I Hear You Knockin Chords by Smiley Lewis

Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Ab

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin' chords
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[G] [E] [A]
[E] [B]
[E] You went away and left me long time ago.
Now you come back knocking on my door.
I [A] hear you knock but you can't [E] come in.
I [A] hear you knock, how [B] you been?
[A] [Ab]
[Ebm] [E] I beg you not to go but you say goodbye.
Now you come back telling all those lies.
I [A] hear you knocking but you can't [E] come in.
I [A] hear you knocking, slow back where [B] you been.
[A] [Ab]
[Ebm] [E] I told you way back in 52, I would never go with you.
I [A] hear you knocking but you can't [E] come in.
I [A] hear you knocking, slow back where [B] you been.
[A] [Ab]
[E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [B]
[E] You better go back to your Houston beat.
Because your love's no good to me.
I [A] hear you knocking but you [E] can't come in.
I [A] hear you knocking, slow [E] back where you been.
[Em]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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Let's start jamming Smiley Lewis - (Remastered) I Hear You Knockin chords, practice the chord sequence B, A, E, A and B. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 45 BPM and then match the original tempo of 90 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] You went away and left me long time ago.
Now you come back knocking on my door.
I [A] hear you knock _ _ but you can't [E] come in. _ _ _ _
I [A] hear you knock, _ _ _ _ how [B] you been?
_ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] [E] I beg you not to go but you say goodbye.
Now you come back telling all those lies.
I [A] hear you knocking _ _ but you can't [E] come in. _ _ _ _
I [A] hear you knocking, _ _ _ slow back where [B] you been.
_ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[Ebm] [E] I told you way back in 52, _ I would never go with you.
I [A] hear you knocking _ _ but you can't [E] come in. _ _ _ _
I [A] hear you knocking, _ _ slow back where [B] you been.
_ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] You better go back to your Houston beat.
_ Because your love's no good to me.
I [A] hear you knocking _ _ _ but you [E] can't come in.
I _ _ _ [A] hear you knocking, slow _ _ _ [E] back where you been. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Pearl King and Dave Bartholomew.

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