Chords for John Lee Hooker - It Serves Me Right To Suffer

Tempo:
104.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

Em

A

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker - It Serves Me Right To Suffer chords
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[E] [B]
[E] [Em]
[E] [Em]
[Bm] [A]
[Em] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] It served me [B] right to suffer.
[A]
[F#m] It served me [E] right to be alone.
[B] [Em]
[C#] It served me right [E] to suffer.
It served me right to be alone.
[Em]
[E]
Because of [E] my mind I'm still living [B] in the days of [E] the past gone.
[B]
[Bm] Every time I see a woman [E] and folks she make [C#m] me think of mine.
[Bm] [C#]
[C#m] Every time I see a woman, [A] and [E] folks she make me think of mine.
[B]
[Em] [Bm] And that's why, and that's why, and [E] [Em] folks I just can't keep from [E] crying.
[B]
[Em]
[Bm] [A] [Em]
[E] [B]
[E] [E] [A]
[C#] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[C#] [E] [Em]
[B]
My doctor put me on [A] milk cream and [F#] alcohol.
[C#] [E]
[E] My doctor put me on, put me on [A] milk [E] cream and alcohol.
[Em] Said Johnny you'll never be so bad, so bad Johnny.
[A] Until [E] you just can't sleep at night.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
[D] [Bm] It served me right [A] to suffer.
[C#]
It served me right to be alone.
[C#m] [Bm] [E]
[Bm]
Key:Β Β 
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
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To learn John Lee Hooker - It Serves Me Right chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Em, E, A, E, Bm, E, Em, Bm and A. Set your pace at 49 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 98. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] It served me [B] right to suffer.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] It served me [E] right to be alone. _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] It served me right [E] to suffer.
It served me right to be alone.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Because of [E] my mind I'm still living _ [B] in the days of [E] the past gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ Every time I see a woman _ [E] and _ _ folks she make [C#m] me think of mine. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C#m] Every time I see a woman, [A] and _ _ _ [E] folks she make me think of mine.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] And that's why, and that's why, and [E] _ [Em] folks I just can't keep from [E] crying.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ My doctor put me on _ [A] milk cream and [F#] alcohol.
_ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] My doctor put me on, put me on [A] milk [E] cream and alcohol. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Said Johnny you'll never be so bad, so bad Johnny.
_ _ [A] _ Until [E] you just can't sleep at night.
Oh yeah, oh yeah. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] It served me right [A] to suffer.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
It served me right to be alone.
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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