House Rent Boogie Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
109.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
Ab
B
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [B] [Dbm]
[Ab] [Dbm] [A]
[Ab] [B] [Db]
[A] [Gb] [Ab] [A] [Gb]
[Ab] [A] [B]
[Em] The house rent booger.
[E]
I told the landlady I'd lost my job and I didn't have the rent.
She said, I [Em] don't care about you ain't got the rent.
All I want is my money.
She's been here three weeks and you ain't paid a dime.
[E] I said, give me one more week to get the money [Em] together.
She said, I'm going to give you one more week.
You're going to have the rent out the door you're going to go.
The next week come, I didn't have the rent.
And I come in, I sneaked in the house late that night.
That morning come, she knocked on my door.
She said, I want my money right now.
I said, lady, I've been out all day long trying to find a job
and I ain't found nothing.
And I've been here for quite a little while.
She said, I want my money right now.
I said, wait till I go out in the street and come back.
Taking my old guitar, go out in the street on the cone.
I sat down.
I said, fellas, some give me a nickel and some give me a dime
and some give me a quarter.
And I'll pay right there for you all day long.
Because I can't go home.
The old landlady got my clothes on the post.
I don't like that stuff.
I paid and I paid.
When I got to the house, my rent I owed was $36 and something.
For three weeks.
I only had $10 of that money.
And I told her, I said, I made $10 a day.
Give me three days and I'll get the rest of it.
She said, all righty.
When the three days come, I was $6 short.
She told me in the street and all of my clothes.
I said, fellas, you'll never get behind your rent.
And you can have it.
It is hard.
Throw your clothes in the street.
I mean in the street.
In that bad old street.
Got nowhere to go.
It's cold outside.
You don't like that stuff.
Yes, yes.
[E]
[D]
[E]
[Em] [Abm] Yes, yes, yes.
[E] I picked up my clothes.
I slowly walked away.
It was cold.
It was [G] snowing.
I was hung out of a job.
I had no place to go.
I goes to my sister [Abm]-in-law's house.
She act all funny.
[G] I stood around until it got late [B] that night.
She comes a yawning, you know.
She wouldn't cook.
She eats in the kitchen, one at a time.
And I sit there.
After a while, she said, well, we got to go to bed.
You know, we're tired up here.
We wanted to stay all night, but [E] we ain't got no place
for you to stay.
[B] Now that's the way your people do [Abm] it.
The house red bullies.
The house red bullies.
[Eb]
The house red bullies.
The house red bullies.
The house red bullies.
I'm out though.
[Ab] [Dbm] [A]
[Ab] [B] [Db]
[A] [Gb] [Ab] [A] [Gb]
[Ab] [A] [B]
[Em] The house rent booger.
[E]
I told the landlady I'd lost my job and I didn't have the rent.
She said, I [Em] don't care about you ain't got the rent.
All I want is my money.
She's been here three weeks and you ain't paid a dime.
[E] I said, give me one more week to get the money [Em] together.
She said, I'm going to give you one more week.
You're going to have the rent out the door you're going to go.
The next week come, I didn't have the rent.
And I come in, I sneaked in the house late that night.
That morning come, she knocked on my door.
She said, I want my money right now.
I said, lady, I've been out all day long trying to find a job
and I ain't found nothing.
And I've been here for quite a little while.
She said, I want my money right now.
I said, wait till I go out in the street and come back.
Taking my old guitar, go out in the street on the cone.
I sat down.
I said, fellas, some give me a nickel and some give me a dime
and some give me a quarter.
And I'll pay right there for you all day long.
Because I can't go home.
The old landlady got my clothes on the post.
I don't like that stuff.
I paid and I paid.
When I got to the house, my rent I owed was $36 and something.
For three weeks.
I only had $10 of that money.
And I told her, I said, I made $10 a day.
Give me three days and I'll get the rest of it.
She said, all righty.
When the three days come, I was $6 short.
She told me in the street and all of my clothes.
I said, fellas, you'll never get behind your rent.
And you can have it.
It is hard.
Throw your clothes in the street.
I mean in the street.
In that bad old street.
Got nowhere to go.
It's cold outside.
You don't like that stuff.
Yes, yes.
[E]
[D]
[E]
[Em] [Abm] Yes, yes, yes.
[E] I picked up my clothes.
I slowly walked away.
It was cold.
It was [G] snowing.
I was hung out of a job.
I had no place to go.
I goes to my sister [Abm]-in-law's house.
She act all funny.
[G] I stood around until it got late [B] that night.
She comes a yawning, you know.
She wouldn't cook.
She eats in the kitchen, one at a time.
And I sit there.
After a while, she said, well, we got to go to bed.
You know, we're tired up here.
We wanted to stay all night, but [E] we ain't got no place
for you to stay.
[B] Now that's the way your people do [Abm] it.
The house red bullies.
The house red bullies.
[Eb]
The house red bullies.
The house red bullies.
The house red bullies.
I'm out though.
Key:
E
Ab
B
A
Em
E
Ab
B
[Ab] _ [B] _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ [Db] _
[A] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] The house rent booger.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I told the landlady _ I'd lost my job and I didn't have the rent.
_ _ She said, I [Em] don't care about you ain't got the rent.
_ _ _ All I want is my money.
She's been here three weeks and you ain't paid a dime.
_ _ _ [E] I said, give me one more week to get the money [Em] together.
_ _ She said, I'm going to give you one more week.
You're going to have the rent out the door you're going to go. _
_ The next week come, I didn't have the rent.
And I come in, I sneaked in the house late that night. _ _
_ _ That morning come, she knocked on my door. _
She said, I want my money right now.
I said, lady, _ I've been out all day long trying to find a job
and I ain't found nothing.
And I've been here for quite a little while.
_ She said, I want my money right now.
_ I said, wait till I go out in the street and come back.
Taking my old guitar, go out in the street on the cone.
_ I sat down. _
I said, fellas, _ some give me a nickel _ and some give me a dime
and some give me a quarter.
And I'll pay right there for you _ all day long.
Because I can't go home.
The old landlady got my clothes on the post.
I don't like that stuff. _
I paid and I paid.
When I got to the house, my rent I owed _ was $36 and something.
For three weeks.
I only had $10 of that money. _
And I told her, I said, I made $10 a day. _
Give me three days and I'll get the rest of it.
She said, all righty.
When the three days come, I was $6 short.
She told me in the street and all of my clothes. _
I said, fellas, _ you'll never get behind your rent.
And you can have it.
It is hard.
Throw your clothes in the street.
I mean in the street.
In that bad old street.
Got nowhere to go.
It's cold outside.
You don't like that stuff. _
_ Yes, yes.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Yes, yes, yes.
_ [E] _ _ I picked up my clothes.
I slowly walked away.
It was cold.
It was [G] snowing.
I was hung out of a job.
I had no place to go.
I goes to my sister [Abm]-in-law's house. _ _
She act all funny.
[G] _ I stood around until it got late [B] that night.
_ She comes a yawning, you know. _
She wouldn't cook.
She eats in the kitchen, one at a time.
And I sit there.
_ _ After a while, she said, well, we got to go to bed.
_ _ You know, we're tired up here.
We wanted to stay all night, but [E] we ain't got no place
for you to stay.
[B] Now that's the way your people do [Abm] it.
The house red bullies. _
_ The house red bullies.
_ [Eb] _
The house red bullies.
_ The house red bullies. _
The house red bullies.
_ _ I'm out though.
[Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ [Db] _
[A] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] The house rent booger.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I told the landlady _ I'd lost my job and I didn't have the rent.
_ _ She said, I [Em] don't care about you ain't got the rent.
_ _ _ All I want is my money.
She's been here three weeks and you ain't paid a dime.
_ _ _ [E] I said, give me one more week to get the money [Em] together.
_ _ She said, I'm going to give you one more week.
You're going to have the rent out the door you're going to go. _
_ The next week come, I didn't have the rent.
And I come in, I sneaked in the house late that night. _ _
_ _ That morning come, she knocked on my door. _
She said, I want my money right now.
I said, lady, _ I've been out all day long trying to find a job
and I ain't found nothing.
And I've been here for quite a little while.
_ She said, I want my money right now.
_ I said, wait till I go out in the street and come back.
Taking my old guitar, go out in the street on the cone.
_ I sat down. _
I said, fellas, _ some give me a nickel _ and some give me a dime
and some give me a quarter.
And I'll pay right there for you _ all day long.
Because I can't go home.
The old landlady got my clothes on the post.
I don't like that stuff. _
I paid and I paid.
When I got to the house, my rent I owed _ was $36 and something.
For three weeks.
I only had $10 of that money. _
And I told her, I said, I made $10 a day. _
Give me three days and I'll get the rest of it.
She said, all righty.
When the three days come, I was $6 short.
She told me in the street and all of my clothes. _
I said, fellas, _ you'll never get behind your rent.
And you can have it.
It is hard.
Throw your clothes in the street.
I mean in the street.
In that bad old street.
Got nowhere to go.
It's cold outside.
You don't like that stuff. _
_ Yes, yes.
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Abm] Yes, yes, yes.
_ [E] _ _ I picked up my clothes.
I slowly walked away.
It was cold.
It was [G] snowing.
I was hung out of a job.
I had no place to go.
I goes to my sister [Abm]-in-law's house. _ _
She act all funny.
[G] _ I stood around until it got late [B] that night.
_ She comes a yawning, you know. _
She wouldn't cook.
She eats in the kitchen, one at a time.
And I sit there.
_ _ After a while, she said, well, we got to go to bed.
_ _ You know, we're tired up here.
We wanted to stay all night, but [E] we ain't got no place
for you to stay.
[B] Now that's the way your people do [Abm] it.
The house red bullies. _
_ The house red bullies.
_ [Eb] _
The house red bullies.
_ The house red bullies. _
The house red bullies.
_ _ I'm out though.
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