John Lee Hooker chords by Terry Callier
Verse 1
Em
And John Lee Hooker
stopped by here today
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Gm
Said he could make a fortune
Dm
down on Boogie Way
Em
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And I said, John,
Em
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Em
you know the boo gie's gone
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Gm
Dm
It's the dawn of a brand new day
Em
A blues man come
from way down south
The taste of whiskey's still in his mouth
All them good times have come and gone
Tell everybody that the heat is on
Child of fortune, child of woe
There's no place left for you to go
Turn back dawn to rising sun
Rolling down the Highway 61 Way
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Gm
Dm
Em
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Gm
Dm
Em
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I want you to stand up straight,
Em
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Em
take a bow
Gm
The world don't have
Dm
no favorites now
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Em
Finder s keepers
is how it's played
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Gm
Dm
Folks got good reason to be afraid
Em
E
Let rage and hate and violent crimes
Em
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Em
Damn these show of restless times
A
Child of fortune, child of war
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Em
There's no place left
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Em
for him to go
Now who's at risk?
Who's to blame for all this
killin' in God's name?
He's raisin' hell and judgein' men
Gm
Dm
Just by the colors of their skins
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Em
Talkin' about child of fortune,
child of war
Gm
Dm
Em
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There's no place left for you to go
Em
Gm
Dm
Em
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Em
Gm
Dm
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Well, you can play
Em
the cards and roll the dice
Gm
Dm
You'll only get paid once or twice
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No matter how the games begin
Gm
Dm
In the long run, you can't win
Em
But John Mayhook
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Em
stopped by here today
Gm
Said he could make a fortune
Dm
on the bogey way
Em
I said, well John,
E
Em
you know the bug is gone
Edim
Gm
And it's the dawn
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Dm
of a brand new day
Em
Child of fortune, child of war,
there's no place left for you to go
Esus4
Em
Turn back toward
the rising sun,
rolling down Highway 61
John Lee Hooker
Terry Callier
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