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How Long Can A Man Be Strong

Jeff Healey

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From: bs110@fim.uni-erlangen.de (Juergen Lisenfeld)
Subject: TAB: Jeff Healey : How Long..

Hi.
2 Days before I found this board and I really find the idea fantastic.
To help to keep this board alive (it will live, i'm sure) i tabbed
an nice and easy song by Jeff Healey, 'How long can a man be strong'.
Found on 'hell to pay'.

Slowly. Clean E-tone. (84 BPS)

Intro:

   D  let ring  H    F#m                 G

e|-0h2-0---0h2-----|-----------0-------|-----5---7\5------7\5-----0------|
a|---3---3---3---3-|-2h3 3/5-5\3-2---2-|-----3---5\3---3--5\3---3-3h5-3--|
g|---2-------2-----|-2h4-4/6-6\4-2---2-|---0---0-----0-2------0-2--------|
D|---0-------0-----|-4-------------4---|-----5--------------------------2|
A|-----------------|---------------0---|--------------------------------0|
E|-----------------|-4-----------------|-3------------------------------0|

   D      A         1st Verse                F#m7
                       D
e|0h2-0---------|  e|--2----2-------0-----|--0-------0---------|
a|--3---3-2-2h3-|  a|--3----3---------3---|--2-------2---------|
g|--2-----2-----|  g|--2------------------|--2-------2---------|
D|--0-----2-----|  D|--0------------------|--------------------|
A|--------0-----|  A|---------------------|-----------------0--|
E|--------------|  E|---------------------|--2----2------------|
                      I've been a restless, for a long, long time

    G                     D       A     n.c.    D

e|-----------3---------|--2-0----------------|--2-------2------0-----|
a|--0--------3---------|--3----2--2----------|--3-------3--------3---|
g|--0--------0---------|--2-------2----------|--2-------2------------|
D|--0--------------(0)-|--0-------2--------0-|--0-------0------------|
A|--2------------------|----------0----0h2---|-----------------------|
E|--3---3--------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
  Try'n' to find a home  heart of mine.         Nights are lone-ly
               for this

e|--0(0)----0----------|-----------3--------|---------1-----------|
a|--2-------2---2h3----|-----------3--------|--3------------------|
g|--2-------2---2h4----|----0------0--------|--3--3---------3-----|
D|---------------------|--0-----------------|--3------------3-----|
A|---------------------|--------------------|--1------------1-----|
E|--2----2-------------|--3--------------(3)|---------------------|
  and the days are long. It's hard to find a  to carry on.
                                      reason

continue in slashes:

Em                            Bm7   F#m7  Bm7    Em           F#m7
But all this searchin', is it ever gonna end ?  Must I keep on losin'

  G         A                D  (like intro) G       A
again and again ?  Tell me, how long can a man be strong ?

 D                G  Bm7 A                G         D
How long must he car--ry on  without the love of a woman   to

 Bm7  F#m7 G              D  E F#  G                 D       A B D B A
call his own ?   Tell me,   how long    can a man be strong ?

2nd verse see 1st. Lyrics see CD.