Zakiya Hooker & John Lee Hooker - Mean Mean World Chords
Tempo:
58.325 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
E
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [E] [B] [G] [Bm]
[A] [G] [F] [D] [Em] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [Em]
[D] [E] [Em]
[D] [A] [E] [D] [C#m] [E]
[A] It's a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world.
[A] Such a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world.
Too tired living all [A] [Em] day and night, [A] [Em] every day.
[A] I wake up [D] in the morning, baby.
Mean, [Em] mean, mean world.
[E] Tears streaming down my face.
[D] [A] I [B] cry, [D] baby.
[E] Wow, wow.
Come [D] on [D] back home to me.
[E] What am I going to do
[Em] [A] now that you're [D] gone away?
[Em] [E] All I can say is I'm sorry, baby.
[G] [A] I didn't [Em] mean to hurt you that way.
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] Wow, wow.
[F#m] [Em] [D] [E] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [E] If I can't have you, baby,
[Em] [A] just let
me tell [Em] you what I'm going to do.
[A] I'm going to go [Em] jumping, baby.
[Bm] [A] Not for no shoes, [Bm] baby.
[E] I'm going to go shopping.
Not for no hat, baby.
I'm going to go [Em] shopping.
[E] Not for no blue [Em] dress, baby.
[G] But for my [Em] tombstone.
I'm going to go shopping.
[Bm] My tombstone.
[Em] For [A] my tombstone, [Em] baby.
I'm going to go shopping.
[E] Have my name put [Em] on that bed.
I'm [D] going to go shopping.
[E] Ain't going to say he [Em] lies.
He lies, a lonely [D] girl.
[C#m] Wow, wow.
[Em] [D]
[F#m] [Em] [D] [A] Just for one reason.
[Em] [D] Wow, wow.
Me, me, me and the world.
[E] Every night.
[D] [A] Every day.
[Em] [D] [A] Come on back home to [E] your sweet lady.
[D]
Oh, [Em] just to feel your touch.
[D] [E] Just to feel your sweet, sweet kiss.
[D] Oh.
[E]
[A] [E] [Em] [E] Every night.
[A] [E] Oh, [C#m] every day [E] and every night.
[Bm] [A] [E] Oh, sweet baby.
[A] Come on [D] back home to your sweet
[E] [A] [Em] lady.
[E] I [A] don't want to say.
[G]
[E] Wow, wow.
[A] Me, me, [Em] me and the world.
[D] [A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [A] world.
[A] [Dm] Every [A] night.
[Em] [E] Every day.
[A] [E] Wow, wow.
[A] [E]
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [E] Wow.
Me, me, me and the world.
[D] [A] [Em] [E]
[A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [E] world.
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Me, me, me and the world.
[C#m] [Em] Me, me, me and the world.
[A] [E] Wow, [D] wow.
[E] [Em] [D]
[E] [A] [E] me to walk, [A] [E] me to walk.
[A] [E] [Em] [A] Goodbye, [E]
[E] goodbye.
[A] [Em] Well, well, well.
Every night, [A] every [Em] day.
[G]
[A] Goodbye, [Em] sweet darling.
Goodbye, sweet darling.
[A] [Em] [A] [E] [Em] [A] [E]
[Em]
[N]
[A] [G] [F] [D] [Em] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [Em]
[D] [E] [Em]
[D] [A] [E] [D] [C#m] [E]
[A] It's a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world.
[A] Such a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world.
Too tired living all [A] [Em] day and night, [A] [Em] every day.
[A] I wake up [D] in the morning, baby.
Mean, [Em] mean, mean world.
[E] Tears streaming down my face.
[D] [A] I [B] cry, [D] baby.
[E] Wow, wow.
Come [D] on [D] back home to me.
[E] What am I going to do
[Em] [A] now that you're [D] gone away?
[Em] [E] All I can say is I'm sorry, baby.
[G] [A] I didn't [Em] mean to hurt you that way.
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] Wow, wow.
[F#m] [Em] [D] [E] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [E] If I can't have you, baby,
[Em] [A] just let
me tell [Em] you what I'm going to do.
