       D
Tell me my father
           Esus4
Tell me my father, how long?

Outro:
A5                                                   A
e|----4-----------|--------4-------|2---------------|0---------------|
B|--------5-------|------------5---|----3-----------|2---------------|
G|----2---2-------|--------2---2---|2---2-----------|2---------------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|