#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: mklem@vax2.winona.msus.edu Subject: TAB: Five Long Years - Buddy Guy This was one of my favorite songs off of Buddy Guy's album "Damn Right I got the Blues." It's an all time Buddy Guy classic so here is Five Long Years. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------8-----------------------------------------11------------------- --------------9--------------------8--10b12/\/\/\/\--------10b12r10---------- -------7--10----10/\/\/\/\/\---10------------------------------------10------ ---10------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --/8\-------11b13/\/\/\/\/---11--8------------------------------------/8----- --/9\-------------------------------10----8---------------------------/9----- ----------------------------------------------10--------------7--10---------- ----------------------------------------------------------10----------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------8--8--10b11r10--8------8---------8--10b11r10b11------18--------------- ---/10--------------------10-------/10-------------------------18b20--18--16- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------17b18---15---17b18r17--------------------------------- -----------------------17b18-----------------18b20r18--16------------ 16/20-- --17--17-------14-----------------------------------------17-17----17-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------19----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---18---15---15b18r15-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------18b20r18---18--16------------------16b20r16b19/\/\/\/ -------------------------------------------17----14---17--------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------8--------------------------------------------------------------------- ----/8----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------10--8--------------10--8------8-------------------8------------ ---------------------10-----------------10-----10------------------10-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've section I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------/11----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------/12----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------10p8---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------10--10-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ever been mistreated you know just what I'm talking about ---------------------11--------13b15--11------------------------------------- ----10b11----11--13------13---------------13-------11------------------------ ----11b12--------------------------------------12-----12-12-10-------10------ ---------------------------------------------------------------13-10----13--- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------10b11-10b11------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------10-8--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ever been mistreated. You know just what I'm talking about --------8----------8--------------------------------------------------------- ------8---8--11------11-8---------------------------------------------------- ---10---------------------10b12-10-8----------------------------------------- -------------------------------------10-8------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I work five long years for one woman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------10--8---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------10-10---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- and she had the nerve to kick me out. Section II: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------10b12-10p8------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------10-------------------------10b12-10p8----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I gotta job at a steel mill trucking steel just like a slave. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------10--8--10--8--10----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- five long years of fright I'm running straight home with all of my pay. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------10---8--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mistreated! You know just what I'm talking about. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----11r10-------11r10--8-------------------11r10-----8----------------------- -------------------------10--8-------------------------10--8----------------- --------------------------------10---------------------------10-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I work -------------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -----------------------------8-------------|-<====After third time playing,-- -------------------------------10-8-10-----|------jump to section III ------- -------------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------|--------------------------------- five long years for one woman and she had the nerve. --------------------------------------------------------|<====Go back to----- ---/8---------------------/8--11--11--------------------|-----Section I, on-- ---/9---------------------/9----------------------------|-----the second time --------------------------------------------10p8--------|-----around skip to- ---------------------------------------------------10---|-----next line at--- --------------------------------------------------------|-----this point. --- to kick me out. Have you ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------8---10b12-10b12-b12-b12-b12-b12/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\//\/\/\/\/\/\--------- ----10----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- out ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------8/11----11/13-13/16b17/\/\------------------------------ ------8-10----10/12------------------------------10-8-----9h10h11b12--------- ---10-------------------------------------------------10--------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---9h10h11b12--9h10h11b12--9h10h11b12--9h10h11b12--9h10h11b12--9h10h11b12---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---9h100h11b12--9h10h11b12--8h9p8-----------8--10b11-8----8--------8--------- ----------------------------------10---8h10------------------8--10----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------8----------------------------------------------------- ---8h10b12-8/\/\/\--10---10b12-8b10-10-8------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------10----------------------8-10p8----- -----------------------------------------------8----8----------10--------9p8- -------------------------------------------------11---11/\-8-11-------------- ------------------/8--------------------------------------------------8------ ------------------/8-------------11-10p8----8-------------------------------- ----------------------10p8h10p8----------10----8-----------------10-8-------- -------------------------------------------------10--------7--10------------- ------8---------------------------------------------10-8--------------------- ---11---11----8-------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------10b11---------------------- ---7b8-------------------------------8b9----------11b12--10-8---------------- --------10----8-----------10-10-10-------10---10--------------10-8----------- ----------------10-9----8------------------------------------------10p8h10--- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ Go to Section I =======| Section III: ---------------------------------------------11--13--11---------------------- --------------------------------------11--13------------13------------------- -----------------------------------12----------------------10b12r10----10---- --------------------------------------------------------------------13----10- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- And she hD the nerve to put me out. Legend / Slide to indicated fret b bend h hammer on p pull off "Buddy Guy is by far, and without doubt, the best guitar player alive. . ." ------Eric Clapton------