[A] I'm going to go [Em] jumping, baby.
[Bm] [A] Not for no shoes, [Bm] baby.
[E] I'm going to go shopping.
Not for no hat, baby.
I'm going to go [Em] shopping.
[E] Not for no blue [Em] dress, baby.
[G] But for my [Em] tombstone.
I'm going to go shopping.
[Bm] My tombstone.
[Em] For [A] my tombstone, [Em] baby.
I'm going to go shopping.
[E] Have my name put [Em] on that bed.
I'm [D] going to go shopping.
[E] Ain't going to say he [Em] lies.
He lies, a lonely [D] girl.
[C#m] Wow, wow.
[Em] [D]
[F#m] [Em] [D] [A] Just for one reason.
[Em] [D] Wow, wow.
Me, me, me and the world.
[E] Every night.
[D] [A] Every day.
[Em] [D] [A] Come on back home to [E] your sweet lady.
[D]
Oh, [Em] just to feel your touch.
[D] [E] Just to feel your sweet, sweet kiss.
[D] Oh.
[E]
[A] [E] [Em] [E] Every night.
[A] [E] Oh, [C#m] every day [E] and every night.
[Bm] [A] [E] Oh, sweet baby.
[A] Come on [D] back home to your sweet
[E] [A] [Em] lady.
[E] I [A] don't want to say.
[G]
[E] Wow, wow.
[A] Me, me, [Em] me and the world.
[D] [A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [A] world.
[A] [Dm] Every [A] night.
[Em] [E] Every day.
[A] [E] Wow, wow.
[A] [E]
[D] [A] [Em] [D] [E] Wow.
Me, me, me and the world.
[D] [A] [Em] [E]
[A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [E] world.
[A] [E]
[A] [E] Me, me, me and the world.
[C#m] [Em] Me, me, me and the world.
[A] [E] Wow, [D] wow.
[E] [Em] [D]
[E] [A] [E] me to walk, [A] [E] me to walk.
[A] [E] [Em] [A] Goodbye, [E]
[E] goodbye.
[A] [Em] Well, well, well.
Every night, [A] every [Em] day.
[G]
[A] Goodbye, [Em] sweet darling.
Goodbye, sweet darling.
[A] [Em] [A] [E] [Em] [A] [E]
[Em]
[N]
Key:
A
Em
E
D
G
A
Em
E
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [F] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
[A] It's a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world. _ _
[A] Such a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world.
Too tired living all [A] [Em] day and night, _ [A] [Em] every day.
[A] I wake up [D] in the morning, baby.
Mean, [Em] mean, mean world.
[E] Tears streaming down my face.
[D] [A] I [B] cry, [D] baby.
[E] Wow, wow.
Come [D] on [D] back home to me.
_ [E] What am I going to do _
[Em] [A] now that you're [D] gone away?
_ [Em] [E] All I can say is I'm sorry, baby.
[G] [A] I didn't [Em] mean to hurt you that way. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [D] Wow, wow.
_ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] [E] If I can't have you, baby, _
[Em] [A] just let
me tell [Em] you what I'm going to do.
[A] I'm going to go [Em] jumping, baby. _
[Bm] [A] Not for no shoes, [Bm] baby.
[E] I'm going to go shopping.
Not for no hat, baby.
I'm going to go [Em] shopping.
[E] Not for no blue [Em] dress, baby.
[G] But for my [Em] tombstone.
I'm going to go shopping.
[Bm] My tombstone.
[Em] For [A] my tombstone, [Em] baby.
I'm going to go shopping.
[E] Have my name put [Em] on that bed.
I'm [D] going to go shopping.
[E] Ain't going to say he [Em] lies.
He lies, a lonely [D] girl.
[C#m] Wow, wow.
[Em] _ [D] _
_ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [D] [A] Just for one reason.
[Em] [D] Wow, wow.
_ Me, me, me and the world.
[E] Every night. _
[D] [A] Every day.
[Em] _ [D] _ [A] Come on back home to [E] your sweet lady.
[D] _
Oh, [Em] just to feel your touch.
[D] _ [E] Just to feel your sweet, sweet kiss.
