Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins - Fan It
Tempo:
138.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
G
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] You got to fan it, you got to fan it, [G] [E] you [A] got to fan it, you [E] got to fan it,
[G] [C#m] you got [B] to fan it to keep it cool, [A] [E] till your baby come home.
[A#] [B]
[E] When I say it, you say you ain't done nothing wrong, why don't you fan it, keep it cool, I'll get home.
[A] You got to fan it, you [E] got to fan it, [G] [C#m]
you got [B] to fan it, [A] till your [E] baby get home, [A] [G] [B] [Em]
[E]
[A] yes you [G] got to [F#] fan it, [E]
[B] [C#] [B]
if you don't fan it, [E] you must be doing something wrong.
You got to fan it, [G] [E]
[G] [E] you know the old hen cackling in the rooster laid the egg, [A] they couldn't tell a dim when the boat was in the shade, you got to fan it,
[F#] [E] you got to fan it, you [B] got to fan it,
[A] [E] yeah.
[B]
[E]
Woo, [G] [E] I ain't jiving,
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] woke this morning bout to break her day, found an egg in her bed while [Bm] I used to lay, she [A] had to fan it, she [E] had to fan it, [G] [C#m]
she had to [B] keep it cool, [A] till I come [E] home.
[A] [G] [B]
[C#m]
[G] [A] Sure enough, [E]
just [B] fan it, [A] yes [E] and keep it [A] cool, [B] [E] mama looked out the door said, was papa gone, she said you know he done me a little bit wrong, I said why mama, [A] she got to fan it, [E] I got to fan it, [G] [E] [B] I got to fan it and keep it cool, [E] till John Henry come home.
[G] [C#m] you got [B] to fan it to keep it cool, [A] [E] till your baby come home.
[A#] [B]
[E] When I say it, you say you ain't done nothing wrong, why don't you fan it, keep it cool, I'll get home.
[A] You got to fan it, you [E] got to fan it, [G] [C#m]
you got [B] to fan it, [A] till your [E] baby get home, [A] [G] [B] [Em]
[E]
[A] yes you [G] got to [F#] fan it, [E]
[B] [C#] [B]
if you don't fan it, [E] you must be doing something wrong.
You got to fan it, [G] [E]
[G] [E] you know the old hen cackling in the rooster laid the egg, [A] they couldn't tell a dim when the boat was in the shade, you got to fan it,
[F#] [E] you got to fan it, you [B] got to fan it,
[A] [E] yeah.
[B]
[E]
Woo, [G] [E] I ain't jiving,
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] woke this morning bout to break her day, found an egg in her bed while [Bm] I used to lay, she [A] had to fan it, she [E] had to fan it, [G] [C#m]
she had to [B] keep it cool, [A] till I come [E] home.
[A] [G] [B]
[C#m]
[G] [A] Sure enough, [E]
just [B] fan it, [A] yes [E] and keep it [A] cool, [B] [E] mama looked out the door said, was papa gone, she said you know he done me a little bit wrong, I said why mama, [A] she got to fan it, [E] I got to fan it, [G] [E] [B] I got to fan it and keep it cool, [E] till John Henry come home.
Key:
E
A
B
G
C#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ [E] You got to fan it, _ _ _ _ you got to fan it, _ [G] _ [E] _ you [A] got to fan it, _ _ _ you [E] got to fan it, _
[G] _ [C#m] _ _ you got [B] to fan it to keep it cool, [A] _ [E] till your baby come home.
[A#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ When I say it, you say you ain't done nothing wrong, why don't you fan it, keep it cool, I'll get home.
[A] You got to fan it, _ _ _ you [E] got to fan it, _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
you got [B] to fan it, [A] _ till your [E] baby get home, [A] _ [G] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] yes you [G] got to [F#] fan it, _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B]
if you don't fan it, _ [E] you must be doing something wrong.
You got to fan it, _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ you know the old hen cackling in the rooster laid the egg, [A] they couldn't tell a dim when the boat was in the shade, you got to fan it, _
[F#] _ _ _ [E] you got to fan it, _ _ _ you [B] got to fan it, _
[A] _ _ [E] yeah.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Woo, [G] _ [E] _ I ain't jiving, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ woke this morning bout to break her day, _ found an egg in her bed while [Bm] I used to lay, she [A] had to fan it, _ _ _ _ she [E] had to fan it, _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
she had to [B] keep it cool, _ [A] _ till I come [E] home.
[A] _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Sure enough, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ just [B] fan it, _ _ [A] _ yes [E] and keep it [A] cool, _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] mama looked out the door said, was papa gone, she said you know he done me a little bit wrong, I said why mama, [A] she got to fan it, _ _ _ _ [E] I got to fan it, _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [B] I got to fan it and keep it cool, [E] _ till John Henry come home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C#m] _ _ you got [B] to fan it to keep it cool, [A] _ [E] till your baby come home.
[A#] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ When I say it, you say you ain't done nothing wrong, why don't you fan it, keep it cool, I'll get home.
[A] You got to fan it, _ _ _ you [E] got to fan it, _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
you got [B] to fan it, [A] _ till your [E] baby get home, [A] _ [G] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] yes you [G] got to [F#] fan it, _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B]
if you don't fan it, _ [E] you must be doing something wrong.
You got to fan it, _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ you know the old hen cackling in the rooster laid the egg, [A] they couldn't tell a dim when the boat was in the shade, you got to fan it, _
[F#] _ _ _ [E] you got to fan it, _ _ _ you [B] got to fan it, _
[A] _ _ [E] yeah.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Woo, [G] _ [E] _ I ain't jiving, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ woke this morning bout to break her day, _ found an egg in her bed while [Bm] I used to lay, she [A] had to fan it, _ _ _ _ she [E] had to fan it, _ [G] _ [C#m] _ _
she had to [B] keep it cool, _ [A] _ till I come [E] home.
[A] _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Sure enough, _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ just [B] fan it, _ _ [A] _ yes [E] and keep it [A] cool, _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] mama looked out the door said, was papa gone, she said you know he done me a little bit wrong, I said why mama, [A] she got to fan it, _ _ _ _ [E] I got to fan it, _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [B] I got to fan it and keep it cool, [E] _ till John Henry come home.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _