Playing the races chords by
John Lee Hooker
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Key: Bb minor

Verse 1
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I don't want no woman
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Playin' the races
Gm Gm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Em Em 
 
E E 
 
Em Em 
 
all the time
Eb Eb 
 
I don't want no woman
Edim Edim 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Em Em 
 
Playin' the races all the time
You know she ain't good for nothin'
Eb Eb 
 
She's too

Verse 2

broke most all the time

Verse 3
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Dreamed her number last night,
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
yes, yes, yes
G G 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And my baby, she did the same
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
G G 
 
Dreamed her number last night
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
G G 
 
And my baby did the same
Eb Eb

Verse 4
E E 
 
G G 
 
Eb Eb 
 
My baby got up this mornin'
G G 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And she played it just the same
G G 
 
Yes, man
Eb Eb 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 

Verse 5
G G 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I come home every Friday
Edim Edim 
 
Throws my check down on the bed
Eb Eb 
 
G G 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Em Em 
 
E E 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I come home every Friday

Verse 6
Throw my check down on the bed
Eb Eb 
 
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
My baby takes all a my money
G G 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Put it down on five,
G G 
 
six and two, yes, yes

Interlude 1

C#m

I don't want no woman

Verse 7

Play the races all the time

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