Father Was A Jockey Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
155.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
D
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
My father with a jockey head taught me how to ride.
My father with a jockey head taught me how to ride.
Walk in the middle, then side to side.
Walk in the middle, then side to side.
Yeah.
[A] Ride, ride, ride.
[Am] Ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[A]
Ride, [Am]
[A] ride. Ride, ride.
Tell her break it down.
[Am]
Ride, ride, ride Johnny.
Ride, tell her break it down.
My father never, never [D] lost the race.
[A] My father, father never, never lost the race.
[Am]
Ride, ride, ride.
[Dm]
[Am] Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
[A] Ride, ride.
Break it down.
[Am] I ride so hard sometimes, I ride on in my [A] sleep.
I ride so hard sometimes, I ride on in [Am] my sleep.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
[A]
Johnny ride.
[Am] Turn it up.
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
Hey, hey.
[A] Hey, hey.
[D] [Am]
Hey, I'm here.
[D] [Am]
[D]
[A]
[Am] [F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[A]
Hey, hey. Hey, hey.
[Am] [A] My
[Am] father, the Johnny, [A] taught me how to ride.
[Am] My father, the [A] Johnny, taught me how to ride.
[Am] The Johnny, walked in the middle, then the side to side.
Walked in the middle, then side to side.
La, la, la.
[D] [C] Never,
[D] [Am]
never lost [D#] the [A] race.
Never, never lost the race.
No, no.
Hey.
Hey. No, no.
[Em]
[D] My father, [G]
my dear old father never lost the [A] race.
Never lost the race.
Taught me the same thing.
Taught [E] me, taught [B] [Am] me.
[A] [Am] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
My father with a jockey head taught me how to ride.
My father with a jockey head taught me how to ride.
Walk in the middle, then side to side.
Walk in the middle, then side to side.
Yeah.
[A] Ride, ride, ride.
[Am] Ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[A]
Ride, [Am]
[A] ride. Ride, ride.
Tell her break it down.
[Am]
Ride, ride, ride Johnny.
Ride, tell her break it down.
My father never, never [D] lost the race.
[A] My father, father never, never lost the race.
[Am]
Ride, ride, ride.
[Dm]
[Am] Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
[A] Ride, ride.
Break it down.
[Am] I ride so hard sometimes, I ride on in my [A] sleep.
I ride so hard sometimes, I ride on in [Am] my sleep.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
[A]
Johnny ride.
[Am] Turn it up.
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
Hey, hey.
[A] Hey, hey.
[D] [Am]
Hey, I'm here.
[D] [Am]
[D]
[A]
[Am] [F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[A]
Hey, hey. Hey, hey.
[Am] [A] My
[Am] father, the Johnny, [A] taught me how to ride.
[Am] My father, the [A] Johnny, taught me how to ride.
[Am] The Johnny, walked in the middle, then the side to side.
Walked in the middle, then side to side.
La, la, la.
[D] [C] Never,
[D] [Am]
never lost [D#] the [A] race.
Never, never lost the race.
No, no.
Hey.
Hey. No, no.
[Em]
[D] My father, [G]
my dear old father never lost the [A] race.
Never lost the race.
Taught me the same thing.
Taught [E] me, taught [B] [Am] me.
[A] [Am] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
Key:
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_ My father with a jockey head _ _ taught me how to ride. _ _ _ _
My father with a jockey head _ _ taught me how to ride. _ _
_ Walk in the middle, _ then side to side. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Walk _ _ in the middle, _ then side to side. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah.
[A] Ride, ride, ride. _
_ [Am] Ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[A] _
_ Ride, [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] ride. Ride, ride.
_ _ Tell her break it down.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ride, ride, ride Johnny. _ _ _
Ride, tell her break it down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My father _ _ never, never _ [D] lost the race. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] My father, father _ _ never, never lost the race.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ride, ride, ride.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] Ride, ride. _ _ _
Ride, ride.
_ _ [A] Ride, ride. _
_ Break it down. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ I ride so hard sometimes, _ _ _ I ride on in my [A] sleep. _
_ _ _ _ I ride so hard sometimes, _ _ I ride on in [Am] my sleep. _
_ _ _ Ride, ride. _ _
Ride, ride.
_ Ride, ride. _
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
_ [A]
Johnny ride.
_ [Am] Turn it up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
Hey, hey. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Hey, hey. _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, I'm here. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey, hey. Hey, hey. _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ My _
_ [Am] _ _ father, _ _ the Johnny, _ _ [A] taught me how to ride.
_ [Am] _ _ _ My father, the [A] Johnny, _ _ _ taught me how to ride. _
_ [Am] _ _ The Johnny, _ _ walked in the middle, _ _ _ then the side to side. _ _ _ _ _
Walked in the middle, _ then side to side. _ _ _
La, la, la. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] Never, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ never _ _ lost [D#] the [A] race.
_ _ Never, never _ lost the race.
_ _ _ No, no.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hey. No, no. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ My father, [G] _
_ _ my dear old father _ _ never lost the [A] race.
_ _ Never lost the race.
_ _ Taught me the _ same thing. _ _ _
Taught [E] me, taught [B] [Am] me.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ My father with a jockey head _ _ taught me how to ride. _ _ _ _
My father with a jockey head _ _ taught me how to ride. _ _
_ Walk in the middle, _ then side to side. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Walk _ _ in the middle, _ then side to side. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah.
[A] Ride, ride, ride. _
_ [Am] Ride, [D] ride, ride, ride.
[A] _
_ Ride, [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] ride. Ride, ride.
_ _ Tell her break it down.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ride, ride, ride Johnny. _ _ _
Ride, tell her break it down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My father _ _ never, never _ [D] lost the race. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] My father, father _ _ never, never lost the race.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Ride, ride, ride.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] Ride, ride. _ _ _
Ride, ride.
_ _ [A] Ride, ride. _
_ Break it down. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ I ride so hard sometimes, _ _ _ I ride on in my [A] sleep. _
_ _ _ _ I ride so hard sometimes, _ _ I ride on in [Am] my sleep. _
_ _ _ Ride, ride. _ _
Ride, ride.
_ Ride, ride. _
Ride, ride.
Ride, ride.
_ [A]
Johnny ride.
_ [Am] Turn it up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
Hey, hey. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Hey, hey. _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, I'm here. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey, hey. Hey, hey. _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ My _
_ [Am] _ _ father, _ _ the Johnny, _ _ [A] taught me how to ride.
_ [Am] _ _ _ My father, the [A] Johnny, _ _ _ taught me how to ride. _
_ [Am] _ _ The Johnny, _ _ walked in the middle, _ _ _ then the side to side. _ _ _ _ _
Walked in the middle, _ then side to side. _ _ _
La, la, la. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] Never, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ never _ _ lost [D#] the [A] race.
_ _ Never, never _ lost the race.
_ _ _ No, no.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hey. No, no. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ My father, [G] _
_ _ my dear old father _ _ never lost the [A] race.
_ _ Never lost the race.
_ _ Taught me the _ same thing. _ _ _
Taught [E] me, taught [B] [Am] me.
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