Rock These Blues Away Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
96.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
Dm
G
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Dm]
Then you're [D] rockin', rockin', rockin', [G] rockin'.
[D]
Rockin' these blues away.
Tryin' so hard.
[Dm]
I'm tryin' so hard, so hard.
Rock these blues away.
[D] I'm sittin' here cryin' with tears in my [Dm] eyes.
[A] In my rockin' chair, my old-time rockin' chair, [D] rockin' chair.
Lookin' at me, oh, [Dm] what did I see?
[D] And if you face, [Dm] stand back at me.
I believe, I believe.
I'm gonna [D] rock.
My woman seen somebody.
Rock these blues away.
I believe, I [Dm] believe, I believe.
She's seen somebody, yeah.
I [A] treated you good, gave you [D] all my money.
[C] Now you don't have the [D] nerve to even call me honey.
All I can do, all I can do, all I can do.
Rockin' my old-time rockin' chair.
Rock these blues away.
Rockin', rockin', rockin', [Dm] rockin'.
Rockin' these blues away.
You cheated.
Tryin' so hard.
And you lied.
I cried, cried, cried.
What you gonna do, boy?
[D] Rock these blues out of my mind.
Can't tell my mother.
Can't tell my father I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
All my friends tell me, tell me.
[Dm]
I didn't [D] waste my tears on you.
My friends told me you were no good from the [A] start.
All my friends [Dm] tell me, tell me, tell me, [G] tell me.
[D] I didn't waste my tears on you.
Whoa, whoa, yeah.
No, no, no, no, no.
Well, well.
People [Dm] tryin'.
Well, well.
People tryin'.
[G]
People tryin'.
[Dm] Rock these blues away.
[D] Gonna rock.
[D] Rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin'.
[Dm] [D] Rockin', [Dm] rockin', rockin'.
Oh, yeah, amazin'.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
All [D] my friends tell me.
I'm gonna rock.
I'm gonna rock.
[F] I'm gonna rock.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
Whoa, [D] whoa, rock these blues [Dm] away.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues [D] away.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock [G] these blues away.
[G] [Dm]
I'm [D] gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
[Dm] I'm gonna rock.
[Dm] Rock these blues away.
Then you're [D] rockin', rockin', rockin', [G] rockin'.
[D]
Rockin' these blues away.
Tryin' so hard.
[Dm]
I'm tryin' so hard, so hard.
Rock these blues away.
[D] I'm sittin' here cryin' with tears in my [Dm] eyes.
[A] In my rockin' chair, my old-time rockin' chair, [D] rockin' chair.
Lookin' at me, oh, [Dm] what did I see?
[D] And if you face, [Dm] stand back at me.
I believe, I believe.
I'm gonna [D] rock.
My woman seen somebody.
Rock these blues away.
I believe, I [Dm] believe, I believe.
She's seen somebody, yeah.
I [A] treated you good, gave you [D] all my money.
[C] Now you don't have the [D] nerve to even call me honey.
All I can do, all I can do, all I can do.
Rockin' my old-time rockin' chair.
Rock these blues away.
Rockin', rockin', rockin', [Dm] rockin'.
Rockin' these blues away.
You cheated.
Tryin' so hard.
And you lied.
I cried, cried, cried.
What you gonna do, boy?
[D] Rock these blues out of my mind.
Can't tell my mother.
Can't tell my father I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
All my friends tell me, tell me.
[Dm]
I didn't [D] waste my tears on you.
My friends told me you were no good from the [A] start.
All my friends [Dm] tell me, tell me, tell me, [G] tell me.
[D] I didn't waste my tears on you.
Whoa, whoa, yeah.
No, no, no, no, no.
Well, well.
People [Dm] tryin'.
Well, well.
People tryin'.
[G]
People tryin'.
[Dm] Rock these blues away.
[D] Gonna rock.
[D] Rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin'.
[Dm] [D] Rockin', [Dm] rockin', rockin'.
Oh, yeah, amazin'.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
All [D] my friends tell me.
I'm gonna rock.
I'm gonna rock.
[F] I'm gonna rock.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
Whoa, [D] whoa, rock these blues [Dm] away.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock these blues [D] away.
I'm gonna rock.
Rock [G] these blues away.
[G] [Dm]
I'm [D] gonna rock.
Rock these blues away.
[Dm] I'm gonna rock.
[Dm] Rock these blues away.
Key:
D
Dm
G
A
C
D
Dm
G
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
Then you're [D] rockin', rockin', rockin', [G] rockin'.
[D] _
Rockin' these blues away.
Tryin' so hard.
_ [Dm] _
_ I'm tryin' so hard, so hard.
_ Rock these blues away.
