Chords for John Lee Hooker - serves me right to suffer
Tempo:
119.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Em]
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
Serve me right to suffer, serve me right to be alone.
Serve me right to [A] suffer, right to be alone.
[E]
I'm living [B] on living in a [A] memory that's gone.
[E]
[B]
Every time [E] I feel a woman's bad, she makes me think [A] of mine.
[Em] [E] Every [A] time I see a woman's face, [E] she [Em]
makes me think of mine, [A] mine, mine, mine, mine.
[E] When I see another woman's face,
[A] [E]
I can't keep crying, [B] crying, but a baby child, [Bb] oh, [A] God.
[Em] [E] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E] Doctor put you on, Johnny.
[A] Milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
Doctor [A] put you on, milk, cream, and [G] alcohol.
[D]
[A] [E]
Oh, [B] y'all never been so bad.
[A] Just can't sleep [E] at night.
[A] And with [Em] [B]
your trunks and your turn, [E] your top rope, your blindfold down,
every night, [A] three or four weeks, three or four weeks, can't go to [Em] sleep.
[Am] [E]
[A] [E] Your dark brown long [D] hair, [B] your nails are so bad, [A] you can't go outside.
[G] Can't go [E] outside at night.
[A] I'm nervous.
[B]
Back ballas and [Em] syndicators.
Yeah.
[A] All motor scoots.
Hanging around your [Em] door.
I'm on my own road, Lord.
Back ballas and [A] syndicators.
Back ballas and syndicators.
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, hanging around your home.
[E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E] [B] Yeah.
It's no wonder [D] [A] you don't want to be alone.
[E] [A]
[B] [E] Oh, Lord.
[A] I can't sleep at night.
[E] I'm afraid to lay down, lay down in a bed, in a bed.
I [A] know, I know I can't go to sleep.
Ain't no use in me laying down, laying down in a room.
My nerves back.
My nerve, my nerve.
[B] Almost gone, almost gone, I've been.
[A] I've been, my nerve.
[D] [E] I've been, my nerve.
Almost [Bm] gone, almost gone.
[D] You should [E] go and see a doctor.
My nerve is gone, gone.
[A] Instead of your favorite [Em] nurse.
Oh, my nerve, my nerve is gone.
[E] [A] You should go and see a doctor.
I'm walking the floor.
Instead of your favorite nurse.
Jumping over my bed, jumping over my [E] bed.
I can't go to sleep.
[Em]
[B] The way you're going [A] just might make [E] you worse.
[A] [Bb] [B]
Serve your [E] right to suffer, Lord.
[Em] [A] Serve your right to be alone.
Serve your right to be [E] alone.
Be alone.
[Em] [A] Nighty day, nighty day.
Alone, alone.
[E] My nerve, my nerve.
My nerve, my [B] nerve.
Don't got [D] me down.
[A] Oh, me, me, [Em] me, me, me, [E] me.
[D] [A] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
Serve me right to suffer, serve me right to be alone.
Serve me right to [A] suffer, right to be alone.
[E]
I'm living [B] on living in a [A] memory that's gone.
[E]
[B]
Every time [E] I feel a woman's bad, she makes me think [A] of mine.
[Em] [E] Every [A] time I see a woman's face, [E] she [Em]
makes me think of mine, [A] mine, mine, mine, mine.
[E] When I see another woman's face,
[A] [E]
I can't keep crying, [B] crying, but a baby child, [Bb] oh, [A] God.
[Em] [E] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E] Doctor put you on, Johnny.
[A] Milk, cream, and [E] alcohol.
Doctor [A] put you on, milk, cream, and [G] alcohol.
[D]
[A] [E]
Oh, [B] y'all never been so bad.
[A] Just can't sleep [E] at night.
[A] And with [Em] [B]
your trunks and your turn, [E] your top rope, your blindfold down,
every night, [A] three or four weeks, three or four weeks, can't go to [Em] sleep.
[Am] [E]
[A] [E] Your dark brown long [D] hair, [B] your nails are so bad, [A] you can't go outside.
