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Ab
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AbC#F#bebab
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EADgbe
AbC#F#bebab 4.fr
ADGcea
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Song composer: J.D. Souther
Lyrics author: J.D. Souther


Eb Ab Eb 
Eb 
Like a blue bird with his heart removed
Ab 
lonely as a train
Eb Ab Eb Bb Eb 
I’ve run just as far as I can run
Eb 
If I never see the good old days
Ab 
shinin’ in the sun
Eb Bb Eb 
I’ll be doin’ fine and then some
           Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb 
            How long, how long - woman will you weep
           Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb 
            How long, how long - rock yourself to sleep
Eb 
Well I been doin’ time in a lonesome prison
Ab 
where the sun don’t shine
Eb Bb 
Just outside the freedom river runs
Eb 
Out there in that shiny night
Ab 
with blood hounds on your mind
Eb Bb Eb 
Don’t you know it’s the same sad situation?
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            How long, how long - woman will you weep
           Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb 
            How long, how long - rock yourself to sleep
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Eb Ab Eb Bb 
Eb Eb7 
Everybody feels alright you know
Ab Eb 
heard some poor fool say (Somebody Oooooh)
Bb 
Everyone is out there on the loose
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Well I wish I lived in the land of fools
Ab 
no one knew my name
Eb Bb Eb 
But what you get is not quite what you choose
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            Tell me, how long, how long - woman will you weep
           Cm Bb Ab Eb Bb Eb 
            How long, how long - rock yourself to sleep
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            How long, how long
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            muddy river runs so deep
           Cm Bb Ab Eb 
            How long, how long
           Bb Eb 
            Good night baby, rock yourself to sleep
           Bb Eb 
            Sleep tight baby, rock yourself to sleep
           Bb Ab Eb Eb7 
            b-b-b bye bye baby, rock yourself to sleep 



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