John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat - Drifter Chords

Tempo:
145.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Em

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat - Drifter chords
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We're gonna bring Alan out now, [G] John.
Take a little breathing.
Hey, [C] Alan.
[N] We got it.
Take time.
Take one.
[E]
[G] [B]
[D] [A]
[Em]
[D]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [B]
[Em] [E]
[Em] Drifter,
drifting from town [C#] to town.
[E]
[A]
[G] [E] [A]
Drifting from town to town.
[Em]
[Gm] [A]
In [E]
[A] [Em] the world, look out [E] for [A] me.
Yeah,
[E] [Em]
[A] [E] my babe.
[Em] Will you take me back [A]
again?
[E]
[A] [Em]
Hey, hey, my [A] babe.
[E]
[Em]
Take me.
[A]
[Em] [A]
I ain't [Gm] got nobody left, you know.
[Em] In the world, look out for me.
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Em] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
I'll
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
get all my little money.
Little Johnny Lee just couldn't do no more.
I'd give her, I'd [A] give her [Em] everything I [A] had.
[E]
[A] Couldn't [E] do no more, couldn't do no more.
[A] [E]
[A] I believe a good little girl, she's [E] a good little girl.
[A] [Em] But she wouldn't be true [A] to me.
[E]
[A] [E]
[Em] Like a ship [A] out on the sea.
[E]
[A]
[G] [A] [E]
Like [Em] a ship out [A] on a starry sea.
[Em] [A]
I ain't got nobody [D]
[E] in the [A] world.
Look out for me.
[G] [E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] Goodbye, baby.
[A] [E] Baby, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, babe.
[G]
[Em]
Baby, goodbye, goodbye, [G] babe.
[A] Baby, [G] goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, babe.
[E] [G]
[A] Good girl, baby.
Good girl, [N] baby. You, you.
You, you.
You, you.
You, you.
Won't be true to me.
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Em
121
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To start learning John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat - Drifter chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Em, A, Em, A, E and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 72 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 145 BPM. With E Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ We're gonna bring Alan out now, [G] John.
Take a little breathing. _ _ _ _ _
Hey, [C] Alan.
_ _ [N] We got it.
Take time.
_ _ _ Take one. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] Drifter, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ drifting from town [C#] to town.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Drifting from town to town.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
In [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ the world, look out [E] for [A] me.
Yeah, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ my babe. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Will you take me back [A]
again?
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, hey, my [A] babe.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Take me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ I ain't [Gm] got nobody left, you know. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] In the world, look out for me.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
get all my little money. _ _
_ _ _ _ Little Johnny Lee just couldn't do no more. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'd give her, I'd [A] give her [Em] _ everything I [A] had.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] Couldn't [E] do no more, couldn't do no more.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I believe a good little girl, she's [E] a good little girl.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] But she wouldn't be true [A] to me. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ Like _ a ship [A] out on the sea.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Like _ _ _ _ [Em] a ship out [A] on a starry sea. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ I ain't got nobody _ [D] _
[E] _ _ in the [A] world.
Look out for me.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] Goodbye, baby. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] [E] Baby, _ goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, babe.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Baby, goodbye, goodbye, [G] babe. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Baby, [G] goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, babe.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Good girl, baby. _
_ Good girl, _ [N] baby. You, you.
_ _ You, you. _ _ _
_ You, you.
_ You, you.
_ _ Won't be true to me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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