Same Old Blues Again Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
59.625 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B] [E]
[Em] I'm gonna shine, shine, [E] shine on me, on me one [G] day.
[A] [C#] [E] [Bm] Shine, shine [E] on me, on me [G] one day.
[E]
[E] [Em] [E] The wind gonna ride, ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[E] Blow, he blows away.
Mm-hmm, [Bm] mm [E]-hmm.
Now look, Robin, [E] I got the same, same [G] old blues.
[C#] [E]
Same old [Bm] blues again.
[E] Same, [D] same.
[E] I got, I got [G] the [E] same, same old [D] blues again.
[A]
[E] One of [Gm] these days, one of these [A] days,
[G]
[E] a [A] dark cloud gonna [B] rise.
[E] And [G] blow, blow, blow, blow, blow.
[E] [E] He blows away.
[A] Same old, [E] same old, same old blues again.
[Em] [E] [A] [G#]
[E] [A] [Gm] [E] Look, baby, look, baby.
I'm tired of being, I'm [G#] tired of being, tired [E] of being.
Your back door [Em] man.
[E] I'm tired of being, I'm tired of being.
[D] Your back door [D] man, your back door [E] man.
Sunshine, [A] sunshine, [E] sunshine.
[Em]
[E] Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, oh, Lord.
[D] Mm-hmm, [E] mm-hmm.
Shine on me, shine on me.
[Bm] [E] Oh, I got, I got [A] [C#] the same old, [E] same old [Bm] blues again.
[A] [E] Play the blues for me now.
[D] [E] Oh, oh, oh, oh,
[D] [D#] [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] [G#m] [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
[E] [A] [E]
[Bm] [Bm] [E]
[Gm] [Bm] Oh, [C#]
[Bm] [Em] [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[E] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[B] Oh well.
[A] [G]
[A] [E] Well, well, well, well, [Bm] well.
[B] [E] [G] [C#] It won't be long, [E] it won't be [Bm] long
[D] After the sun [E] goes down, walk.
[F#m] [E] Everyday, [G] [A] it won't [E] be long after the sun goes down, [A#] sun goes [Em] down.
Same old blues, same old blues, [E] same old blues,
[Dm] gonna haunt [Em] me after the sun goes down.
[A] Remember the [E] night, so long.
[G] Now wind blow, wind [E] blow, wind blow.
[G] Now wind blow, wind blow, wind blow, wind blow,
blow, [E] blow, blow, you blew [G] away.
[E] Same old blues again.
I got [A#] the blues.
[E] Same old blues again.
[C#] [E] I gotta got, [D] gotta [E] got, same old blues again.
[D] [Em]
[E] [Bm] [E] After the sun goes [D] down, [E] [Em]
these same old blues, [Bm] same old blues,
[E] hanging around my door.
[A#] After [E] the sun goes down, [E] [Em] [E] same old blues,
[G] I got [A] the same old blues, [Em] same old blues [E] again.
[Gm] [G#m] [E] [Em]
Thank [G] you, [Bm] [Em] fellas.
[A] [E]
[Em] I'm gonna shine, shine, [E] shine on me, on me one [G] day.
[A] [C#] [E] [Bm] Shine, shine [E] on me, on me [G] one day.
[E]
[E] [Em] [E] The wind gonna ride, ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[E] Blow, he blows away.
Mm-hmm, [Bm] mm [E]-hmm.
Now look, Robin, [E] I got the same, same [G] old blues.
[C#] [E]
Same old [Bm] blues again.
[E] Same, [D] same.
[E] I got, I got [G] the [E] same, same old [D] blues again.
[A]
[E] One of [Gm] these days, one of these [A] days,
[G]
[E] a [A] dark cloud gonna [B] rise.
[E] And [G] blow, blow, blow, blow, blow.
[E] [E] He blows away.
[A] Same old, [E] same old, same old blues again.
[Em] [E] [A] [G#]
[E] [A] [Gm] [E] Look, baby, look, baby.
I'm tired of being, I'm [G#] tired of being, tired [E] of being.
Your back door [Em] man.
[E] I'm tired of being, I'm tired of being.
[D] Your back door [D] man, your back door [E] man.
Sunshine, [A] sunshine, [E] sunshine.
[Em]
[E] Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, oh, Lord.
[D] Mm-hmm, [E] mm-hmm.
Shine on me, shine on me.
[Bm] [E] Oh, I got, I got [A] [C#] the same old, [E] same old [Bm] blues again.
[A] [E] Play the blues for me now.
[D] [E] Oh, oh, oh, oh,
[D] [D#] [A] [G] [A]
[Em] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] [G#m] [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
[E] [A] [E]
[Bm] [Bm] [E]
[Gm] [Bm] Oh, [C#]
[Bm] [Em] [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[E] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[B] Oh well.
[A] [G]
[A] [E] Well, well, well, well, [Bm] well.
[B] [E] [G] [C#] It won't be long, [E] it won't be [Bm] long
[D] After the sun [E] goes down, walk.
[F#m] [E] Everyday, [G] [A] it won't [E] be long after the sun goes down, [A#] sun goes [Em] down.
Same old blues, same old blues, [E] same old blues,
[Dm] gonna haunt [Em] me after the sun goes down.
[A] Remember the [E] night, so long.
[G] Now wind blow, wind [E] blow, wind blow.
[G] Now wind blow, wind blow, wind blow, wind blow,
blow, [E] blow, blow, you blew [G] away.
[E] Same old blues again.
I got [A#] the blues.
[E] Same old blues again.
[C#] [E] I gotta got, [D] gotta [E] got, same old blues again.
[D] [Em]
[E] [Bm] [E] After the sun goes [D] down, [E] [Em]
these same old blues, [Bm] same old blues,
[E] hanging around my door.
[A#] After [E] the sun goes down, [E] [Em] [E] same old blues,
[G] I got [A] the same old blues, [Em] same old blues [E] again.
[Gm] [G#m] [E] [Em]
Thank [G] you, [Bm] [Em] fellas.
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
Em
G
Bm
E
A
Em
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I'm gonna shine, shine, [E] shine on me, on me one [G] day.
_ [A] _ [C#] _ [E] [Bm] Shine, shine [E] on me, on me [G] one day.
_ [E] _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ [E] The wind gonna ride, ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[E] Blow, he blows away.
_ Mm-hmm, [Bm] mm [E]-hmm.
Now look, Robin, [E] I got the same, same [G] old blues.
[C#] _ [E]
Same old [Bm] blues again.
_ [E] Same, [D] same.
[E] I got, I got [G] the [E] same, same old [D] blues again.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ One of [Gm] these days, one of these [A] days,
[G] _
[E] a [A] dark cloud gonna [B] rise.
[E] And [G] blow, blow, blow, blow, blow.
[E] _ [E] He blows away.
_ [A] Same old, [E] same old, same old blues again.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G#] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Gm] _ [E] Look, baby, look, baby. _ _
I'm tired of being, I'm [G#] tired of being, tired [E] of being.
Your back door [Em] man. _
_ _ _ _ [E] I'm tired of being, I'm tired of being.
_ [D] Your back door [D] man, your back door [E] man. _ _
_ Sunshine, [A] sunshine, [E] sunshine.
_ _ [Em]
[E] Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, oh, Lord.
[D] Mm-hmm, [E] mm-hmm.
Shine on me, shine on me.
[Bm] [E] Oh, I got, I got _ [A] [C#] the same old, [E] same old [Bm] blues again.
[A] [E] Play the blues for me now.
[D] _ _ [E] Oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _
_ _ [D] _ [D#] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bm] Oh, _ _ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[E] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Oh well.
[A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ Well, well, well, well, [Bm] well.
[B] _ [E] _ [G] _ [C#] It won't be long, [E] it won't be [Bm] long
[D] After the sun [E] goes down, walk.
