I’ll ad mit I was wrong.
What else can I say, girl?
Can’t you break my head and not my heart?
I was drunk, I was gone.
That don’t make it right, but prom ise there was no feel ings in volved.
She said, “Boy, tell me hon est ly.
Was it real or just for (Am7)show?”
(D)Yeah.
She said, “Save your a pol o gies.
Ba by, I just got ta (Asus)know.
How (CN.C.)long has this been go ing on?
You’ve been creep ing ’round on me while you’re call ing me Ba by.
How (Dm)long has (C)this been (Bb)go ing (C)on?
You’ve been (Dm)act ing so sha (C)dy, I’ve been (Bb)feel ing it late (A7)ly Ba (Dm)by.”
(Dm)Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh.
I’ll ad mit, it’s my fault, but (CN.C.)you got ta be lieve me (Dm)when I say it (C)on ly hap pened (Bb)once,
hmm.
I said (C)and I tried but you’ll nev er (C)see that (Dm)you’re the on ly (C)one I wan na (A7)love.
Oh, yeah.
She said, “Boy, tell me hon est ly.
Was it real or just for (Am7)show?”
Yeah.
She said, “Save your a pol o gies.
Ba by, I just got ta (Am7)know.
(D)How (CN.C.)long has this been go ing on?
You’ve been creep ing ’round on me while you’re call ing me Ba by.
How (Dm)long has (C)this been (Bb)go ing (C)on?
You’ve been (Dm)act ing so shad (C)y, I’ve been (Bb)feel ing it late (A7)ly, Ba (Dm)by.”
This page shows “How Long” by Charlie Puth in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 102 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.