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