Chords for John Lee Hooker- I'm bad like Jesse James
Tempo:
63.45 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [E] I'm [Em] bad [E] like Jesse James.
[Eb] [G] [E] I [Eb] had [E] a friend one [G] time, [G] [E] at least I thought [G] I did.
[E] [D] He [E] come to me, [E] [Em] said,
Johnny, [E] said, what man, [Em] I'm out of dough.
I said, yeah.
[E] I take a look at him, [G] [E] get him a place to stay.
[A] And I [G] found out, [E] he going around town, telling everybody that he, he got my wife.
[G] And I get [Em] mad.
[E] And I goes to the cab, [A] [Em] like a good guy should.
[E] I said, look man, I'm going to warn you [A] [Em] just one [E] time.
[A] [Em] Next time I warn you, I'm going to use [E] my gun.
[Em] [E] Cause I'm mad, [Em] I'm bad, like Jesse James.
[E] I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
[Em] [E] I'm going to run you this morning.
[F] [Em] I got three boys, do my dirty work.
You don't [E] see me, [F] [Em] I'm the big [E] boss.
[Em] I do the paying off, after they take care of you.
In their own way.
[F] [Em] [F]
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[D] [Em] [E]
I'm so mad, [Em] [E] I'm bad this morning, [A] [E] like Jesse James.
[Em] I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
We're going to take you right down by the riverside.
Now [E] before we go down, [Bb] [Em] the three of us come by.
You read between the lines, [F] we're going to [Em] have a deal.
Cause I'm mad, I'm bad, [E] [E]
like Jesse James.
[A] [Em] [E] [B] They're going to tie your hair, [E] they're going to tie your feet.
They're going to gag your throat, when you can't holler.
They're going to try and want to help [Em] your nun.
[G] [E] They're going to send you in the water.
You're going to have bubbles coming up.
[Em]
[F] [E] [Em]
[G] [E] [Em]
[E] [G] [Bb] [F] [E]
[D] [E] [Em] [D] [E] [Em]
[G] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] [A] [Em] [Ab] [Em] [Gbm] [E]
[Bm] [E] I'm [Em] bad [E] like Jesse James.
[Eb] [G] [E] I [Eb] had [E] a friend one [G] time, [G] [E] at least I thought [G] I did.
[E] [D] He [E] come to me, [E] [Em] said,
Johnny, [E] said, what man, [Em] I'm out of dough.
I said, yeah.
[E] I take a look at him, [G] [E] get him a place to stay.
[A] And I [G] found out, [E] he going around town, telling everybody that he, he got my wife.
[G] And I get [Em] mad.
[E] And I goes to the cab, [A] [Em] like a good guy should.
[E] I said, look man, I'm going to warn you [A] [Em] just one [E] time.
[A] [Em] Next time I warn you, I'm going to use [E] my gun.
[Em] [E] Cause I'm mad, [Em] I'm bad, like Jesse James.
[E] I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
[Em] [E] I'm going to run you this morning.
[F] [Em] I got three boys, do my dirty work.
You don't [E] see me, [F] [Em] I'm the big [E] boss.
[Em] I do the paying off, after they take care of you.
In their own way.
[F] [Em] [F]
[E]
[D] [Em] [E]
I'm so mad, [Em] [E] I'm bad this morning, [A] [E] like Jesse James.
[Em] I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
We're going to take you right down by the riverside.
Now [E] before we go down, [Bb] [Em] the three of us come by.
You read between the lines, [F] we're going to [Em] have a deal.
Cause I'm mad, I'm bad, [E] [E]
like Jesse James.
[A] [Em] [E] [B] They're going to tie your hair, [E] they're going to tie your feet.
They're going to gag your throat, when you can't holler.
They're going to try and want to help [Em] your nun.
[G] [E] They're going to send you in the water.
You're going to have bubbles coming up.
[Em]
[F] [E] [Em]
[G] [E] [Em]
[E] [G] [Bb] [F] [E]
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[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _
[Bm] _ [E] I'm [Em] bad [E] like Jesse James.
