Chords for John Lee Hooker- I'm bad like Jesse James

Tempo:
63.45 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

G

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker- I'm bad like Jesse James chords
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[Bm] [Em] [Bm] [Em]
[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]
Key:  
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
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Let's start jamming John Lee Hooker - (Live At Cafe Au-Go-Go/1966) Im Bad Like Jesse James chords, Practice these chords sequence - E, Em, E, A, E and E. Set your pace at 31 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 63. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Minor.

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[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
[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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This song was penned by John Lee Hooker.

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