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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.

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