The Right Time Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
[Db] [E]
How much?
[Am]
[Gm] [Eb] [A]
[Eb] [A]
[E] [A] [Eb]
[E]
[Em] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
You know the night [Em] time [E] is [A] the right [E] time
[A] Just to [E] be with [A]
the one [E] you love
[A] Come on here [E] baby, would you hold my hand?
[E] Oh, as tight as [B] you [E] can
[B]
[A] Cause you know, [E] [Am] yeah, [E] [A] with the one [B] you love
[E] If
[A] my mother [Bb] hadn't [E]
[A] died
[Am] [E]
[A] Yeah, [E]
[A] little child behind
I [E] [Em] would have been, [A] oh yeah, [B] so all alone
[A] Yes, yeah, [E] would [E] [Eb]
[E] [B]
[E] [G] [Eb]
[D] [E]
[Am] [E] have been [Am] so lonely
[F] All [A]
[E] alone by [A] myself
[E]
[B]
[Abm] [E]
[D] [B] [B]
How [A] to cry baby, [Db] I
[E] feel so [B] bad
[E] [B]
[E] [Bb]
Yeah, [A] I would love to [Bbm] cry one day
[E] With [Bb] [Am] my father, [G]
[E] [Gb] who would [E] have loved me
[A] In the world [Em] alone, [A] I would [E] be [Bb] so [Am] alone
[G] [E]
[Am] [C] Cause the night [Abm] time, [B] [A] oh the right [E] time
To be with the one you love
[Em]
[B] [E]
Come on here baby, hold my hand
Tight as you can
I hate [Am]
to [Em] be [A] so all [E] alone
[A] Cause the night [Em] time, [E] oh the [Gb] right [Gm] time
[E] To [Eb]
be [E] with the one you [B] love
[G] [A] [Em]
[D] [E] [E] [Bm]
[E]
[A] [E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em] [Eb]
[A] [Em] [Bb] [E] How much, [Em] my nights are [Bb] so lonely
My [E] nights [Em] been [Db] so lonely
[B] [A]
[Dbm] [Db] [E]
[F] Oh [Em] yeah,
[B] come on here [E] baby
[Bb]
[A] [G] Would hold my [A] hand, tight as you [E] can
[Am] Squeeze [D] [E] me,
[Em] and tell [A] me
[E]
I'm the one you [G] [A] love
[E]
[Db] [E] Oh the night time, the right time
[B] Just to be
[A] with the one you [Bb] love
[D]
[Gm] With the one you [Em] love
[B] [E]
With the one you [A] love
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E] Just to be [G]
[B] with [E] the one you love
[Eb] [Gm] [Ebm] [B] [E]
[Db] [E]
How much?
[Am]
[Gm] [Eb] [A]
[Eb] [A]
[E] [A] [Eb]
[E]
[Em] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
You know the night [Em] time [E] is [A] the right [E] time
[A] Just to [E] be with [A]
the one [E] you love
[A] Come on here [E] baby, would you hold my hand?
[E] Oh, as tight as [B] you [E] can
[B]
[A] Cause you know, [E] [Am] yeah, [E] [A] with the one [B] you love
[E] If
[A] my mother [Bb] hadn't [E]
[A] died
[Am] [E]
[A] Yeah, [E]
[A] little child behind
I [E] [Em] would have been, [A] oh yeah, [B] so all alone
[A] Yes, yeah, [E] would [E] [Eb]
[E] [B]
[E] [G] [Eb]
[D] [E]
[Am] [E] have been [Am] so lonely
[F] All [A]
[E] alone by [A] myself
[E]
[B]
[Abm] [E]
[D] [B] [B]
How [A] to cry baby, [Db] I
[E] feel so [B] bad
[E] [B]
[E] [Bb]
Yeah, [A] I would love to [Bbm] cry one day
[E] With [Bb] [Am] my father, [G]
[E] [Gb] who would [E] have loved me
[A] In the world [Em] alone, [A] I would [E] be [Bb] so [Am] alone
[G] [E]
[Am] [C] Cause the night [Abm] time, [B] [A] oh the right [E] time
To be with the one you love
[Em]
[B] [E]
Come on here baby, hold my hand
Tight as you can
I hate [Am]
to [Em] be [A] so all [E] alone
[A] Cause the night [Em] time, [E] oh the [Gb] right [Gm] time
[E] To [Eb]
be [E] with the one you [B] love
[G] [A] [Em]
[D] [E] [E] [Bm]
[E]
[A] [E] [D]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em] [Eb]
[A] [Em] [Bb] [E] How much, [Em] my nights are [Bb] so lonely
My [E] nights [Em] been [Db] so lonely
[B] [A]
[Dbm] [Db] [E]
[F] Oh [Em] yeah,
[B] come on here [E] baby
[Bb]
[A] [G] Would hold my [A] hand, tight as you [E] can
[Am] Squeeze [D] [E] me,
[Em] and tell [A] me
[E]
I'm the one you [G] [A] love
[E]
[Db] [E] Oh the night time, the right time
[B] Just to be
[A] with the one you [Bb] love
[D]
[Gm] With the one you [Em] love
[B] [E]
With the one you [A] love
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E] Just to be [G]
[B] with [E] the one you love
[Eb] [Gm] [Ebm] [B] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
Am
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ How much?