[G] Can't go [E] outside at night.
[A] I'm nervous.
[B]
Back ballas and [Em] syndicators.
Yeah.
[A] All motor scoots.
Hanging around your [Em] door.
I'm on my own road, Lord.
Back ballas and [A] syndicators.
Back ballas and syndicators.
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, hanging around your home.
[E]
[A] [E]
[D] [E] [B] Yeah.
It's no wonder [D] [A] you don't want to be alone.
[E] [A]
[B] [E] Oh, Lord.
[A] I can't sleep at night.
[E] I'm afraid to lay down, lay down in a bed, in a bed.
I [A] know, I know I can't go to sleep.
Ain't no use in me laying down, laying down in a room.
My nerves back.
My nerve, my nerve.
[B] Almost gone, almost gone, I've been.
[A] I've been, my nerve.
[D] [E] I've been, my nerve.
Almost [Bm] gone, almost gone.
[D] You should [E] go and see a doctor.
My nerve is gone, gone.
[A] Instead of your favorite [Em] nurse.
Oh, my nerve, my nerve is gone.
[E] [A] You should go and see a doctor.
I'm walking the floor.
Instead of your favorite nurse.
Jumping over my bed, jumping over my [E] bed.
I can't go to sleep.
[Em]
[B] The way you're going [A] just might make [E] you worse.
[A] [Bb] [B]
Serve your [E] right to suffer, Lord.
[Em] [A] Serve your right to be alone.
Serve your right to be [E] alone.
Be alone.
[Em] [A] Nighty day, nighty day.
Alone, alone.
[E] My nerve, my nerve.
My nerve, my [B] nerve.
Don't got [D] me down.
[A] Oh, me, me, [Em] me, me, me, [E] me.
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[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Serve me right to suffer, _ _ _ _ serve me right to be alone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Serve me right to [A] suffer, _ _ _ _ _ _ right to be alone. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm living [B] on living _ in _ _ a [A] memory _ that's gone. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Every time [E] I feel a woman's bad, _ _ _ she makes me think [A] of mine. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] Every [A] time I see a woman's face, [E] _ _ _ she [Em] _
makes me think of mine, [A] mine, mine, mine, mine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I see another woman's face, _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
I can't keep crying, [B] crying, but a baby child, _ [Bb] oh, [A] God. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Doctor put you on, Johnny.
_ _ [A] _ _ Milk, cream, and _ [E] alcohol. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Doctor [A] put you on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ milk, _ cream, and _ [G] alcohol.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [B] y'all never been so bad. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Just can't sleep [E] at night. _ _
_ _ _ [A] And with [Em] _ [B]
your trunks and your turn, [E] _ your top rope, _ _ _ _ your blindfold down,
_ _ _ _ _ every night, _ _ _ [A] _ three or four weeks, _ _ _ three or four weeks, can't go to [Em] sleep.
_ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ Your dark brown long [D] hair, _ _ [B] your nails are so bad, _ _ _ [A] you can't go outside.
_ _ [G] Can't go [E] outside at night. _ _
_ _ [A] _ I'm nervous.
[B] _ _
Back ballas and [Em] syndicators.
Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ All motor scoots.
Hanging around your [Em] door.
I'm on my own road, Lord.
_ _ _ Back ballas and _ [A] syndicators.
Back _ _ ballas and syndicators.
Yeah, yeah.
_ Oh, hanging around your home.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ Yeah.
It's no wonder _ [D] [A] you _ _ _ _ don't want to be alone. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Oh, Lord.
_ _ _ [A] I can't sleep at night.
_ _ _ [E] I'm afraid to lay down, lay down _ in a bed, in a bed.
_ _ I [A] know, I know I can't go to sleep.
_ _ _ Ain't no use in me laying down, laying down in a room.
_ My nerves back.
_ _ _ _ My nerve, my nerve.
_ _ _ [B] _ Almost gone, almost gone, I've been.
_ [A] _ _ I've been, my nerve.
_ [D] _ _ [E] I've been, my nerve.
_ _ _ _ Almost [Bm] gone, almost gone.
