[Intro] Ab/Bb Bb x4 then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
[Chorus] Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on
[Verse 1] Ab/Bb Bb Friends with their fancy persuasion Ab/Bb Bb Don't admit that it's part of a scheme Ab/Bb Bb But I can't help but have my suspicions Ab/Bb Bb 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem Ab/Bb Bb And you said you was never intendin' Ab/Bb Bb To break up our scene in this way Ab/Bb Bb But there ain't any use in pretendin' Ab/Bb Bb Bm It could happen to us any day
[Chorus] Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
[Verse 2] Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme But I can't help but have my suspicion 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Oh, you said you was never intending To break up our scene in this way But there ain't any use in pretendin' It could happen to us any day
And how long has this been going on How long has this been going on How long
[Chorus] Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on How long How long has this been going on been going on
[Intro BPM 130 - No drums] [G][Bm7][Am7][C/D] - [G][Bm7][Am7] x
[Verse 1n - Drums in ] [G] I know it sounds [Bm7] funny, but I just can't [Am7] stand the pain, [C/D] [G] Girl, I'm [Bm7] leaving you to - [Am7] morrow, [C/D] [G] Seems to [Bm7] me, girl, you know I've done [Am7] all I can, [C/D] [G] You see, I [Bm7] begged, stole and I [Am7] borrowed, ...yeah! [C/D]
[Verse 2] [G] Why in the [Bm7] world would anybody put [Am7] chains on me? [C/D] Yeah! [G] I've [Bm7] paid my dues to make [Am7] it, [D7sus4] [G] Everybody [Bm7] wants me to be what they [Am7] want me to be, [C/D] [G] I'm not [Bm7] happy when I try to [Am7] fake it, ...no! [C/D]
[Bridge - Em7s are quick passing chords] [G] I wanna be [Fmaj7]high------, [Em7]so [Dm7]high, [F/G] I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free to know the things I do [Em7]are [Dm7]right, [F/G] ee ee ete I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free, ... [Em7]just [Dm7]me, [F/G] woh, babe!
[Bb/F-11333x] x x [F/C] x x x x [Bb/D-x5333x] x x [C] Oooo!
