Lonesome Mood Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
80.45 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
E
B
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
Keep it down.
The blues are down.
I'm in a lonesome mood, in a lonesome mood.
[E]
Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know, I'm in a lonesome mood.
[G] My baby gonna love me.
I don't know the reason why.
Blue [Em]
[G] [Em] Monday morning, I got the blues.
Blue Monday morning, I got the blues.
[G] Monday morning, Monday [E] morning, I'm [G] in a lonely, lonely [E] mood, lonesome mood.
[G] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Look at here [B] now.
[G] I can't sleep at night.
[Em]
I can't nap all through the day.
[Gm]
[Em] I [G] can't, can't sleep at [E] night.
[Em] I can't nap all through the day.
[G] I can't hold on much longer.
Baby, I'm living this way.
[E]
[Em]
[G] I can't sleep at night.
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[Em]
I can't sleep at night.
I can't nap all through the day.
I can't sleep at night.
I can't sleep at night.
[E] You know you don't love me, don't love me, darling.
[Em] Unchained, unchain my heart.
Because the way that you treat me,
low down, low down, dirty chain.
[B]
Look at here now.
[G] [Em]
Sometime, [G] I sit down thinking [E]
about the lies
the way you treat me.
[G] [E]
[Em] Baby, baby, I begin to drink.
I begin to drink, darling.
[Am] [Em]
Blue, blue, blue.
[G] And a blue, blue, blue, long for me.
Blue, blue, blue.
And a blue, blue, and a blue long [E] for me, [G]
baby.
[E] [Em]
Keep it down.
The blues are down.
I'm in a lonesome mood, in a lonesome mood.
[E]
Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know, I'm in a lonesome mood.
[G] My baby gonna love me.
I don't know the reason why.
Blue [Em]
[G] [Em] Monday morning, I got the blues.
Blue Monday morning, I got the blues.
[G] Monday morning, Monday [E] morning, I'm [G] in a lonely, lonely [E] mood, lonesome mood.
[G] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Look at here [B] now.
[G] I can't sleep at night.
[Em]
I can't nap all through the day.
[Gm]
[Em] I [G] can't, can't sleep at [E] night.
[Em] I can't nap all through the day.
[G] I can't hold on much longer.
Baby, I'm living this way.
[E]
[Em]
[G] I can't sleep at night.
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[Em]
I can't sleep at night.
I can't nap all through the day.
I can't sleep at night.
I can't sleep at night.
[E] You know you don't love me, don't love me, darling.
[Em] Unchained, unchain my heart.
Because the way that you treat me,
low down, low down, dirty chain.
[B]
Look at here now.
[G] [Em]
Sometime, [G] I sit down thinking [E]
about the lies
the way you treat me.
[G] [E]
[Em] Baby, baby, I begin to drink.
I begin to drink, darling.
[Am] [Em]
Blue, blue, blue.
[G] And a blue, blue, blue, long for me.
Blue, blue, blue.
And a blue, blue, and a blue long [E] for me, [G]
baby.
Key:
Em
G
E
B
Gm
Em
G
E
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em]
Keep it down. _ _ _
The blues are down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm in a lonesome mood, in a lonesome mood.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know, _ _ I'm in a lonesome mood. _ _ _
_ _ [G] My baby gonna love me.
_ _ I don't know the reason why.
Blue [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] Monday morning, _ _ I got the blues.
_ _ _ _ _
Blue Monday morning, _ _ _ I got the blues. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Monday morning, Monday [E] morning, _ I'm [G] in a lonely, lonely [E] mood, lonesome mood.
[G] Yeah, yeah.
_ [Em]
Look at here [B] now.
_ [G] _ I can't sleep at night.
_ _ _ [Em]
I can't nap all through the day.
[Gm] _ _ _
[Em] _ I [G] can't, can't sleep at [E] night.
[Em] _ I can't nap all through the day. _
_ _ _ [G] _ I can't hold on much longer. _ _
Baby, I'm living this way.
_ _ [E] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I can't sleep at night. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ sleep at night.
I can't nap all through the day.
I can't sleep at night.
I can't sleep at night. _
_ _ [E] You know you don't love me, don't love me, darling.
[Em] _ _ _ Unchained, unchain my heart. _ _ _ _
Because the way that you treat me, _
low down, low down, dirty chain.
[B] _ _
Look at here now.
_ [G] _ _ [Em]
Sometime, _ [G] I sit down thinking [E]
about the lies
the way you treat me.
[G] _ _ [E] _
[Em] Baby, baby, _ I _ begin to drink.
I begin to drink, darling. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ Blue, blue, blue.
_ _ [G] _ And a blue, blue, blue, long for me. _ _ _ _
Blue, blue, blue. _ _
And a blue, blue, and a blue long [E] for me, [G] _ _
_ _ _ baby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em]
Keep it down. _ _ _
The blues are down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm in a lonesome mood, in a lonesome mood.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know, _ _ I'm in a lonesome mood. _ _ _
_ _ [G] My baby gonna love me.
_ _ I don't know the reason why.
Blue [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] Monday morning, _ _ I got the blues.
_ _ _ _ _
Blue Monday morning, _ _ _ I got the blues. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Monday morning, Monday [E] morning, _ I'm [G] in a lonely, lonely [E] mood, lonesome mood.
[G] Yeah, yeah.
_ [Em]
Look at here [B] now.
_ [G] _ I can't sleep at night.
_ _ _ [Em]
I can't nap all through the day.
[Gm] _ _ _
[Em] _ I [G] can't, can't sleep at [E] night.
[Em] _ I can't nap all through the day. _
_ _ _ [G] _ I can't hold on much longer. _ _
Baby, I'm living this way.
_ _ [E] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I can't sleep at night. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ sleep at night.
I can't nap all through the day.
I can't sleep at night.
I can't sleep at night. _
_ _ [E] You know you don't love me, don't love me, darling.
[Em] _ _ _ Unchained, unchain my heart. _ _ _ _
Because the way that you treat me, _
low down, low down, dirty chain.
[B] _ _
Look at here now.
_ [G] _ _ [Em]
Sometime, _ [G] I sit down thinking [E]
about the lies
the way you treat me.
[G] _ _ [E] _
[Em] Baby, baby, _ I _ begin to drink.
I begin to drink, darling. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ Blue, blue, blue.
_ _ [G] _ And a blue, blue, blue, long for me. _ _ _ _
Blue, blue, blue. _ _
And a blue, blue, and a blue long [E] for me, [G] _ _
_ _ _ baby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _