Written by Mosie Lister
Recorded by Jim Reeves
| Intro | E | D#7 | G#m | C#7 | B | F#7 | B | F#7 |
| B | B7 |
| How long has it been since you t | alked with the Lord |
| E | B | |
| And | told Him your heart's hidden | secret |
| F#7 | |
| How | long since you prayed |
| G#m | |
| How | long since you stayed |
| C#7 | F#7 | |
| On your | knees till the light shone | through |
| F#7 | B | B7 | |
| H | ow | long has it been since your | mind felt at ease |
| E | B | |
| And | how long since your heart knew no | burden |
| E | D#7 | |
| Can you | call Him your | friend |
| G#m | C#7 | |
| How | long has it | been |
| B | F#7 | B | |
| Since you | knew that He | cared for | you |
| Interlude | E | D#7 | G#m | C#7 | B | F#7 | B | F#7 |
| B | B7 | |
| How l | ong has it been since you | knelt by your bed |
| E | B | |
| And | prayed to the Lord up in | heaven |
| F#7 | |
| How | long since you knew |
| G#m | |
| That | He'd answer you |
| C#7 | F#7 | |
| And would | keep you the long night | through |
| B | B7 | |
| How | long has it been since you | woke with the dawn |
| E | B | |
| And | felt that the day's worth the | living |
| E | D#7 | |
| Can you | call Him your | friend |
| G#m | C#7 | |
| How | long has it | been |
| B | F#7 | B | |
| Since you | knew that He | cared for | you |
| E | D#7 | |
| Can you | call Him your | friend |
| G#m | C#7 | |
| How | long has it | been |
| B | F#7 | E | Em | B | |
| Since you | knew that He | cared for | you |