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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Zakiya Hooker & John Lee Hooker - Mean Mean World chords
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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]
Key:  
A
1231
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
E
2311
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To learn John Lee Hooker - (Album Version) Mean Mean World chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, D, A, Em, E, A, E and Em. For best results, commence at 29 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 58. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A# Major.

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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] _

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