Like a (C)blue bird with his heart re moved, (F)lone ly as a train,

I’ve (C)run (F)just as far as I can run.

If I nev er see the good old days (F)shin ing in the sun,

I’ll be do ing fine, and then some.

(Am)How (G)long, (F)how (C)long,

wom an, will you weep?

(Am)How (G)long, (F)how (C)long?

(G5)Rock (A5)your (Bb5)self (B5)to sleep.

I’ve been (C7)do ing time in a lone some pris on, where the sun don’t shine;

(C7)just out side, the free dom riv er runs.

(C7)Out there in that shin ing night, with (F7)blood hounds on your mind,

don’t you know it’s the same sad sit u a (C7)tion.

(Am)How (G)long, (F)how (C)long,

wom an, will you weep?

(Am)How (G)long, (F)how (C)long?

(G5)Rock (A5)your (Bb5)self (B5)to sleep.

(C)(Ooh, Ev ’ry bod y feels al right, you know I’ve heard some poor fool say.

some bod y.) Ev ’ry one is out there on the loose.

Well, I (C)wish I lived in the land of fools and (F)no one knew my name.

But what you get is not quite what you (C)choose.

Tell me (Am)how (G)long, (F)how (C)long,

wom an, will you weep?

(Am)How (G)long, (F)how (C)long?

(G5)Rock (A5)your (Bb5)self (B5)to sleep.

(Am)How

(G)long,

(F)how

(C)long?

The mud dy riv er runs so deep.

(Am)How

(G)long,

(F)how

(C)long?

Good night, ba by, rock your self to sleep.

tight, ba by, rock your self B b b (C)bye bye, ba by, rock your self to sleep.