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Jan 28, 2013

How Long Has This Been Going On by Paul Carrack

This tab is based on the live version he performed at the Strat Pack, the Fender 50th Birthday Celebration, held on September 24th, 2004 at Wembley Arena.

Tab: in word document format video: live version

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com


Song: How Long Has This Been Going On
By:   Paul Carrack  (live version)

[intro:] 2x [Bb]  4X [ Ab/Bb  Bb]   Bm7

[chorus:]  
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 

[verse: 1]
          Ab/Bb                       Bb
Well your friends with their fancy persuasion 
       Ab/Bb                      Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme 
   Ab/Bb                    Bb
I can't help but have my suspicions 
   Ab/Bb                    Bb
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem  
          Ab/Bb                Bb
Know you said you was never intended
    Ab/Bb                   Bb
To break up our scene this way 
       Ab/Bb               Bb
There ain't any use in pretending 
         Ab/Bb             Bb     Bm7
It could happen to us any day  

[chorus:]  {band comes in}
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 

[solo:  guitar]   8 X [ Cm7  F7 ]

[verse: 2]
                Ab/Bb                       Bb
Don't let your friends with their fancy persuasion 
       Ab/Bb                      Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme 
   Ab/Bb                     Bb
I can't help but have my suspicions 
   Ab/Bb                     Bb
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem 
             Ab/Bb                Bb  
You know you said you was never intended
    Ab/Bb                   Bb
To break up our scene this way 
       Ab/Bb               Bb
There ain't any use in pretending  
         Ab/Bb             Bb     Bm7
It could happen to us any day  


[coda:]
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 

(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 
(How loooonnnnngggg)    going oonnnnnnn)
 Cm7      Gm7            Fm7        Gm7
 How long has this been going on 
 Cm7 Cm7
How Long



chords:

Ab/Bb      x11111   or x11114  or 4456x6  
Bb         113331   or 688766
Bm         224432   or 688666
Cm         335343   
F7         131211
Fm7        131111   
Gm7        353333