Alimonia Blues chords by
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
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Key: A major
Verse 1
C
C

F
F

C
C

Watcha doin'?
F
F

C
C

F
F

C
C

F
F

Gsus4
Gsus4

F
F

Dm
Dm

F
F

Dm
Dm

F
F

C
C

F
F

C
C

Gsus4
Gsus4

C
C

Eb
Eb

C
C

Gsus4
Gsus4

And baby
C
C

F
F

C
C

Why you treat me like you do, baby?
F
F

And baby, baby
Fm
Fm

C
C

I wonder why you treat me like you do,
Interlude 1
babe
Verse 2
F
F

C
C

You know I love you, baby
F
F

C
C

You drive me the way you do, baby
You takin' me downtown
F
F

C
C

Eb
Eb

F
F

to the judge
Eb
Eb

C
C

You told the judge
Verse 3
I didn't never treat you right
C
C

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
C
C

And baby, baby
F
F

C
C

I took your word, babe
I get you my money every week
F
F

C
C

I didn't bring you downtown
You told me
That you weren't goin'
downtown on me
Verse 5
C
C

Well, you, you let it pile up
All the back alimonia, baby
Come downtown and told the judge
F
F

I hadn't give you a thing,
C
C

didn't give you a thing
You know, you know,
that 'cause you have no receipt for it
Verse 6
You lied to me
C
C

F
F

Eb
Eb

C
C

And baby, baby
F
F

C
C

Why you treat me this way, baby?
F
F

C
C

I tried to talk to the judge
You told me to shut up
Verse 7
I couldn't reduce the receipt
C
C

My wife was tryin', she was tryin'
F
F

But I could see it in her face, in her face
C
C

She couldn't look at me,
F
F

C
C

couldn't look at me
Hey, hey, hey- hey
F
F

C
C

Hey, hey, hey
Verse 8
C
C

F
F

You told the judge
C
C

I hadn't paid no alimonia
F
F

C
C

You told the judge
Little kids was hungry
F
F

She lied on me
Hey, hey, hey
Eb
Eb

C
C

Verse 9
The alimonia blues
F
F

The alimonia blues
Hey, hey, hey
C
C

I never do that again
Outro 1
F
F

C
C

F
F

C
C

F
F

Dm
Dm

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