House rent blues #1
House rent blues #1

House rent blues #1 easy guitar chords by John Lee Hooker

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I'ma tell 
    you a story 

    about 
    the house 
    rent blues 

    I had 
    a good job, 

    sho'nuff, for five 
    long 
    years 

    Lord 
    have 
    mercy 

    The old landlady 
    was 
    so 
    lovey- 

    dovey for 
    five 
    long years 

    She 
    was so nice 
    and kind 

    Verse 2
    in 
    every way 


    Every Friday 
    evening, 

    I'd come home 
    with my paycheck 

    She'll 
    smile, 
    she was so 
    lovey- 
    dovey 

    My 
    meals on 
    time, 

    my 
    bath water 
    be ready 

    Everything 
    be ready 

    He 
    rocked 
    on 

    Verse 3
    One Friday 
    evening 
    I come home 


    I said, "Landlady" 

    She 
    said, "What, Johnny?" 

    "I 
    done lost 
    my job" 

    She said, "What?" 

    "I done lost 
    my job" 

    Verse 4
    And I begin 
    to notice 
    then, 

    when I come 
    home in the evening 
    time 

    She 
    wouldn't smile, 
    acted 
    all 
    sad 

    And 
    I asked her, "What's 
    wrong?" 

    Said, 
    "I ain't feelin' 
    good" 

    I said, "Lord 
    have 
    mercy" 

    Verse 5
    He rocked 
    on 


    One Friday 
    evening, 
    I come in 

    She 
    said, "Where you 
    been?" "I've 

    been looking for 
    a job" 

    She said, 
    "You ain't been tryin' 

    to find 
    no job" 

    I said, "Yes, 
    I am" 

    And 
    she told 
    me, 

    the other 
    evening, she passed 
    by 

    She 
    saw me on 
    the corner 

    leaned against 
    a post 

    Verse 6
    I said, "I 
    guess my 
    feet was 
    tired, I've 

    been walking 
    all day" 

    I'm tired, 
    I just 
    can't find 
    no 
    job 

    She 
    say, "Yeah" 

    She say, "I wants 
    my rent" 

    I said, "I ain't 
    got no 
    job" 

    Verse 7
    And rocked 
    on 


    I go 
    towards 
    the streets, 

    to a friend 
    of mine 

    He had 
    been so lovey- 

    dovey 
    to me 
    for so 
    long 

    And 
    I told 
    him, 
    say, "Hey" 

    He said, 
    "What, Johnny?" 

    "I done lost 
    my job" 

    He 
    say, "Yeah" 

    Verse 8
    I say, "I'm gonna 
    stay here for 
    a little while 

    until I can get 
    a job" 

    He said, 
    "I 
    don't know, 

    let me go 
    upstairs 
    and see my wife, 
    you 
    know" 

    He 
    goes upstairs, 

    he comes 
    back down 

    He said, 
    "You know what? 

    You know, she 
    a little funny" 

    I said, 
    "Yeah, and you 
    funny, too; 

    everybody's 
    funny 

    When you ain't 
    got no money, 

    when you run 
    out of money 

    Verse 9
    Everybody's 
    funny 
    wit' ya" 


    Then I go 
    back towards 
    the streets, 

    you know, 
    back 
    to old 
    landlady 

    I go fool 
    her, you know, 

    to get 
    my clothes 
    out of the house 

    I said, 
    "Hey" 

    She said, "What?" 

    "I 
    got a job" 

    She 
    said, "Yeah, 
    yeah, 

    sho'nuff, sho'nuff, yeah 

    Verse 10
    When you start 
    the work?" 

    I said, "Oh 
    baby, 
    I start 
    tomorrow" 

    She said, 
    "Oh yeah? 
    You hungry?" 

    I said, "Yeah" 

    She goes 
    to the store, 
    you know 

    I rush 
    upstairs to 
    get my clothes 
    out, 

    she talkin' 
    'bout the 
    front rent 

    She'll 
    get nothin', 

    she'll get the back 
    rent and 
    will get none 
    of it 

    Outro 1
    I'm gone 


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