[F#m] _ [E] Everyday, [G] [A] it won't [E] be long after the sun goes down, [A#] sun goes [Em] down.
Same old blues, same old blues, [E] same old blues,
[Dm] gonna haunt [Em] me after the sun goes down.
[A] Remember the [E] night, so long.
[G] Now wind blow, wind [E] blow, wind blow. _
[G] Now wind blow, wind blow, wind blow, wind blow,
blow, [E] blow, blow, you blew [G] away.
[E] Same old blues again.
_ I got [A#] the blues.
[E] Same old blues again.
_ [C#] [E] I gotta got, [D] gotta [E] got, same old blues again.
[D] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ [Bm] [E] After the sun goes [D] down, _ [E] _ [Em]
these same old blues, [Bm] same old blues,
[E] hanging around my door.
[A#] After [E] the sun goes down, [E] _ [Em] [E] same old blues,
_ [G] I got [A] the same old blues, [Em] same old blues [E] again.
[Gm] _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
Thank _ [G] you, [Bm] [Em] fellas. _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I'm gonna shine, shine, [E] shine on me, on me one [G] day.
_ [A] _ [C#] _ [E] [Bm] Shine, shine [E] on me, on me [G] one day.
_ [E] _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ [E] The wind gonna ride, ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[E] Blow, he blows away.
_ Mm-hmm, [Bm] mm [E]-hmm.
Now look, Robin, [E] I got the same, same [G] old blues.
[C#] _ [E]
Same old [Bm] blues again.
_ [E] Same, [D] same.
[E] I got, I got [G] the [E] same, same old [D] blues again.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ One of [Gm] these days, one of these [A] days,
[G] _
[E] a [A] dark cloud gonna [B] rise.
[E] And [G] blow, blow, blow, blow, blow.
[E] _ [E] He blows away.
_ [A] Same old, [E] same old, same old blues again.
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G#] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Gm] _ [E] Look, baby, look, baby. _ _
I'm tired of being, I'm [G#] tired of being, tired [E] of being.
Your back door [Em] man. _
_ _ _ _ [E] I'm tired of being, I'm tired of being.
_ [D] Your back door [D] man, your back door [E] man. _ _
_ Sunshine, [A] sunshine, [E] sunshine.
_ _ [Em]
[E] Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, oh, Lord.
[D] Mm-hmm, [E] mm-hmm.
Shine on me, shine on me.
[Bm] [E] Oh, I got, I got _ [A] [C#] the same old, [E] same old [Bm] blues again.
[A] [E] Play the blues for me now.
[D] _ _ [E] Oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _
_ _ [D] _ [D#] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bm] Oh, _ _ [C#] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[E] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Oh well.
[A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ Well, well, well, well, [Bm] well.
[B] _ [E] _ [G] _ [C#] It won't be long, [E] it won't be [Bm] long
[D] After the sun [E] goes down, walk.
[F#m] _ [E] Everyday, [G] [A] it won't [E] be long after the sun goes down, [A#] sun goes [Em] down.
Same old blues, same old blues, [E] same old blues,
[Dm] gonna haunt [Em] me after the sun goes down.
[A] Remember the [E] night, so long.
[G] Now wind blow, wind [E] blow, wind blow. _
[G] Now wind blow, wind blow, wind blow, wind blow,
blow, [E] blow, blow, you blew [G] away.
[E] Same old blues again.
_ I got [A#] the blues.
[E] Same old blues again.
_ [C#] [E] I gotta got, [D] gotta [E] got, same old blues again.
[D] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ [Bm] [E] After the sun goes [D] down, _ [E] _ [Em]
these same old blues, [Bm] same old blues,
[E] hanging around my door.
[A#] After [E] the sun goes down, [E] _ [Em] [E] same old blues,
_ [G] I got [A] the same old blues, [Em] same old blues [E] again.
[Gm] _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
Thank _ [G] you, [Bm] [Em] fellas. _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _