Chords for John Lee Hooker - It Serve You Right to Suffer
Tempo:
83.825 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
B
A
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D]
[E] [Em]
[A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [B] [E]
Serve your right to suffer, [C#m] [E]
serve your right to be alone.
Serve your right to suffer, serve your right to be alone.
Because you are still living in [B] a day [Em] gone back and gone.
[E] [B]
[E] [B] Every time you see a woman,
[E] she make you think of yours.
Every time you see a [A] woman, she make you think of [E] yours.
[B] And that's why, that's [Em] why, that's why [B] you [Em] can't keep trying.
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] Your doctor put you on milk, cream, and alcohol.
[Bm]
[B] Your doctor put you on [E] milk, [Em] cream, and alcohol.
[E]
He told you, guess why, you can't sleep at night.
You're good so bad, yeah.
[A] [Em] [C#]
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E]
[Em] [E]
Every time you see a woman, she make you think of yours.
[Am]
[E] Every time you see a woman, she make you think of yours.
She treated you so bad, you just couldn't keep from crying.
Mmm, [C#] your life [E] never be the [Em] same.
[B] [Em]
Mmm, you're still living [E] in a day gone [Em] past and gone.
[A] And memory, [E]
[Em] [A] [Em] you can't live on.
That way in the past, them day is gone.
[N]
[E] [Em]
[A]
[E] [A]
[Em] [B] [E]
Serve your right to suffer, [C#m] [E]
serve your right to be alone.
Serve your right to suffer, serve your right to be alone.
Because you are still living in [B] a day [Em] gone back and gone.
[E] [B]
[E] [B] Every time you see a woman,
[E] she make you think of yours.
Every time you see a [A] woman, she make you think of [E] yours.
[B] And that's why, that's [Em] why, that's why [B] you [Em] can't keep trying.
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E] Your doctor put you on milk, cream, and alcohol.
[Bm]
[B] Your doctor put you on [E] milk, [Em] cream, and alcohol.
[E]
He told you, guess why, you can't sleep at night.
You're good so bad, yeah.
[A] [Em] [C#]
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[E]
[Em] [E]
Every time you see a woman, she make you think of yours.
[Am]
[E] Every time you see a woman, she make you think of yours.
She treated you so bad, you just couldn't keep from crying.
Mmm, [C#] your life [E] never be the [Em] same.
[B] [Em]
Mmm, you're still living [E] in a day gone [Em] past and gone.
[A] And memory, [E]
[Em] [A] [Em] you can't live on.
That way in the past, them day is gone.
[N]
Key:
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Em
B
A
C#
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E]
Serve your right to suffer, [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
serve your right to be alone. _ _ _ _
_ Serve your right to suffer, _ _ serve your right to be alone. _ _ _ _ _
Because you are still living in [B] a day [Em] gone back and gone. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] Every time you see a woman, _
[E] _ she make you think of yours. _ _ _
_ _ _ Every time you see a [A] woman, _ _ she make you think of [E] yours. _
_ _ _ _ [B] And that's why, that's [Em] why, that's why [B] you _ _ [Em] can't keep trying.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ Your doctor put you on _ _ milk, _ _ cream, and alcohol.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Your doctor put you on _ [E] _ milk, _ [Em] cream, _ and alcohol.
[E] _ _
He _ _ told you, guess why, you _ can't sleep at night.
You're good so bad, _ _ yeah. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Every time you see a woman, _ _ _ _ she make you think of yours.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [E] Every time you see a woman, _ she make you think of yours. _ _ _ _
_ She treated you so bad, you just couldn't keep from crying. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mmm, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] your life [E] never be the [Em] same.
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Mmm, _ _ _ _ you're still living [E] in a day gone [Em] past and gone.
[A] _ And memory, [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] you _ _ _ _ can't live on. _
That way in the past, them day is gone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E]
Serve your right to suffer, [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
serve your right to be alone. _ _ _ _
_ Serve your right to suffer, _ _ serve your right to be alone. _ _ _ _ _
Because you are still living in [B] a day [Em] gone back and gone. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] Every time you see a woman, _
[E] _ she make you think of yours. _ _ _
_ _ _ Every time you see a [A] woman, _ _ she make you think of [E] yours. _
_ _ _ _ [B] And that's why, that's [Em] why, that's why [B] you _ _ [Em] can't keep trying.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ Your doctor put you on _ _ milk, _ _ cream, and alcohol.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Your doctor put you on _ [E] _ milk, _ [Em] cream, _ and alcohol.
[E] _ _
He _ _ told you, guess why, you _ can't sleep at night.
You're good so bad, _ _ yeah. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Every time you see a woman, _ _ _ _ she make you think of yours.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [E] Every time you see a woman, _ she make you think of yours. _ _ _ _
_ She treated you so bad, you just couldn't keep from crying. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Mmm, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] your life [E] never be the [Em] same.
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ Mmm, _ _ _ _ you're still living [E] in a day gone [Em] past and gone.
[A] _ And memory, [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] you _ _ _ _ can't live on. _
That way in the past, them day is gone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _