No Substitute Chords by John Lee Hooker

Tempo:
98.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

Bb

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker - No Substitute chords
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[D] We're gonna try this one, okay?
[N]
[D]
Well, there's no substitute
Substitute for love, no, no
[A] [D]
Love will make you gamble
Love will make you drink
Make you stay [A] out all night [D] long
Looking for love
Well, there's no, no
Substitute, substitute
Substitute for love
I wanna tell you a story
True, true, true, true story About love
Many times, many times
Over and over, over in life
So many people have tried, tried
To get a substitute
They [A] just don't [D] work
Work on love
She may not be good looking
She may not be so fine
But love, love, love
Love, love, love
Is a burning thing
Is a burning thing
I [N] know, I know
I know, I know
I went down, down
In the ring of fire
Nothing but love
I couldn't find
[Bb] I couldn't find
[Bm]
Substitute
[A] For love, [D] for love
I [A] tried, [D] tried
I tried, tried
But it just wasn't there
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
Bb
12341111
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
Bb
12341111
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn John Lee Hooker - No Substitute chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: D, A, D and N. Kick off your practice at a gentle 49 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 98 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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[D] We're gonna try this one, okay? _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, there's no substitute
_ Substitute for love, no, no
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Love will make you gamble
Love _ will make you drink
_ Make _ you stay [A] out all night [D] long
Looking for love
_ Well, _ there's no, no
_ _ Substitute, substitute
_ Substitute for love _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I wanna tell you a story
_ True, true, true, true story About love
Many _ _ times, many times
_ Over and over, over in life
So many people have tried, tried
To get a substitute
_ They [A] just don't [D] work
Work on love
She _ _ _ _ may not be good looking
_ _ She may not be so fine
But _ love, love, love
_ Love, love, love
Is a burning thing
_ Is a burning thing _
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] know, I know
I _ know, I know
_ _ I went down, down
In the ring of fire _
Nothing but love
I couldn't find
[Bb] I couldn't find
_ _ [Bm] _
Substitute
[A] For love, [D] for _ love
I [A] tried, [D] tried
I tried, tried
But it just wasn't there _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album The Healer, written by John Lee Hooker, this one shines.

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