Chords for John Lee Hooker - Sittin' in my dark room

Tempo:
136.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

E

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Lee Hooker - Sittin' in my dark room chords
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[Am]
[A] [A]
[Cm] [A]
[G] [B] [A]
Now you're cooking.
[E]
[A]
Have mercy.
[Am]
[A]
[G] Have [A] mercy.
[Am]
[G] Sitting [Em] down here thinking, sitting here thinking.
[Am]
Sitting down on my bedside and crying.
[A]
[E] [A]
I'm sitting in my dark room, dark room, dark room.
[C]
Sitting down on my bedside and crying about you.
[A]
[E]
[A] I'm sitting here thinking, thinking.
[E]
[A] Oh, boy, [E] looking out through my window pane.
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[A] I wonder [C#] will, I wonder will, I wonder [Am] will,
I [C]
[D] see [A]
my baby's face [A] again.
[E]
[A]
I wonder [E] will, I wonder will, I wonder [Am] will,
[F#]
[A]
see my baby's [Am] smiling [A]
pretty [Am] little face again.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[Am] Have mercy.
[A] [E]
[Am] Now watch this [A] now.
[Am] [E]
[A] And sometimes I [E] have company [A] in [E] my living [A] room.
[D] I get depressed so [A] hard, I get depressed.
[D] I [E] walk into my bedroom, [A] my bedroom, [Am] [D]
and sit [A] down,
sit down
[Em] in [A] [D]
[A] my dark room and cry.
[D]
[Am] [A]
Hey, hey, hey.
[D]
[A]
Hey.
[E]
[A] I
[D] [A] wonder will I see my baby's face again.
Look, fellas, do you feel like I feel?
[E]
Do you feel like I feel?
Can you feel it?
Let me hear you then.
[C]
[A]
I [Am] got the groove.
[A] [Am]
[Am]
[D] [Am] Now, [A] fellas, now dig this.
[Am] [A]
You ever got to thinking sometimes, sometimes,
sometimes about your woman?
[D]
And [G] go into your dark [A] room and sit down [F#m] on your [Am] bedside and cry.
[D#] [A]
[Am] You ever, [G] ever [A] got to [F#m] thinking about your woman sometimes, [A] sometimes?
Take a walk into your [Am] bedroom, [A] your dark [A] room,
and sit [D] down on your [Am] bedside and cry.
[D] Hey, hey, [Am] hey. Hey.
[A]
Looking out through, looking [Am] out through,
looking out through your window panes.
[A]
Hey.
[C] [D] I wonder will [Am] I see her smiling face again.
Yes, yes.
I better go now.
I better go now.
[A]
[Am]
[A] I had it.
[D] [Am] [A]
[D] [Am]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
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To learn John Lee Hooker - (Album Version) Sittin In My Dark Room chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Am, A, A, E, A and D of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 68 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 137 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
Now you're cooking.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Have mercy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Have [A] mercy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting [Em] down here thinking, sitting here thinking. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ Sitting down on my bedside and crying.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm sitting in my dark room, dark room, dark room. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Sitting down on my bedside and crying about you. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ I'm sitting here thinking, thinking.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] Oh, boy, [E] looking out through my window pane.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] I wonder [C#] will, I wonder will, I wonder [Am] will,
I [C] _
_ [D] see _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ my baby's face [A] again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ I wonder [E] will, I wonder will, I wonder [Am] will, _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ see my baby's [Am] _ smiling _ [A]
pretty [Am] little face again.
[D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ Have mercy. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] Now watch this [A] now.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] And sometimes I [E] have company [A] _ in [E] my living [A] room. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I get depressed so [A] hard, I get depressed.
_ _ [D] _ I [E] walk into my bedroom, [A] my bedroom, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
and sit [A] down,
sit down _
[Em] in [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ my dark room and cry.
[D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
Hey, hey, hey.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey.
[E] _
_ _ [A] I _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] wonder will I see my baby's face again. _
_ _ Look, fellas, do you feel like I feel?
_ _ [E] _
_ Do you feel like I feel? _
_ Can you feel it? _ _
Let me hear you then.
[C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Am] got the groove.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ Now, [A] fellas, _ _ now dig this. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ You ever got to thinking _ sometimes, sometimes,
sometimes about your woman?
_ [D] _ _ _ _
And [G] go into your dark [A] room and sit down [F#m] on your [Am] bedside and cry.
_ [D#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ You ever, [G] ever [A] _ got to [F#m] thinking about your woman sometimes, [A] sometimes?
_ _ _ Take a walk into your [Am] bedroom, [A] your dark [A] room,
and sit [D] down on your [Am] bedside and cry. _ _ _
_ _ [D] Hey, hey, [Am] hey. Hey.
_ [A] _ _ _
Looking out through, looking [Am] out through,
looking out through your window panes. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Hey.
[C] _ _ _ [D] I wonder will [Am] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ see her smiling face again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yes, yes. _
_ _ _ I better go now. _ _ _ _ _
_ I better go now.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] I had it.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _

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