Five Long Years Chords & Tabs
by Buddy Guy
[Version Description] This is the correct tablature with timestamps from the beginning to the end of the song. This is the corrected tab of Five Long Years. This song is from Buddy's album "Damn Right I Got The Blues" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_4UmAY852I I stayed up until 2:30 am to write this by ear. You're welcome. | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato [Intro](No Vocals) (0:15) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------8------------------------11---------------------/8--------11b13~--| G|---------8h9------------8-10b12~-------10b12r10-8---------/9---------------| D|----7-10-----10~-----10---------------------------10-----------------------| A|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------8-8--10b11r10--8----8--------| B|--11-8-------------------------8----------/10------------------10----------| G|-------10----8-----------------8h9-----------------------------------------| D|---------------10---------7-10---------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------10--------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (0:30) e|-----8-10b11r10b11-------18-------------------------17b18-15--17b18r17-----| B|-/10------------------------18b20r18-16-------------17b18------------------| G|----------------------------------------17-17------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------19---------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------18-15-15b18r15----------------------| B|--18b20r18-16-------------16h18b20---------------------18b20r18-18-16------| G|--------------17-17----17---------------------------------------------17-17| D|--------------------19-----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (0:45) e|---------------------------------8-----------------------------------------| B|-------16h18b20--16b17~--------/8------------------------------------------| G|----17------------------------------10p8-----------10p8----8-----------8---| D|-19--------------------------------------10-------------10---10----------10| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]"Lord, have you ever been mistreated..." (0:55) --> (0:59) --> (1:10-1:11) --> (1:24-1:25) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------13~~~-------11pbr10-11pbr10-11pbr10---------------| G|-----------10p8------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------10----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (1:28) (1:35) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8b11-11pbr8-10pbr8-9pbr8-9pbr8--------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------8b9~-8---------10b12r10-8----------------| D|----------------------------------------10-----------------10--------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2]"I got a job at a steel mill..." (1:50)-->(1:52) -->(2:11) --> (2:20) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------11pbr10p8-------| G|---------10b12r10-8---------10b12r10-8---------10-8------------------10----| D|-------------------10-----------------10-8---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --->(2:29) -->(2:35) --> (2:40) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11pbr10p8---------11pbr10p8-----------------------------------------11-11-| G|-----------10p8------------- 10p8-------8--------------11/12----11/12------| D|-----------------------------------------10p8h10---------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------| B G|-10p8---------| D|-----10-10-8v-| A|--------------| E|--------------| [Chorus]"Lord, I finally learned a lesson" (2:44) --> (2:51) --> (3:13) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------11pbr8--10b13--9b11r9-8b9r8----------| G|------/10-8~------10b12r10-8-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------10p8-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E (3:15) --> (3:29) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------11h13------| G|-12pbr10-12pbr10-12pbr10----10p8------11/12---------10----| D|------------------------------------------------------13--| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]"Lord, have you ever been mistreated..." (3:37)-->(3:39) --> (3:48) e|------------------------------------------11----13b15-11-------------------| B|---------/11-----------------/11-----11h13---13----------13----------------| G|----------/12--\10p8----------/12------------------------------------------| D|--------------------10p8---------------------------------------[CON'T]->---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---> (4:05) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---11-----------------------------------8------8---------------------------| G|-12--12-12-10------10---10--------------10b12--10b12--12r10-8--------------| D|--------------13-10--13---13----------------------------------10-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --> (4:16) ---> (4:26) e|-----8------------8--------------------------------------------------------| B|----8--8-11b~------11-8----------------------------------------------------| G|-10b-------------------10b12r10p8---------------/12\-------11pbr10p8-------| D|---------------------------------10p8\----------/10\-----------------10----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] "I got a job at a steel mill..." (4:31) (4:37) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----8-----8--------------------------8-----8------------------------------| G|-----10b12-10b12-12r10-8--------------10b12-10b12-12r10-8------------------| D|-------------------------10-8-----------------------------10-8-------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (4:50) -->(5:00) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-13b16r13~--8---------8b11-10b12-10pbr9-9pbr8-8pbr7------------------------| G|-------------10-8-----------------------------------11pbr10-8--------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E (5:09) -->(5:20) e|-------------------------------------------------------8-------------------| D|---------------11-----11-------11--------------/11------8---- -------------| G|-8-10-10b12-10b12--10b12---10pb12---------------/12------8----10b12r10-8---| D|--------^--------------------------10-10-8\---------------10------------10-| A|--------^------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----(Strike the note 4 times as you bend up)------------------------------| [Keyboard Solo](5:23) Following a typical 12 bar blues progression in C7, Buddy arpeggiates the I(C7),IV(F7),and V(G7) chords [Guitar Solo] (6:16) ----> (6:27) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B G|---8-10b12-b12-b12~~-------8h10~~-10/12-12/15-15/17-17/20~~---10b12-8------| D|-10----------------------10-------------------------------------------10---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E --> (6:34) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B G|-8h9h10b12-------10b12-8h9p8---------8-9b10r8~--8--------8-8h10b12-8~------| D|----^-----------------------10---8h10----------------8h10------------------| A|----^----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--(Repeated 8 times)-------------------------------------------------------| --> (6:46) --> e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10--10b12-10b12-12pbr10p8-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------10~-------------------------8h10~-8-------------| A|----------------------------------8p6h8-8p6-------8h10--------10\8-6h8-6~--| E|---------------------------------------------8-11------------------------8-| (6:52) --> (7:00) e|----------------------------------------------------8-----------8----------| B|-/13-------------11-10p8----8----------------------------------------------| G|-/12--10p8h10p8----------10---8~-------------8-10-8-------8----------------| D|--------------------------------10-------10-----------10-------------------| A|----------------------------------10-8-------------------------------------| E (7:09)End Solo e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------/11----------------------------| G|-8b9-----------------------8b9----------/12--12\10p8------------------| D|----10~---8--------10p8h10-----10-10----------------10-8--------------| A|------------10p9p8--------------------------------------10p8h10-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus]"Lord, I finally learned a lesson" (7:11) --> (7:14) --> (7:31) e|------------------------------------------------13b15-13b15-11----11b13----| B|---------------------------------------------------------------13----------| G|------------10b12r10-8---------10b12r10-8----------------------------------| D|-----------------------10-----------------10-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E (7:38) e|-13b15-13b15---11---------11-13b15--11-----11-12-13b14--11-------11-13-----| B|-13b15-13b15------13-13~--------------13------------------13-13~-----------| G D|----------------------------------------------------------------[CON'T]->--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---> (7:50) e|-13b15-13b15-13b15-11---------11-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------13-13-----13p11\8----11p8----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------10------10p8-------10b12r10p8h10-8-| D|----------------------------------------------------10p8-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] (8:01) --> (8:20) e|----------11-13-11------------------------------x----x--x-----| B|----11-13---------13----------------------------8\---7/-8-----| G|-12------------------12pbr10-8-10---------------9\---8/-9-----| D|---------------------------------10-------------8\---7/-8-----| A|------------------------------------------------10\--9/-10----| E|------------------------------------------------x----x--x-----|
