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.
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.
Key:
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Em
A
Bm
G
E
Em
A
[Bm] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
[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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _