How Long Will It Take Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
How Long Will It Take
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Warner McPherson
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(How long will it take)
How long will it take to make you need me
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I keep a waitin' and a
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wonderin' how long will it
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take
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me your love I'm
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winnin'
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turn right around and you
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treat me hard and
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cold
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one life here I'm
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livin'
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you're gonna love me
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baby I've gotta
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know
(How long will it take)
How long will it take to make you want me
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How much longer has this
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old heart gotta
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break
(How long will it take)
How long will it take to make you need me
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wonderin' how long will it
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take
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earth that don't need a
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lovin'
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baby I'm no ex
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ception to the
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rule
But if you keep a puttin'
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everything
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bove
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how in this world will I
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ever get through to
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you
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FAQ
Who sang the the song How Long Will It Take?
- The song How Long Will It Take was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