[D] _ You should [E] go and see a doctor.
My nerve is gone, gone.
[A] _ _ _ Instead of your favorite [Em] nurse.
Oh, my nerve, my nerve is gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] You should go and see a doctor. _
I'm walking the floor.
_ _ Instead of your favorite nurse.
_ Jumping over my bed, jumping over my [E] bed.
I can't go to sleep.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ The way you're going _ [A] just _ _ _ _ might make [E] you worse. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _
Serve your [E] right to suffer, Lord. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] Serve your right to be alone.
Serve your right to be [E] alone.
Be alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] Nighty day, nighty day.
_ _ _ _ Alone, alone.
_ [E] _ _ _ My nerve, my nerve.
_ _ _ _ _ My nerve, my [B] nerve.
_ _ _ _ Don't got [D] me down.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, me, me, [Em] me, me, me, [E] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Serve me right to suffer, _ _ _ _ serve me right to be alone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Serve me right to [A] suffer, _ _ _ _ _ _ right to be alone. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm living [B] on living _ in _ _ a [A] memory _ that's gone. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Every time [E] I feel a woman's bad, _ _ _ she makes me think [A] of mine. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] Every [A] time I see a woman's face, [E] _ _ _ she [Em] _
makes me think of mine, [A] mine, mine, mine, mine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I see another woman's face, _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
I can't keep crying, [B] crying, but a baby child, _ [Bb] oh, [A] God. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Doctor put you on, Johnny.
_ _ [A] _ _ Milk, cream, and _ [E] alcohol. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Doctor [A] put you on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ milk, _ cream, and _ [G] alcohol.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Oh, [B] y'all never been so bad. _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Just can't sleep [E] at night. _ _
_ _ _ [A] And with [Em] _ [B]
your trunks and your turn, [E] _ your top rope, _ _ _ _ your blindfold down,
_ _ _ _ _ every night, _ _ _ [A] _ three or four weeks, _ _ _ three or four weeks, can't go to [Em] sleep.
_ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ Your dark brown long [D] hair, _ _ [B] your nails are so bad, _ _ _ [A] you can't go outside.
_ _ [G] Can't go [E] outside at night. _ _
_ _ [A] _ I'm nervous.
[B] _ _
Back ballas and [Em] syndicators.
Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ All motor scoots.
Hanging around your [Em] door.
I'm on my own road, Lord.
_ _ _ Back ballas and _ [A] syndicators.
Back _ _ ballas and syndicators.
Yeah, yeah.
_ Oh, hanging around your home.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ Yeah.
It's no wonder _ [D] [A] you _ _ _ _ don't want to be alone. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Oh, Lord.
_ _ _ [A] I can't sleep at night.
_ _ _ [E] I'm afraid to lay down, lay down _ in a bed, in a bed.
_ _ I [A] know, I know I can't go to sleep.
_ _ _ Ain't no use in me laying down, laying down in a room.
_ My nerves back.
_ _ _ _ My nerve, my nerve.
_ _ _ [B] _ Almost gone, almost gone, I've been.
_ [A] _ _ I've been, my nerve.
_ [D] _ _ [E] I've been, my nerve.
_ _ _ _ Almost [Bm] gone, almost gone.
[D] _ You should [E] go and see a doctor.
My nerve is gone, gone.
[A] _ _ _ Instead of your favorite [Em] nurse.
Oh, my nerve, my nerve is gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] You should go and see a doctor. _
I'm walking the floor.
_ _ Instead of your favorite nurse.
_ Jumping over my bed, jumping over my [E] bed.
I can't go to sleep.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ The way you're going _ [A] just _ _ _ _ might make [E] you worse. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _
Serve your [E] right to suffer, Lord. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] Serve your right to be alone.
Serve your right to be [E] alone.
Be alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] Nighty day, nighty day.
_ _ _ _ Alone, alone.
_ [E] _ _ _ My nerve, my nerve.
_ _ _ _ _ My nerve, my [B] nerve.
_ _ _ _ Don't got [D] me down.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, me, me, [Em] me, me, me, [E] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _