Waterfront chords by
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
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Key: C major
Intro 1
F
F

Am
Am

F
F

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

F
F

Bb
Bb

I cover
Verse 1
C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

the waterfront
Gm
Gm

C
C

Watchin' the ship
F
F

Am
Am

F
F

go by
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

C
C

I could see everybody's baby
F
F

Bb
Bb

C
C

F
F

But I couldn't see mine
C
C

Bb
Bb

I could see the ships
C
C

pullin' in
To the harbor
Bb
Bb

F
F

Bb
Bb

C
C

I could see the people
Am
Am

F
F

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Meeting their loved one
C
C

F
F

C
C

F
F

Shakin' hand
Bb
Bb

I sat there
So all alone
C
C

Bb
Bb

F
F

Bb
Bb

F
F

Coverin' the waterfront
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

F
F

Verse 2
C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

And after a while
C
C

Bb
Bb

F
F

All the people
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Left the harbor
Bb
Bb

And headed for their destin
C
C

F
F

ation
Bb
Bb

All the ships
Left the harbor
C
C

F
F

Bb
Bb

And headed for their next
Gm
Gm

C
C

Gm
Gm

des tination
Bb
Bb

I sat there
F
F

Coverin' the waterfront
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

F
F

Bb
Bb

Verse 3
Bb
Bb

And after a while
I looked down the ocean
C
C

F
F

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

C
C

As far as I could see - in the fog
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

I saw a ship
Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

C
C

It headed this way
Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Comin' out the foam
C
C

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

It must be my baby
Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

F
F

Gm
Gm

F
F

Comin' down
Bb
Bb

And after a while
The ship pulled into the harbor
Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Rollin' slow
C
C

F
F

So triple (?)
Bb
Bb

And my baby
Stepped off board
F
F

Bb
Bb

I was still
C
C

F
F

Coverin' the waterfront
Verse 4
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Said "Johnny,
Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Bb
Bb

Gm
Gm

Our ship had trouble - with the fog
Cm
Cm

And that's why we're so late
So late
Comin' home
F
F

Comin' down"
Bb
Bb

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