21 Boogie chords by John Lee Hooker

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Verse 1
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 (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor)  (C major) I'm goin' away,
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baby.  (E minor) 
But I will be comin' back.
I'm goin' away, babe.
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 (C major) But I will be comin' back.
Em 
 (E minor) I'm twenty- one now, baby.
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An I sure can have my fun.  (C major)  (E minor) 
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Last night I was lay (C major) ing down.  (E minor) 
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I heard papa  (C major) tell  (E minor) mama.  (C major) 
'That boy's twenty- one, now.'
'An he can have his fun.'
Em 
 (E minor) I was layin' there listenin' in bed,
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 (C major) to myself.  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
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 (C major) An I heard them,  (E minor) 
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 (C major) every word they said.  (E minor) 
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 (C major) An  (E minor) I felt  (C major) so good.  (E minor) 
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Kept on  (C major) goin'  (E minor) my  way.
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Ooh, Jump Jump, Jump, Jump!  (C major)  (E minor) 
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 (C major) Don't worry, baby.
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 (E minor) I   sure  (C major) heard the good news
Em 
last night.  (E minor) 
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Don't worry (C major) ,   (E minor) baby.
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Heard the good  (C major) news last night.  (E minor)  (C major) 
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Heard  (E minor) mama, papa tell.
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 (C major) That I sure was  (E minor) twenty- one.  (C major) 
Em 
(Guitar so (E minor) lo)
My mama she heard it.
Papa heard the same.
Reason I boogie, can't help myself.
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I got  (C major) to do the Boogie.
Em 
I got  (E minor) to  do the Boogie.
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 (C major) I've got  (E minor) to do  (C major) the Boo (E minor) gie.
An I just can't help myself.
(Guitar solo)
Spoken:
Look- a- here,
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now baby.  (C major)  (E minor) 
Don't worry 'bout me.
Can't be home at twelve o'clock.
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Em 
Cause  (C major)  (E minor) I'm twenty- one, now.
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I can stay out all night  (C major) long.
Em 
An don't  (E minor) have to go home, until I get ready.
I said, baby, baby, baby.
Let's Boogie!
Em 
 (E minor) Let's Boogie Jump, awhile.