Charlie Puth - How Long: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "How Long" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn How Long Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Charlie Puth

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "How Long" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord 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.