Chords for JOHN LEE HOOKER - BAD LIKE JESSE JAMES
Tempo:
61.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bm] [E] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [E] [Em] [D] [E]
[B] [E]
[Bm]
[E] I'm back.
[Gm] [Em] I [A] [E] had a friend one [G] time, [E] at least I thought I did.
said, Johnny, [Em] [A] [E] I'm out of dough.
I take him to Caddy and [E] get him a place to stay.
[Bm] [E] [Em] [D] [E]
[B] [E]
[Bm]
[E] I'm back.
[Gm] [Em] I [A] [E] had a friend one [G] time, [E] at least I thought I did.
said, Johnny, [Em] [A] [E] I'm out of dough.
I take him to Caddy and [E] get him a place to stay.
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[E] I'm back.
_ Like Jesse James.
[Gm] _ [Em] I [A] [E] had a friend one [G] time, [E] at least I thought I did.
[A] [E] He come to me, [E] _
said, Johnny, [Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ I'm _ out of dough.
[Em] _ _ I said, yeah. _
I take him to Caddy and [E] get him a place to stay.
And [G] I found out [E] he going around town, telling everybody
that he [G] _ [E] got my wife.
[A] _ [E]
And I get mad.
[Em] _ [E] I go to Caddy [A] _ [Em]
like a good guy should.
I [E] said, look, I'm [A] [E] going to warn you [Em] just one time.
Next time I warn you, I'm going to [E] use my gun.
_ [Em] Because I'm [E] mad.
_ [G] [E] I'm mad.
_ [Em] Like Jesse James.
_ I'm so mad.
[E] _ I'm so mad.
[Em] I'm going to run you this morning.
I got three boys.
_ [F] Do my dirty.
[E] _ [Eb] [E] You don't see me [A] [Em] on the big [E] balls.
[Em] I do the paying off after they take care of you.
In their own way. _
They may shoot you.
[E] _ [A] They may cut [Em] you.
[E] _
They may drown you.
I just don't know.
[A]
I don't care.
_ [Em] The longer they take care of [E] you, in their own way.
_ I'm so mad.
[A] _ [Em]
[E] I'm mad this morning.
[A] _ [Em] Like Jesse James. _
They're going to take you right down by the riverside.
Now four is going down.
Rainbow three comes by.
_ You read between the lines.
What's going to happen to [E] you?
_ [A] Because I'm [E] mad.
_ I'm mad.
_ _ _ [A]
[Em] Like [E] Jesse James.
_ [Em] _ _ They're going to tie your hands.
_ [Gb] They're going to tie [D] your feet.
_ They're going to gag your throat.
[Abm] [Em] Where you can't holler.
_ [E] _ Crying won't help you none. _
They'll sink you in the water.
_ You got a bubble coming up. _
_ Oh.
_ Oh _ [B] _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ yeah.
I'm so [N] mad. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] I'm back.
_ Like Jesse James.
[Gm] _ [Em] I [A] [E] had a friend one [G] time, [E] at least I thought I did.
[A] [E] He come to me, [E] _
said, Johnny, [Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ I'm _ out of dough.
[Em] _ _ I said, yeah. _
I take him to Caddy and [E] get him a place to stay.
And [G] I found out [E] he going around town, telling everybody
that he [G] _ [E] got my wife.
[A] _ [E]
And I get mad.
[Em] _ [E] I go to Caddy [A] _ [Em]
like a good guy should.
I [E] said, look, I'm [A] [E] going to warn you [Em] just one time.
Next time I warn you, I'm going to [E] use my gun.
_ [Em] Because I'm [E] mad.
_ [G] [E] I'm mad.
_ [Em] Like Jesse James.
_ I'm so mad.
[E] _ I'm so mad.
[Em] I'm going to run you this morning.
I got three boys.
_ [F] Do my dirty.
[E] _ [Eb] [E] You don't see me [A] [Em] on the big [E] balls.
[Em] I do the paying off after they take care of you.
In their own way. _
They may shoot you.
[E] _ [A] They may cut [Em] you.
[E] _
They may drown you.
I just don't know.
[A]
I don't care.
_ [Em] The longer they take care of [E] you, in their own way.
_ I'm so mad.
[A] _ [Em]
[E] I'm mad this morning.
[A] _ [Em] Like Jesse James. _
They're going to take you right down by the riverside.
Now four is going down.
Rainbow three comes by.
_ You read between the lines.
What's going to happen to [E] you?
_ [A] Because I'm [E] mad.
_ I'm mad.
_ _ _ [A]
[Em] Like [E] Jesse James.
_ [Em] _ _ They're going to tie your hands.
_ [Gb] They're going to tie [D] your feet.
_ They're going to gag your throat.
[Abm] [Em] Where you can't holler.
_ [E] _ Crying won't help you none. _
They'll sink you in the water.
_ You got a bubble coming up. _
_ Oh.
_ Oh _ [B] _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ yeah.
I'm so [N] mad. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _