Drifting Blues Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
62.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
B
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [D]
[Am] [E]
[B] Well, I'm drifting and drifting [E]
like a ship out on the sea.
[Em]
[E] Well, I'm drifting and drifting [Em]
like a ship out on the sea.
[E] Well, I ain't got nobody in this world to care for me.
I'll get all my money, tell me what more can I do?
[E] I'll get all my money, tell me what more can I do?
She's a good little girl, but she just won't be true.
[Em]
Oh, well I'm down here by myself.
[E]
Oh, I'm down here by myself.
[Em]
I ain't got nobody, baby, in the world to care for me.
Yes, baby, baby.
[E] Yeah, my baby, what's gonna take me back again?
[B] [Em] Yeah, my baby, what's gonna take me back again?
[E] Well, I ain't good for nothing.
I don't have a friend.
[Em]
[E] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, baby,
[Am] [E]
[B] Well, I'm drifting and drifting [E]
like a ship out on the sea.
[Em]
[E] Well, I'm drifting and drifting [Em]
like a ship out on the sea.
[E] Well, I ain't got nobody in this world to care for me.
I'll get all my money, tell me what more can I do?
[E] I'll get all my money, tell me what more can I do?
She's a good little girl, but she just won't be true.
[Em]
Oh, well I'm down here by myself.
[E]
Oh, I'm down here by myself.
[Em]
I ain't got nobody, baby, in the world to care for me.
Yes, baby, baby.
[E] Yeah, my baby, what's gonna take me back again?
[B] [Em] Yeah, my baby, what's gonna take me back again?
[E] Well, I ain't good for nothing.
I don't have a friend.
[Em]
[E] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, baby,
Key:
E
Em
B
D
Am
E
Em
B
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ Well, I'm drifting and drifting _ [E]
like _ _ a ship out on the sea.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [E] Well, I'm drifting and drifting [Em]
like _ _ _ a ship out on the sea.
_ _ _ [E] _ Well, I ain't got nobody _ _ in this world to care for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll get all my money, _ _ tell me what more can I do? _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ I'll get all my money, _ _ _ tell me what more can I do?
_ _ _ _ She's a good little girl, _ _ but she just won't be true.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ Oh, _ well _ _ I'm down here by myself. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ I'm down here by myself.
_ [Em] _
_ _ I ain't got nobody, baby, _ _ in the world to care for me. _ _
Yes, baby, _ baby.
_ _ [E] Yeah, my baby, _ _ _ what's gonna take me back again?
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Yeah, my baby, _ _ _ what's gonna take me back again?
_ _ _ [E] Well, I ain't good for nothing. _
I don't have a friend.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ baby,
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ Well, I'm drifting and drifting _ [E]
like _ _ a ship out on the sea.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [E] Well, I'm drifting and drifting [Em]
like _ _ _ a ship out on the sea.
_ _ _ [E] _ Well, I ain't got nobody _ _ in this world to care for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll get all my money, _ _ tell me what more can I do? _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ I'll get all my money, _ _ _ tell me what more can I do?
_ _ _ _ She's a good little girl, _ _ but she just won't be true.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ Oh, _ well _ _ I'm down here by myself. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Oh, _ _ I'm down here by myself.
_ [Em] _
_ _ I ain't got nobody, baby, _ _ in the world to care for me. _ _
Yes, baby, _ baby.
_ _ [E] Yeah, my baby, _ _ _ what's gonna take me back again?
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Yeah, my baby, _ _ _ what's gonna take me back again?
_ _ _ [E] Well, I ain't good for nothing. _
I don't have a friend.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ baby,