Chords for Ronnie Earl Interview 1995
Tempo:
131.35 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Em
G
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A]
My parents had me take piano lessons when I was 13, but I stopped very soon afterwards
because I didn't like to practice.
I didn't like the routine of it, the regimentation
of it.
And I didn't pick up another instrument again until I was almost 20 years old after
seeing Muddy Waters play.
I said, well, maybe the guitar is my instrument.
Muddy couldn't
pronounce my last name whenever he'd call me up to sit in.
He'd just kind of rumble,
Ronnie, you know, something.
And he said, you know, you should get a name or something.
So I thought about it.
And I love Earl Hooker.
He's one of my favorite musicians.
And Earl
King, too, and Earl Monroe, the basketball player.
So I chose Earl.
And it seems to work
pretty good.
I worked with Big Walter Horton a lot, the great, great blues harmonica virtuoso.
He kind of took me under his wing and we lived together in my apartment, small apartment.
And he was probably the first really big name in blues, along with Otis Rush, who helped
me a lot, too.
And I worked with him.
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[Em] [A] That
[G]
[G] was a [Em] difficult time in my life [G] in Roomful of Blues.
A wonderful band, [Abm] a [G] good experience.
Thank God I lived through it.
To be honest, I was really using a lot of drugs back then.
And I don't know if it's okay to talk about that or not, if it can help somebody.
I was,
you know, using cocaine.
And to help me deal with the rigors of the road, a few years after
I left, I finally stopped going on the road for a while and stayed home and went for walks
and started working with retarded adults again, which is what I got my degree in, in special
[A] education.
And I needed about five years to recover from all of that.
And it's been this
year now that I've started to [Ab] go out [D] again
[Abm] and play.
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[Fm] [Abm]
[Dbm] [Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
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[A]
My parents had me take piano lessons when I was 13, but I stopped very soon afterwards
because I didn't like to practice.
I didn't like the routine of it, the regimentation
of it.
And I didn't pick up another instrument again until I was almost 20 years old after
seeing Muddy Waters play.
I said, well, maybe the guitar is my instrument.
Muddy couldn't
pronounce my last name whenever he'd call me up to sit in.
He'd just kind of rumble,
Ronnie, you know, something.
And he said, you know, you should get a name or something.
So I thought about it.
And I love Earl Hooker.
He's one of my favorite musicians.
And Earl
King, too, and Earl Monroe, the basketball player.
So I chose Earl.
And it seems to work
pretty good.
I worked with Big Walter Horton a lot, the great, great blues harmonica virtuoso.
He kind of took me under his wing and we lived together in my apartment, small apartment.
And he was probably the first really big name in blues, along with Otis Rush, who helped
me a lot, too.
And I worked with him.
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[E]
[A] [Dm]
[Em]
[G]
[Em]
[G]
[Em]
[Am]
[Em] [A] That
[G]
[G] was a [Em] difficult time in my life [G] in Roomful of Blues.
A wonderful band, [Abm] a [G] good experience.
Thank God I lived through it.
To be honest, I was really using a lot of drugs back then.
And I don't know if it's okay to talk about that or not, if it can help somebody.
I was,
you know, using cocaine.
And to help me deal with the rigors of the road, a few years after
I left, I finally stopped going on the road for a while and stayed home and went for walks
and started working with retarded adults again, which is what I got my degree in, in special
[A] education.
And I needed about five years to recover from all of that.
And it's been this
year now that I've started to [Ab] go out [D] again
[Abm] and play.
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Fm] [Abm]
[Dbm] [Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Db] [Abm]
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
My _ _ _ _ _ parents had me take piano lessons when I was _ 13, _ but I stopped very soon afterwards
because I didn't like to practice.
_ I didn't like the routine of it, the regimentation
of it.
And I didn't pick up another instrument again until I was almost 20 years old after
seeing Muddy Waters _ play. _
_ I said, well, maybe the guitar is my instrument.
Muddy couldn't
pronounce my last name whenever he'd call me up to sit in. _ _
He'd just kind of rumble,
Ronnie, you know, something.
And _ he said, you know, you should _ get a name or something.
So I thought about it.
And I love Earl Hooker.
He's one of my favorite musicians.
And Earl
King, too, and Earl Monroe, the basketball player.
So I chose Earl.
_ _ _ And it seems to work
pretty good.
_ I worked with Big Walter Horton a lot, the great, great blues harmonica virtuoso.
_ He kind of took me under his wing and we lived together in my apartment, small apartment.
And he was probably the first _ really big name in blues, along with Otis Rush, who helped
me a lot, too. _
And I worked with him. _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ That _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ was a [Em] difficult time in my life [G] in Roomful of Blues.
A wonderful band, [Abm] a [G] good experience.
Thank God I lived through it. _
To be honest, I was _ _ _ _ _ _ really using a lot of drugs back then.
And _ _ I don't know if it's okay to talk about that or not, if it can help somebody. _ _ _
I was,
_ _ you know, using cocaine.
And to help me deal with the rigors of the road, _ a few years after
I left, I finally stopped going on the road for a while and _ stayed home and went for walks
and started working with retarded adults again, which is what I got my degree in, in special
[A] education.
_ _ _ And _ I needed about five years to recover from all of that.
And it's been this
year now that I've started to [Ab] go out [D] again _
[Abm] and play. _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
My _ _ _ _ _ parents had me take piano lessons when I was _ 13, _ but I stopped very soon afterwards
because I didn't like to practice.
_ I didn't like the routine of it, the regimentation
of it.
And I didn't pick up another instrument again until I was almost 20 years old after
seeing Muddy Waters _ play. _
_ I said, well, maybe the guitar is my instrument.
Muddy couldn't
pronounce my last name whenever he'd call me up to sit in. _ _
He'd just kind of rumble,
Ronnie, you know, something.
And _ he said, you know, you should _ get a name or something.
So I thought about it.
And I love Earl Hooker.
He's one of my favorite musicians.
And Earl
King, too, and Earl Monroe, the basketball player.
So I chose Earl.
_ _ _ And it seems to work
pretty good.
_ I worked with Big Walter Horton a lot, the great, great blues harmonica virtuoso.
_ He kind of took me under his wing and we lived together in my apartment, small apartment.
And he was probably the first _ really big name in blues, along with Otis Rush, who helped
me a lot, too. _
And I worked with him. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ That _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ was a [Em] difficult time in my life [G] in Roomful of Blues.
A wonderful band, [Abm] a [G] good experience.
Thank God I lived through it. _
To be honest, I was _ _ _ _ _ _ really using a lot of drugs back then.
And _ _ I don't know if it's okay to talk about that or not, if it can help somebody. _ _ _
I was,
_ _ you know, using cocaine.
And to help me deal with the rigors of the road, _ a few years after
I left, I finally stopped going on the road for a while and _ stayed home and went for walks
and started working with retarded adults again, which is what I got my degree in, in special
[A] education.
_ _ _ And _ I needed about five years to recover from all of that.
And it's been this
year now that I've started to [Ab] go out [D] again _
[Abm] and play. _ _ _ _ _
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