[D] I'm sittin' here cryin' with tears in my [Dm] eyes.
_ [A] _ In my rockin' chair, my old-time rockin' chair, [D] rockin' chair.
Lookin' at me, oh, [Dm] what did I see?
_ [D] And if you face, [Dm] stand back at me.
_ _ _ I believe, I believe.
I'm gonna [D] rock.
My woman seen somebody.
Rock these blues away.
_ _ _ _ I believe, I [Dm] believe, I believe.
_ She's seen somebody, yeah. _
_ I [A] treated you good, gave you [D] all my money.
_ [C] Now you don't have the [D] nerve to even call me honey.
All I can do, all I can do, all I can do. _ _
Rockin' my old-time rockin' chair.
_ _ Rock these blues away.
Rockin', rockin', rockin', [Dm] rockin'.
Rockin' these blues away.
_ You cheated.
Tryin' so hard.
And you lied.
I cried, cried, cried.
What you gonna do, boy?
_ [D] _ Rock these blues out of my mind. _
Can't tell my mother.
Can't tell my father I'm gonna rock.
_ _ _ Rock these blues away.
All my friends tell me, tell me.
_ [Dm] _
I didn't [D] waste my tears on you.
My friends told me you were no good from the [A] start.
All my friends [Dm] tell me, tell me, tell me, [G] tell me.
_ [D] I didn't waste my tears on you.
_ Whoa, whoa, yeah.
No, no, no, no, no.
Well, well. _ _
People [Dm] tryin'.
Well, well.
People tryin'.
[G]
People tryin'.
[Dm] Rock these blues away.
[D] Gonna rock. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin'.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Rockin', [Dm] rockin', rockin'.
Oh, yeah, amazin'.
I'm gonna rock. _
Rock these blues away.
All [D] my friends tell me. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna rock. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna rock. _ _ _
_ [F] I'm gonna rock.
I'm gonna rock.
_ Rock these blues away.
Whoa, [D] whoa, rock these blues [Dm] away.
I'm gonna rock.
_ _ Rock these blues [D] away. _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna rock.
_ _ Rock [G] these blues away.
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I'm [D] gonna rock.
_ _ Rock these blues away.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I'm gonna rock.
_ [Dm] Rock these blues away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then you're [D] rockin', rockin', rockin', [G] rockin'.
[D] _
Rockin' these blues away.
Tryin' so hard.
_ [Dm] _
_ I'm tryin' so hard, so hard.
_ Rock these blues away.
[D] I'm sittin' here cryin' with tears in my [Dm] eyes.
_ [A] _ In my rockin' chair, my old-time rockin' chair, [D] rockin' chair.
Lookin' at me, oh, [Dm] what did I see?
_ [D] And if you face, [Dm] stand back at me.
_ _ _ I believe, I believe.
I'm gonna [D] rock.
My woman seen somebody.
Rock these blues away.
_ _ _ _ I believe, I [Dm] believe, I believe.
_ She's seen somebody, yeah. _
_ I [A] treated you good, gave you [D] all my money.
_ [C] Now you don't have the [D] nerve to even call me honey.
All I can do, all I can do, all I can do. _ _
Rockin' my old-time rockin' chair.
_ _ Rock these blues away.
Rockin', rockin', rockin', [Dm] rockin'.
Rockin' these blues away.
_ You cheated.
Tryin' so hard.
And you lied.
I cried, cried, cried.
What you gonna do, boy?
_ [D] _ Rock these blues out of my mind. _
Can't tell my mother.
Can't tell my father I'm gonna rock.
_ _ _ Rock these blues away.
All my friends tell me, tell me.
_ [Dm] _
I didn't [D] waste my tears on you.
My friends told me you were no good from the [A] start.
All my friends [Dm] tell me, tell me, tell me, [G] tell me.
_ [D] I didn't waste my tears on you.
_ Whoa, whoa, yeah.
No, no, no, no, no.
Well, well. _ _
People [Dm] tryin'.
Well, well.
People tryin'.
[G]
People tryin'.
[Dm] Rock these blues away.
[D] Gonna rock. _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Rockin', rockin', rockin', rockin'.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Rockin', [Dm] rockin', rockin'.
Oh, yeah, amazin'.
I'm gonna rock. _
Rock these blues away.
All [D] my friends tell me. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna rock. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna rock. _ _ _
_ [F] I'm gonna rock.
I'm gonna rock.
_ Rock these blues away.
Whoa, [D] whoa, rock these blues [Dm] away.
I'm gonna rock.
_ _ Rock these blues [D] away. _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna rock.
_ _ Rock [G] these blues away.
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
I'm [D] gonna rock.
_ _ Rock these blues away.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I'm gonna rock.
_ [Dm] Rock these blues away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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