Chords for LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS Live 1964
Tempo:
127.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
B
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Right now I believe everything would be alright [Fm] if we all get our [C] minds together.
got to think about exactly what's about to happen.
but it's a little song about
[C#] home with me.
[Em] [A]
[Em] [C#]
[B] [E]
[B]
got to think about exactly what's about to happen.
but it's a little song about
[C#] home with me.
[Em] [A]
[Em] [C#]
[B] [E]
[B]
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Em
A
B
C#
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_ _ _ Right now I believe everything would be alright [Fm] if we all get our [C] minds together.
We got to think about _ exactly what's about to happen.
_ It's not exactly the blues right now, but it's a little song about
come on baby [F] _ and go [C#] home with me.
It's not so [E] bad. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Come [E] on baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ go home with me.
Come _ _ _ _ _ _ on [A] baby, _ and go home with me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'll make [B] you happy in the morning, _ _ [F#m] as [E] any woman can be.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] Grandma got [E] happy, she's, [C#m] _ _
_ _ [G#m] yeah she's lost.
[C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C#] Baby, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
don't you want to go?
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _
Tell [A] me. _ _ _ _ _
Now don't you [E] want to go?
[Em] I'm _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ gonna [B] stop by a place _ [A]
I've never [E] been before. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Baby, _ _ _ _ _ please come and go.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A]
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ darling please come and go.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ You know I'm gonna [B] stop by a place _
[E] I've never been before. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Yeah.
This little song is the blues now, and I dropped it down to the natural blues.
[Bm] _ [E] _
Of course I sure as God. _ _ _ _
Y'all [Em] excuse me for hollering, but I'm gonna [E] be happy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] Oh, _ [Em] if the good Lord be good to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Then let me [G] see my little Margie's face [E] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [A] if the good Lord will be good to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Just let me see my little Margie's face again. _
That don't [F#m] mean a man, that mean a little [Em] girl.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Oh, so [F#] I can shake hands with nasty old darlin'.
[A] _ _ [E] Tell poor lady how have you been. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord, how mercy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Mother [Em] said, son, you was born lucky.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ But remember you gotta die one day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, yes, [Em] you was born lucky.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Remember you gotta die one day. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I said, mama, I want you to remember what I [Bm] said.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Everybody gotta die the same old way.
_ _ _ You know they holler you dying with the heart trouble.
But everybody die, die with the heart trouble.
_ Cause when that tick-tock was ticking, you don't [Em] _ keep time [E] no more.
_ _ _ _ _ And I [Em] cried. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
Lord, how mercy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Right now I believe everything would be alright [Fm] if we all get our [C] minds together.
We got to think about _ exactly what's about to happen.
_ It's not exactly the blues right now, but it's a little song about
come on baby [F] _ and go [C#] home with me.
It's not so [E] bad. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Come [E] on baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ go home with me.
Come _ _ _ _ _ _ on [A] baby, _ and go home with me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'll make [B] you happy in the morning, _ _ [F#m] as [E] any woman can be.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] Grandma got [E] happy, she's, [C#m] _ _
_ _ [G#m] yeah she's lost.
[C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ [C#] Baby, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
don't you want to go?
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _
Tell [A] me. _ _ _ _ _
Now don't you [E] want to go?
[Em] I'm _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ gonna [B] stop by a place _ [A]
I've never [E] been before. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ Baby, _ _ _ _ _ please come and go.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A]
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ darling please come and go.
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ You know I'm gonna [B] stop by a place _
[E] I've never been before. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] Yeah.
This little song is the blues now, and I dropped it down to the natural blues.
[Bm] _ [E] _
Of course I sure as God. _ _ _ _
Y'all [Em] excuse me for hollering, but I'm gonna [E] be happy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] Oh, _ [Em] if the good Lord be good to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Then let me [G] see my little Margie's face [E] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [A] if the good Lord will be good to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Just let me see my little Margie's face again. _
That don't [F#m] mean a man, that mean a little [Em] girl.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Oh, so [F#] I can shake hands with nasty old darlin'.
[A] _ _ [E] Tell poor lady how have you been. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord, how mercy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ Mother [Em] said, son, you was born lucky.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ But remember you gotta die one day.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, yes, [Em] you was born lucky.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Remember you gotta die one day. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I said, mama, I want you to remember what I [Bm] said.
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] Everybody gotta die the same old way.
_ _ _ You know they holler you dying with the heart trouble.
But everybody die, die with the heart trouble.
_ Cause when that tick-tock was ticking, you don't [Em] _ keep time [E] no more.
_ _ _ _ _ And I [Em] cried. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
Lord, how mercy. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _