Learn to play "How Long" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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C#m B I'll admit, I was wrong A B What else can I say, girl? C#m B A Can't you break my head and not my heart? C#m B A B I was drunk, I was gone, that don't make it right but C#m B A I promise there were no feelings involved, mmm F#m G#m She said "Boy, tell me honestly F#m G#m C#7 Was it real or just for show?" Yeah F#m G#m A She said "Save your apologies G# Baby, I just gotta know" Chorus: C#m B A B How long has this been goin' on? C#m B You've been creepin' 'round on me A While you're callin' me baby C#m B A B How long has this been goin' on? C#m B You've been actin' so shady (shady) A I've been feelin' it lately, baby I'll admit (I'll admit), it's my fault (My fault) But you gotta believe me When I say it only happened once, mmm I try (I try), and I try (I try), but you'll never see that You're the only one I wanna love, oh, yeah She said "Boy, tell me honestly (Honestly, yeah) Was it real or just for show?" Yeah (Is it just for show?) She said, "Save your apologies" (Apologies, yeah) Baby, I just gotta know Chorus: How long has this been goin' on? You've been creepin' 'round on me (On me) While you're callin' me "baby" (Baby) How long has this been goin' on? You've been actin' so shady (Shady) I've been feelin' it lately, baby" (Baby) Ooh-ooh (Yeah) Ooh-ooh (Uh-uh) Ooh-ooh-oh How long has it been goin' on, baby? Ooh-ooh (Woo) Ooh-ooh, you gotta go tell me now Ooh-ooh-oh She said, "Boy, tell me honestly Was it real or just for show?" Yeah She said, "Save your apologies" Baby, I just gotta know Chorus: How long has this been goin' on? (On, on) And you been creepin' 'round on me (On me) While you're callin' me "baby" (Baby) How long has this been goin' on? You've been actin' so shady (Shady) I've been feelin' it lately, baby" (Ooh-ooh, yeah) How long has this been goin' on? (Ooh, uh-uh) You've been creepin' 'round on me (Yeah) (Ooh-ooh-oh) How long has it been goin' on, baby? Oh (Ooh-ooh) How long has this been goin' on? (Ooh, uh-uh) (You gotta go tell me now) (Ooh-ooh-oh) You've been actin' so shady (Shady) I've been feelin' it lately, baby You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA ![]() C#m ![]() C#7 ![]() F#m ![]() G# ![]() G#m ![]() B ![]() Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "How Long" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "How Long" by Charlie Puth.