[D] Oh.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [E] Every night. _
_ [A] _ [E] Oh, [C#m] every day [E] and every night. _
[Bm] _ [A] [E] Oh, sweet baby.
[A] Come on [D] back home to your sweet _
[E] _ [A] [Em] lady.
[E] I [A] don't want to say.
[G] _
[E] Wow, wow.
[A] Me, me, [Em] me and the world.
[D] _ _ [A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [A] world.
_ [A] _ [Dm] Every [A] night.
[Em] [E] Every day.
[A] _ [E] Wow, wow.
[A] _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [E] Wow. _ _
_ Me, me, me and the world.
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ [A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [E] world.
[A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Me, me, me and the world.
[C#m] _ [Em] Me, me, me and the world.
[A] [E] Wow, [D] wow.
_ [E] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] [E] me to walk, [A] [E] me to walk.
_ [A] _ [E] _ [Em] _ [A] Goodbye, [E] _
[E] goodbye.
[A] [Em] Well, well, well.
Every night, [A] every [Em] day.
[G] _
[A] Goodbye, [Em] sweet darling.
Goodbye, sweet darling.
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [F] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
[A] It's a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world. _ _
[A] Such a mean, [Em] mean world.
Mean, mean, mean world.
Too tired living all [A] [Em] day and night, _ [A] [Em] every day.
[A] I wake up [D] in the morning, baby.
Mean, [Em] mean, mean world.
[E] Tears streaming down my face.
[D] [A] I [B] cry, [D] baby.
[E] Wow, wow.
Come [D] on [D] back home to me.
_ [E] What am I going to do _
[Em] [A] now that you're [D] gone away?
_ [Em] [E] All I can say is I'm sorry, baby.
[G] [A] I didn't [Em] mean to hurt you that way. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [D] Wow, wow.
_ [F#m] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] [E] If I can't have you, baby, _
[Em] [A] just let
me tell [Em] you what I'm going to do.
[A] I'm going to go [Em] jumping, baby. _
[Bm] [A] Not for no shoes, [Bm] baby.
[E] I'm going to go shopping.
Not for no hat, baby.
I'm going to go [Em] shopping.
[E] Not for no blue [Em] dress, baby.
[G] But for my [Em] tombstone.
I'm going to go shopping.
[Bm] My tombstone.
[Em] For [A] my tombstone, [Em] baby.
I'm going to go shopping.
[E] Have my name put [Em] on that bed.
I'm [D] going to go shopping.
[E] Ain't going to say he [Em] lies.
He lies, a lonely [D] girl.
[C#m] Wow, wow.
[Em] _ [D] _
_ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [D] [A] Just for one reason.
[Em] [D] Wow, wow.
_ Me, me, me and the world.
[E] Every night. _
[D] [A] Every day.
[Em] _ [D] _ [A] Come on back home to [E] your sweet lady.
[D] _
Oh, [Em] just to feel your touch.
[D] _ [E] Just to feel your sweet, sweet kiss.
[D] Oh.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [E] Every night. _
_ [A] _ [E] Oh, [C#m] every day [E] and every night. _
[Bm] _ [A] [E] Oh, sweet baby.
[A] Come on [D] back home to your sweet _
[E] _ [A] [Em] lady.
[E] I [A] don't want to say.
[G] _
[E] Wow, wow.
[A] Me, me, [Em] me and the world.
[D] _ _ [A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [A] world.
_ [A] _ [Dm] Every [A] night.
[Em] [E] Every day.
[A] _ [E] Wow, wow.
[A] _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ [E] Wow. _ _
_ Me, me, me and the world.
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ [A] [Em] Me, me, me and the [E] world.
[A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] Me, me, me and the world.
[C#m] _ [Em] Me, me, me and the world.
[A] [E] Wow, [D] wow.
_ [E] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] [E] me to walk, [A] [E] me to walk.
_ [A] _ [E] _ [Em] _ [A] Goodbye, [E] _
[E] goodbye.
[A] [Em] Well, well, well.
Every night, [A] every [Em] day.
[G] _
[A] Goodbye, [Em] sweet darling.
Goodbye, sweet darling.
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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