Boom Boom chords by
John Lee Hooker (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

E7

E7

E7

E7

A7

A7

E7

E7

B7

B7

E7

E7

Verse 1
E7 E7 
 
Boom, boom, boom, boom
I'm gonna shoot you right down
A7 A7 
 
Knock you off of your feet
E7 E7 
 
And take you home with me
B7 B7 
 
Put you in my house
E7 E7 
 
Boom, boom, boom, boom

Verse 2
E7 E7 
 
Ow ow ow ow
Hmm hmm hmm
A7 A7 
 
Hmm hmm hmm hmm
E7 E7 
 
I love to see you strut
B7 B7 
 
Up and down the floor
E7 E7 
 
When you're talking to me
That baby talk
I like it like that

Interlude 1

E7

Oh yeah Talk that talk

A7

Walk that walk

A7

E7

E7

B7

B7

E7

E7

Solo 1

E7

E7

E7

E7

A7

A7

E7

E7

B7

A7

E7

E7

Solo 2

E7

E7

E7

E7

A7

A7

E7

E7

B7

B7

E7

E7

Verse 3
E7 E7 
 
Won't you walk that walk?
And talk that talk
A7 A7 
 
And whisper in my ear
E7 E7 
 
Tell me that you love me
B7 B7 
 
I love that talk
E7 E7 
 
When you talk like that

Verse 4
E7 E7 
 
You knock me out
Right off my feet
A7 A7 
 
Ho ho ho ho
E7 E7 
 
Well, talk that talk
And walk that walk
Oh yeah
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE7 A7 B7

Chords

E7
A7
B7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the original studio version of Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Boom Boom the way John Lee Hooker intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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