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)