[Eb] _ [G] [E] I [Eb] had [E] a friend one [G] time, [G] _ [E] at least I thought [G] I did.
[E] [D] He [E] come to me, [E] _ [Em] said,
Johnny, _ [E] said, what man, _ [Em] I'm out of dough.
_ I said, yeah.
_ [E] I take a look at him, [G] _ [E] get him a place to stay.
_ [A] And I [G] found out, _ [E] he going around town, _ telling everybody that he, _ he got my wife.
[G] _ And I get [Em] mad.
_ [E] And I goes to the cab, [A] _ [Em] like a good guy should.
_ [E] I said, look man, _ I'm going to warn you [A] [Em] just one [E] time.
[A] _ [Em] Next time I warn you, I'm going to use [E] my gun.
_ [Em] [E] Cause I'm mad, _ [Em] I'm bad, _ like Jesse James.
[E] I'm so mad, _ I'm so mad.
_ [Em] [E] I'm going to run you this morning.
[F] [Em] I got three boys, _ do my dirty work.
_ You don't [E] see me, [F] _ [Em] I'm the big [E] boss.
[Em] _ I do the paying off, _ after they take care of you.
_ In their own way. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
I'm so _ mad, _ [Em] [E] I'm bad this morning, [A] _ [E] like Jesse James.
[Em] I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
We're going to take you right down _ by the _ riverside.
Now [E] before we go down, [Bb] [Em] the three of us come by.
You read between the lines, [F] we're going to [Em] have a deal.
_ Cause I'm mad, _ I'm bad, _ [E] _ _ [E]
like Jesse James.
[A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ [B] They're going to tie your hair, _ [E] they're going to tie your feet.
_ They're going to gag your throat, _ when you can't holler.
_ _ They're going to try and want to help [Em] your nun.
[G] _ [E] They're going to send you in the water.
_ You're going to have bubbles coming up.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [Ab] _ [Em] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _
[Bm] _ [E] I'm [Em] bad [E] like Jesse James.
[Eb] _ [G] [E] I [Eb] had [E] a friend one [G] time, [G] _ [E] at least I thought [G] I did.
[E] [D] He [E] come to me, [E] _ [Em] said,
Johnny, _ [E] said, what man, _ [Em] I'm out of dough.
_ I said, yeah.
_ [E] I take a look at him, [G] _ [E] get him a place to stay.
_ [A] And I [G] found out, _ [E] he going around town, _ telling everybody that he, _ he got my wife.
[G] _ And I get [Em] mad.
_ [E] And I goes to the cab, [A] _ [Em] like a good guy should.
_ [E] I said, look man, _ I'm going to warn you [A] [Em] just one [E] time.
[A] _ [Em] Next time I warn you, I'm going to use [E] my gun.
_ [Em] [E] Cause I'm mad, _ [Em] I'm bad, _ like Jesse James.
[E] I'm so mad, _ I'm so mad.
_ [Em] [E] I'm going to run you this morning.
[F] [Em] I got three boys, _ do my dirty work.
_ You don't [E] see me, [F] _ [Em] I'm the big [E] boss.
[Em] _ I do the paying off, _ after they take care of you.
_ In their own way. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _
I'm so _ mad, _ [Em] [E] I'm bad this morning, [A] _ [E] like Jesse James.
[Em] I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
I'm so mad, I'm so mad.
We're going to take you right down _ by the _ riverside.
Now [E] before we go down, [Bb] [Em] the three of us come by.
You read between the lines, [F] we're going to [Em] have a deal.
_ Cause I'm mad, _ I'm bad, _ [E] _ _ [E]
like Jesse James.
[A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ [B] They're going to tie your hair, _ [E] they're going to tie your feet.
_ They're going to gag your throat, _ when you can't holler.
_ _ They're going to try and want to help [Em] your nun.
[G] _ [E] They're going to send you in the water.
_ You're going to have bubbles coming up.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _