Chords for John Lee Hooker - I'll never get out of these blues alive

Tempo:
68 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

A

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker - I'll never get out of these blues alive chords
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[E]
[A]
[G] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [A] [G] [E]
[Em] [Dbm] Never, never [G] [E] come out of [D] deep blue for life [E] [Bb] Never, [E] never [D] come out of [E] deep blue for life
[G] [D] [Em]
She's gonna love [D] [A] me, and I know I'm gonna do the rest of my [E] life.
[D] [E] [B] [Em]
Drinking black [E] coffee and smoking cigarettes.
[D] [E] Drinking black [Am] coffee [Em] and [E] smoking cigarettes.
I can't sleep, [A] I [E] know it ain't no use of crying.
I [G] never, never, never get out of these [Bm] blues alive.
[E] [D] [G] I [Bb] [Em] know I never get out of these blues alive.
She's gonna love me, [Bm] [Gbm] she said [Em] she'd never be right no [E] more.
[Dm] [B]
[Em] [E] [Am]
[G] [E]
[G] [C] [G] [A] [Em]
[E]
[E] [G] [B] [Gbm] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[E] [A] [Em] [B]
[E] Walking this floor all night [A] long, jumping [E] over my bed.
[A] Walking this floor all night long, [Am] [Em] jumping over my [E] bed.
I can't [B] sleep, [A] ain't no use [E] of laying down.
[D] [Bb] [E] I [D] [E] never, never get out of these [E] blues alive.
[Bm]
[Em] Never, never [Abm] get [A] [Cm] out of these [D] blues alive.
[B] [A] [G] I know [E] I'm doomed, I'm doomed, until the day I die.
[D] [A] [E] [G] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
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To jam and learn John Lee Hooker - (Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go/1966) Ill Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, E, D, E, E, Bb, E, A and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 34 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 68 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Dbm] Never, never [G] [E] come out of [D] deep blue for life [E] _ _ [Bb] Never, [E] never [D] come out of [E] deep blue for life
[G] _ [D] _ [Em]
She's gonna love [D] [A] me, and I know I'm gonna do the rest of my [E] life.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
Drinking black [E] coffee and smoking cigarettes.
_ _ [D] _ [E] Drinking black [Am] coffee [Em] and [E] smoking cigarettes.
_ _ I can't sleep, [A] I [E] know it ain't no use of crying. _ _ _
I [G] never, never, never get out of these [Bm] blues alive.
[E] _ _ [D] [G] I [Bb] [Em] know I never get out of these blues alive. _ _
_ She's gonna love me, [Bm] _ [Gbm] she said [Em] she'd never be right no [E] more.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ [B] _ [Gbm] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] Walking this floor all night [A] long, _ jumping [E] over my bed. _ _ _
[A] Walking this floor all night long, _ [Am] [Em] jumping over my [E] bed.
I _ can't [B] sleep, [A] ain't no use [E] of laying down. _
[D] _ [Bb] [E] I [D] _ _ [E] _ never, never get out of these [E] blues alive.
_ [Bm] _
[Em] _ Never, never [Abm] get [A] [Cm] out of these [D] blues alive.
[B] _ [A] _ [G] I know [E] I'm doomed, I'm doomed, _ until the day I die.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [A] _

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This song was authored by John Lee Hooker.

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