Chords for John Lee Hooker pt 1
Tempo:
56.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Em
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'd like to tell you the title of this number that I'm going [B] to do, that I've written.
It makes a lot of sense.
It [D#] tells a tremendous story.
[N] The name of it is Serves Me Right to Suffer.
It serves me [C] right to be alone.
So take a listen to it.
[Bm] [E] [E]
[G] [B]
[E]
Serves me right to suffer.
Serves me right to be alone.
Serves me right to suffer, suffer.
[A] [E] Serves me right to be alone, be alone.
[B] [E]
[Em] Because the life I'm living, [E] I'm [G] living in memories gone [E] by.
[B] Now [Bm] watch this.
[E] Every [B] time I see another woman, she makes me think of mine, think of mine.
[E]
[E]
She makes me think of mine, think of mine.
[A]
[E] That's why when I see another woman, [B] folks, I just [E] can't keep from crying, keep from crying.
[Em] [B]
[E] [G] It serves me right to suffer.
Serves me right to be alone.
[E]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[E] Serves me right to be alone.
Because I'm trying to live my life in the [Em] days of memories gone by.
[E]
[B] I want you to pick up on this.
[E] You know, these lyrics are something else.
Just dig this.
[Em]
My doctor [G] put me on [A] milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
My doctor wrote [F#] me a description for milk, cream.
[E]
My nerves were so bad, [E] I couldn't rest.
I couldn't sleep at all at night.
That's why he placed me on milk, cream, and alcohol.
[B] He placed me on milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
It eased my nerves.
I could lay down and rest at night.
Milk, cream, and alcohol.
[A] [C]
Thank [G] you.
Now this next tune I'm going to do,
[B] I know everybody's familiar with this tune, because it was a tremendous big hit for me.
A lot of groups did it.
[D#] I mean big groups.
[C#] Famous groups like the Alamodas, the Rollers, the Stones, [Bm] they all did this tune called Boom Boom.
And that was a tremendous hit [E] for me.
It makes a lot of sense.
It [D#] tells a tremendous story.
[N] The name of it is Serves Me Right to Suffer.
It serves me [C] right to be alone.
So take a listen to it.
[Bm] [E] [E]
[G] [B]
[E]
Serves me right to suffer.
Serves me right to be alone.
Serves me right to suffer, suffer.
[A] [E] Serves me right to be alone, be alone.
[B] [E]
[Em] Because the life I'm living, [E] I'm [G] living in memories gone [E] by.
[B] Now [Bm] watch this.
[E] Every [B] time I see another woman, she makes me think of mine, think of mine.
[E]
[E]
She makes me think of mine, think of mine.
[A]
[E] That's why when I see another woman, [B] folks, I just [E] can't keep from crying, keep from crying.
[Em] [B]
[E] [G] It serves me right to suffer.
Serves me right to be alone.
[E]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[E] Serves me right to be alone.
Because I'm trying to live my life in the [Em] days of memories gone by.
[E]
[B] I want you to pick up on this.
[E] You know, these lyrics are something else.
Just dig this.
[Em]
My doctor [G] put me on [A] milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
My doctor wrote [F#] me a description for milk, cream.
[E]
My nerves were so bad, [E] I couldn't rest.
I couldn't sleep at all at night.
That's why he placed me on milk, cream, and alcohol.
[B] He placed me on milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
It eased my nerves.
I could lay down and rest at night.
Milk, cream, and alcohol.
[A] [C]
Thank [G] you.
Now this next tune I'm going to do,
[B] I know everybody's familiar with this tune, because it was a tremendous big hit for me.
A lot of groups did it.
[D#] I mean big groups.
[C#] Famous groups like the Alamodas, the Rollers, the Stones, [Bm] they all did this tune called Boom Boom.
And that was a tremendous hit [E] for me.
Key:
E
B
Em
G
A
E
B
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd like to tell you the title of this number that I'm going [B] to do, that I've written.
It makes a lot of sense.
It [D#] tells a tremendous story.
[N] _ The name of it is Serves Me Right to Suffer.
It serves me [C] right to be alone.
So take a listen to it.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Serves me right to suffer.
_ _ _ Serves me right to be alone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Serves me right to suffer, suffer.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ Serves me right to be alone, be alone.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E]
[Em] Because the life I'm living, [E] _ I'm [G] living in memories gone [E] by.
_ [B] _ _ _ Now [Bm] watch this.
_ _ [E] _ Every [B] time I see another woman, _ she makes me think of mine, think of mine.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ She makes me think of mine, think of mine.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ That's why when I see another woman, [B] folks, I just [E] can't keep from crying, keep from crying.
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] It serves me right to suffer. _
_ _ Serves me right to be alone.
_ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] Serves me right to be alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ Because I'm trying to live my life in the [Em] days of memories gone by.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I want you to pick up on this.
[E] You know, these lyrics are something else.
_ _ Just dig this.
[Em] _
My doctor [G] put me on [A] milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
_ _ _ _ _ My doctor wrote [F#] me a description for milk, cream.
_ _ [E] _
_ My nerves were so bad, [E] I couldn't rest.
I couldn't sleep at all at night.
That's why he placed me on milk, cream, and alcohol.
[B] He placed me on milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
It eased my nerves.
I could lay down and rest at night.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Milk, cream, and alcohol.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Thank [G] you.
Now this next tune I'm going to do, _
[B] I know everybody's familiar with this tune, because it was a tremendous big hit for me.
A lot of groups did it.
[D#] I mean big groups.
[C#] Famous groups like the Alamodas, the Rollers, the Stones, [Bm] they all did this tune called Boom Boom.
And that was a tremendous hit [E] for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'd like to tell you the title of this number that I'm going [B] to do, that I've written.
It makes a lot of sense.
It [D#] tells a tremendous story.
[N] _ The name of it is Serves Me Right to Suffer.
It serves me [C] right to be alone.
So take a listen to it.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Serves me right to suffer.
_ _ _ Serves me right to be alone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Serves me right to suffer, suffer.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ Serves me right to be alone, be alone.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E]
[Em] Because the life I'm living, [E] _ I'm [G] living in memories gone [E] by.
_ [B] _ _ _ Now [Bm] watch this.
_ _ [E] _ Every [B] time I see another woman, _ she makes me think of mine, think of mine.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ She makes me think of mine, think of mine.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ That's why when I see another woman, [B] folks, I just [E] can't keep from crying, keep from crying.
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] It serves me right to suffer. _
_ _ Serves me right to be alone.
_ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] Serves me right to be alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ Because I'm trying to live my life in the [Em] days of memories gone by.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] I want you to pick up on this.
[E] You know, these lyrics are something else.
_ _ Just dig this.
[Em] _
My doctor [G] put me on [A] milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
_ _ _ _ _ My doctor wrote [F#] me a description for milk, cream.
_ _ [E] _
_ My nerves were so bad, [E] I couldn't rest.
I couldn't sleep at all at night.
That's why he placed me on milk, cream, and alcohol.
[B] He placed me on milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
It eased my nerves.
I could lay down and rest at night.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Milk, cream, and alcohol.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Thank [G] you.
Now this next tune I'm going to do, _
[B] I know everybody's familiar with this tune, because it was a tremendous big hit for me.
A lot of groups did it.
[D#] I mean big groups.
[C#] Famous groups like the Alamodas, the Rollers, the Stones, [Bm] they all did this tune called Boom Boom.
And that was a tremendous hit [E] for me.