Alimonia Blues chords by
John Lee Hooker
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Key: A major

Verse 1
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Watcha doin'?
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
G G 
 
Bb Bb 
 
G G 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
And baby
G G 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Why you treat me like you do, baby?
C C 
 
And baby, baby
Cm Cm 
 
G G 
 
I wonder why you treat me like you do,

Interlude 1

babe

Verse 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
You know I love you, baby
C C 
 
G G 
 
You drive me the way you do, baby
You takin' me downtown
C C 
 
G G 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
to the judge
Bb Bb 
 
G G 
 
You told the judge

Verse 3
I didn't never treat you right
G G 
 
You told the judge
I hadn't paid no alimonia
In three months until today
You know, baby

Verse 4
You was wrong, you was wrong, baby
G G 
 
And baby, baby
C C 
 
G G 
 
I took your word, babe
I get you my money every week
C C 
 
G G 
 
I didn't bring you downtown
You told me
That you weren't goin'
downtown on me

Verse 5
G G 
 
Well, you, you let it pile up
All the back alimonia, baby
Come downtown and told the judge
C C 
 
I hadn't give you a thing,
G G 
 
didn't give you a thing
You know, you know,
that 'cause you have no receipt for it

Verse 6
You lied to me
G G 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
G G 
 
And baby, baby
C C 
 
G G 
 
Why you treat me this way, baby?
C C 
 
G G 
 
I tried to talk to the judge
You told me to shut up

Verse 7
I couldn't reduce the receipt
G G 
 
My wife was tryin', she was tryin'
C C 
 
But I could see it in her face, in her face
G G 
 
She couldn't look at me,
C C 
 
G G 
 
couldn't look at me
Hey, hey, hey- hey
C C 
 
G G 
 
Hey, hey, hey

Verse 8
G G 
 
C C 
 
You told the judge
G G 
 
I  hadn't paid no alimonia
C C 
 
G G 
 
You told the judge
Little kids was hungry
C C 
 
She lied on me
Hey, hey, hey
Bb Bb 
 
G G 
 

Verse 9
The alimonia blues
C C 
 
The alimonia blues
Hey, hey, hey
G G 
 
I never do that again

Outro 1

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