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

Verse 1
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
I don't want no woman
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
Playin' the races
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G# G# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
all the time
G G 
 
I don't want no woman
G#dim G#dim 
 
G G 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Playin' the races all the time
You know she ain't good for nothin'
G G 
 
She's too

Verse 2

broke most all the time

Verse 3
G#m G#m 
 
G G 
 
Dreamed her number last night,
G#m G#m 
 
G G 
 
yes, yes, yes
B B 
 
G G 
 
And my baby, she did the same
G#m G#m 
 
G G 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G G 
 
B B 
 
Dreamed her number last night
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
B B 
 
And my baby did the same
G G

Verse 4
G# G# 
 
B B 
 
G G 
 
My baby got up this mornin'
B B 
 
G G 
 
And she played it just the same
B B 
 
Yes, man
G G 
 
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 

Verse 5
B B 
 
G G 
 
I come home every Friday
G#dim G#dim 
 
Throws my check down on the bed
G G 
 
B B 
 
G G 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G G 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G# G# 
 
G G 
 
I come home every Friday

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

Interlude 1

I don't want no woman

Verse 7

Play the races all the time

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