Chords for Eric Burdon: The Seeker
Tempo:
87.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
D
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joining us on vocals, ranked by Rolling Stones magazine,
one of the greatest singers of all time,
and Bruce Springsteen's number one influence,
the legendary Eric Burden.
Come on, Eric.
[A]
[D]
[A] [Am]
[A] When I'm on the desk, I'm looking at [E] tables.
[A] Try to find the keys to 15 million [E] payments.
Call me the [D] speaker.
[A] In search of high, high.
[C] I won't get what I'm after
[G] till the day that [A] I die.
Ask Bobby Dillon.
I even have the record dealer.
Ask Timothy Leary.
But he couldn't help me either.
They called [Am] me the speaker.
[A] In search of high.
[C] I won't get what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] Till the day [A] that I die.
Whoa, Lord.
[A] [D] People say they hate me
[Am] but I never smile.
[A] I sack their homes and shake their hands.
[D] Focusing on nowhere.
Investigating my
[E] I'm a seeker.
I'm a really desperate man.
[A]
[B] [Am] [A]
[D]
[E]
[A] [C]
[G] [A]
I'm learning how to read my future, Nanga.
[Em] Look at my face.
[A] And this is [F#] my home.
[B] [Am] I'm happy when [F#] life is good.
[D] And when it's bad, I got nothing.
But I don't know how.
[B]
Me.
[Em] [Am]
I'm looking at [A] you.
We're looking at each other.
I'm a do-gooder.
They [D] call me the seeker.
[Am] In search of low and high.
[F#] But I won't get [A] what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] Till the day that I [A] die.
One more time.
[G] I'm cursing [C] the Lord.
[G] Till the day that [Am]
I [G] die.
[A] [Am]
[A]
[C] Eric
[N]
Burton, y'all.
One more time.
Yeah!
[D] [N]
one of the greatest singers of all time,
and Bruce Springsteen's number one influence,
the legendary Eric Burden.
Come on, Eric.
[A]
[D]
[A] [Am]
[A] When I'm on the desk, I'm looking at [E] tables.
[A] Try to find the keys to 15 million [E] payments.
Call me the [D] speaker.
[A] In search of high, high.
[C] I won't get what I'm after
[G] till the day that [A] I die.
Ask Bobby Dillon.
I even have the record dealer.
Ask Timothy Leary.
But he couldn't help me either.
They called [Am] me the speaker.
[A] In search of high.
[C] I won't get what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] Till the day [A] that I die.
Whoa, Lord.
[A] [D] People say they hate me
[Am] but I never smile.
[A] I sack their homes and shake their hands.
[D] Focusing on nowhere.
Investigating my
[E] I'm a seeker.
I'm a really desperate man.
[A]
[B] [Am] [A]
[D]
[E]
[A] [C]
[G] [A]
I'm learning how to read my future, Nanga.
[Em] Look at my face.
[A] And this is [F#] my home.
[B] [Am] I'm happy when [F#] life is good.
[D] And when it's bad, I got nothing.
But I don't know how.
[B]
Me.
[Em] [Am]
I'm looking at [A] you.
We're looking at each other.
I'm a do-gooder.
They [D] call me the seeker.
[Am] In search of low and high.
[F#] But I won't get [A] what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] Till the day that I [A] die.
One more time.
[G] I'm cursing [C] the Lord.
[G] Till the day that [Am]
I [G] die.
[A] [Am]
[A]
[C] Eric
[N]
Burton, y'all.
One more time.
Yeah!
[D] [N]
Key:
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Am
D
G
C
A
Am
D
_ _ _ _ _ Joining us on vocals, ranked by Rolling Stones magazine,
one of the greatest singers of all time,
and Bruce Springsteen's number one influence,
the legendary Eric Burden.
Come on, Eric.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] When I'm on the desk, I'm looking at [E] tables.
[A] Try to find the keys to 15 million [E] payments.
Call me the [D] speaker. _ _
_ _ [A] In search of high, _ high.
_ _ _ [C] I won't get what I'm after
[G] _ till the day that [A] I die. _ _
_ _ _ _ Ask Bobby Dillon.
I even have the record dealer.
_ Ask Timothy Leary.
But he couldn't help me either.
They called [Am] me the speaker. _ _
_ [A] In search of high. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I won't get what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] _ Till the day [A] that I die.
Whoa, Lord.
[A] _ _ _ [D] People say they hate me
[Am] but I never smile.
_ [A] I sack their homes and shake their hands.
_ _ [D] Focusing on nowhere. _
_ Investigating my_
[E] I'm a seeker.
I'm a really desperate man.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ I'm learning how to read my future, Nanga.
[Em] Look at my face.
[A] And this is [F#] my home. _
[B] _ _ _ [Am] I'm happy when [F#] life is good.
[D] And when it's bad, I got nothing.
But I don't know how.
[B] _
Me.
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
I'm looking at [A] you.
_ We're looking at each other. _
I'm a do-gooder.
They [D] call me the seeker. _
_ _ [Am] In search of low and high. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] But I won't get [A] what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] Till the day that I [A] die.
One more time.
_ _ _ [G] I'm cursing [C] the Lord. _
[G] _ Till the day that [Am] _ _
I [G] die.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Eric _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Burton, y'all.
One more time.
Yeah!
_ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _
one of the greatest singers of all time,
and Bruce Springsteen's number one influence,
the legendary Eric Burden.
Come on, Eric.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] When I'm on the desk, I'm looking at [E] tables.
[A] Try to find the keys to 15 million [E] payments.
Call me the [D] speaker. _ _
_ _ [A] In search of high, _ high.
_ _ _ [C] I won't get what I'm after
[G] _ till the day that [A] I die. _ _
_ _ _ _ Ask Bobby Dillon.
I even have the record dealer.
_ Ask Timothy Leary.
But he couldn't help me either.
They called [Am] me the speaker. _ _
_ [A] In search of high. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I won't get what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] _ Till the day [A] that I die.
Whoa, Lord.
[A] _ _ _ [D] People say they hate me
[Am] but I never smile.
_ [A] I sack their homes and shake their hands.
_ _ [D] Focusing on nowhere. _
_ Investigating my_
[E] I'm a seeker.
I'm a really desperate man.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ I'm learning how to read my future, Nanga.
[Em] Look at my face.
[A] And this is [F#] my home. _
[B] _ _ _ [Am] I'm happy when [F#] life is good.
[D] And when it's bad, I got nothing.
But I don't know how.
[B] _
Me.
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
I'm looking at [A] you.
_ We're looking at each other. _
I'm a do-gooder.
They [D] call me the seeker. _
_ _ [Am] In search of low and high. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] But I won't get [A] what I'm looking for, baby.
[G] Till the day that I [A] die.
One more time.
_ _ _ [G] I'm cursing [C] the Lord. _
[G] _ Till the day that [Am] _ _
I [G] die.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Eric _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Burton, y'all.
One more time.
Yeah!
_ [D] _ _ _ [N] _ _