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
You know the night [Em] time _ [E] is _ [A] the right _ [E] time _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Just to [E] be _ _ with _ [A]
the one [E] you love _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Come on here [E] baby, _ _ _ _ would you hold my _ hand?
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
as tight as [B] you [E] can
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] Cause you _ know, _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] yeah, _ [E] _ _ _ [A] with the one [B] you love
_ _ [E] If _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ my mother [Bb] _ _ hadn't [E] _ _ _ _
[A] died
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Yeah, _ _ _ [E] _
[A] little child behind
_ I _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] would have _ been, _ _ _ [A] oh yeah, _ _ [B] _ so all alone
_ [A] _ _ _ Yes, yeah, _ [E] _ would _ [E] _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [E] have been [Am] so lonely _
[F] All [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] alone by [A] _ myself
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Abm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [B] _
How [A] to cry baby, [Db] _ I _
_ [E] _ feel so _ [B] bad
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Yeah, [A] I would love to [Bbm] cry one day
[E] With _ [Bb] _ [Am] my father, [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] who would [E] have loved me
[A] In the world _ [Em] alone, _ [A] I _ _ _ _ would [E] be _ [Bb] so [Am] alone
[G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] Cause the night [Abm] _ time, _ [B] _ [A] oh the right _ [E] time
_ To be with the one you love
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Come on here baby, _ _ _ _ hold my hand
Tight _ _ as you can
I _ _ hate [Am]
to [Em] be _ _ [A] so _ all [E] alone
_ [A] _ Cause the night [Em] time, _ [E] _ _ oh the [Gb] right [Gm] time
_ [E] _ To [Eb]
be [E] with the one you [B] _ love _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] [E] How much, _ _ [Em] my nights are [Bb] so lonely
My [E] nights _ [Em] been [Db] so lonely _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] Oh [Em] yeah, _ _
[B] _ _ come on here [E] baby
_ [Bb] _
_ [A] [G] Would hold my [A] hand, _ _ _ tight as you [E] can _ _
[Am] Squeeze _ [D] [E] me, _ _ _ _
[Em] and tell [A] me
_ _ _ [E]
I'm the one you [G] _ [A] love
_ [E] _ _
_ [Db] _ [E] _ _ Oh the night time, _ _ the right time
_ [B] _ _ Just to be _ _
[A] _ with the one you [Bb] love
[D] _ _
_ [Gm] With the one you [Em] love _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ With the one you [A] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Just to be _ [G] _
[B] _ _ with _ [E] the one you love
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ How much?
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
You know the night [Em] time _ [E] is _ [A] the right _ [E] time _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Just to [E] be _ _ with _ [A]
the one [E] you love _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Come on here [E] baby, _ _ _ _ would you hold my _ hand?
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
as tight as [B] you [E] can
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] Cause you _ know, _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] yeah, _ [E] _ _ _ [A] with the one [B] you love
_ _ [E] If _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ my mother [Bb] _ _ hadn't [E] _ _ _ _
[A] died
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Yeah, _ _ _ [E] _
[A] little child behind
_ I _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] would have _ been, _ _ _ [A] oh yeah, _ _ [B] _ so all alone
_ [A] _ _ _ Yes, yeah, _ [E] _ would _ [E] _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [E] have been [Am] so lonely _
[F] All [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] alone by [A] _ myself
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Abm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [B] _
How [A] to cry baby, [Db] _ I _
_ [E] _ feel so _ [B] bad
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Yeah, [A] I would love to [Bbm] cry one day
[E] With _ [Bb] _ [Am] my father, [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] who would [E] have loved me
[A] In the world _ [Em] alone, _ [A] I _ _ _ _ would [E] be _ [Bb] so [Am] alone
[G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] Cause the night [Abm] _ time, _ [B] _ [A] oh the right _ [E] time
_ To be with the one you love
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Come on here baby, _ _ _ _ hold my hand
Tight _ _ as you can
I _ _ hate [Am]
to [Em] be _ _ [A] so _ all [E] alone
_ [A] _ Cause the night [Em] time, _ [E] _ _ oh the [Gb] right [Gm] time
_ [E] _ To [Eb]
be [E] with the one you [B] _ love _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] [E] How much, _ _ [Em] my nights are [Bb] so lonely
My [E] nights _ [Em] been [Db] so lonely _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F] Oh [Em] yeah, _ _
[B] _ _ come on here [E] baby
_ [Bb] _
_ [A] [G] Would hold my [A] hand, _ _ _ tight as you [E] can _ _
[Am] Squeeze _ [D] [E] me, _ _ _ _
[Em] and tell [A] me
_ _ _ [E]
I'm the one you [G] _ [A] love
_ [E] _ _
_ [Db] _ [E] _ _ Oh the night time, _ _ the right time
_ [B] _ _ Just to be _ _
[A] _ with the one you [Bb] love
[D] _ _
_ [Gm] With the one you [Em] love _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ With the one you [A] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Just to be _ [G] _
[B] _ _ with _ [E] the one you love
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _