One bourbon, one scotch, one beer Chords by John Lee Hooker

Tempo:
129.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

B

Em

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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One bourbon, one scotch, one beer chords
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[E]
[A] [C] [F#m]
I ain't seen the girls that night up through there.
One [Em]
[B] [G#m] [A] [C] [F#m]
[E] [C#m] [C] [E] [F#] [B]
[E] [G] [B] girl, [Em] one sky, [A]
[E] one man.
[C#m] [Am] [E] [B]
[Em] I can't take this watchin' up, keep me here.
One girl drinkin' up, [E] one in now.
The girls be gone, [Em] they been gone [E] tonight.
[G] I ain't seen the girls that night [E] up through there.
[Em] One dead, knocked the girl off my [B] mind.
One girl, [Em] one [A] sky, [Em] one man.
[B] [E] [G] I sit there, [E] drinkin' [C#] [E]
[G] with stones.
[E] Yeah, [C#m] yeah.
[G] [Bm] [E] After a while, [G]
look down the bar, [E] at the bar, you know.
[C#m] [G] Hey, what do you [E] want?
[G] One [B] girl, [Em] one [A] sky, [G] one man.
[C#m] [C] [E] [B]
[Em] The girls be gone, gone tonight.
I haven't seen the girls that night up through there.
One dead, knocked the girl off my [B] mind.
One girl, one [A] sky, [Em] one man.
[C#m] [C]
[B] [G] I sit there, drinkin' with stones.
[E]
Yeah, [G] yeah.
[E] It's so good, so good.
I look down the bar, [C#m]
at [G] the bar, you know.
[E] Hey, hey, what do you want?
[G] One girl, [B] [Em] one sky, [A]
[Em] one man.
[B]
[G] [E] The girls be gone, gone tonight.
I haven't seen the girls that night up through there.
One dead, knocked the girl off my mind.
One [B] girl, one [A] sky, [E] one man.
[A#] [B] [G] Then I [C#m] sit there, [Bm]
[E] drinkin'.
[C#m] After a [G] while, [G#] [F#] I raise my [E] head, [C#] [G]
look on the wall.
[E] The clock on the wall.
Five times, [D] quarter [C#m] to.
[D] [E] Last call, [G] after all.
[E] Look down the bar, at the bar, you know.
Hey,
[Em] what do you want?
[E]
[F#m] One [B] girl, [C#] one [A] sky, [D] one man.
[C#m] [C] [E] [N]
Key:Β Β 
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
Em
121
C#m
13421114
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer chords, practice playing E, C#m, G, E and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 64 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 129. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ [F#m] _ _
I _ ain't seen the girls that night up through there.
One [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _ [C] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [G] _ [B] girl, [Em] one sky, [A] _
_ [E] one man.
_ [C#m] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] I can't take this watchin' up, keep me here.
One girl drinkin' up, _ [E] one in now.
The girls be gone, [Em] they been gone [E] tonight.
_ [G] I ain't seen the girls that night [E] up through there.
[Em] One dead, knocked the girl off my [B] mind.
One girl, _ [Em] one [A] sky, _ [Em] one man. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] I sit there, _ [E] drinkin' _ _ [C#] _ [E]
[G] with stones.
_ [E] _ Yeah, [C#m] yeah. _
[G] _ [Bm] _ [E] After a while, _ _ [G]
look down the bar, [E] _ _ at the bar, you know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] [G] Hey, _ what do you [E] want? _ _ _ _
[G] One [B] girl, _ [Em] one [A] sky, _ [G] one man.
_ [C#m] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ The girls be gone, gone tonight.
I haven't seen the girls that night up through there.
_ One dead, knocked the girl off my [B] mind.
One girl, one [A] sky, [Em] one man.
_ [C#m] _ [C] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ I sit there, _ drinkin' with stones.
_ [E] _
Yeah, [G] yeah.
_ [E] It's so good, so good.
_ _ I look down the bar, _ [C#m]
at [G] the bar, you know.
[E] _ Hey, hey, _ what do you want? _ _ _ _ _
[G] One girl, [B] _ [Em] one sky, [A] _
[Em] one man.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] The girls be gone, gone tonight.
I haven't seen the girls that night up through there.
_ One dead, knocked the girl off my mind.
One [B] girl, _ one [A] sky, _ [E] one man. _ _ _
[A#] _ [B] _ _ [G] Then I [C#m] sit there, [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ drinkin'.
[C#m] After a [G] while, _ [G#] [F#] I raise my [E] head, _ [C#] _ [G]
look on the wall.
[E] The clock on the wall.
_ Five times, _ _ [D] quarter [C#m] to.
[D] _ [E] _ Last call, _ [G] after all.
[E] _ _ Look down the bar, _ at the bar, you know.
_ _ Hey, _
_ [Em] what do you want?
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] One [B] girl, _ [C#] one [A] sky, _ [D] one man.
_ [C#m] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was penned by John Lee Hooker.

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