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

Gm
Gm

Eb
Eb

Fm
Fm

Ab
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Fm
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Bb
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Eb
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I cover
Verse 1
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Bb

Eb
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the waterfront
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Fm

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Watchin' the ship
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Gm
Gm

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go by
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Fm
Fm

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I could see everybody's baby
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Eb

Ab
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Bb

Eb
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But I couldn't see mine
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Ab
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I could see the ships
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Bb

pullin' in
To the harbor
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Eb
Eb

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I could see the people
Gm
Gm

Eb
Eb

Ab
Ab

Fm
Fm

Meeting their loved one
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Eb
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Bb
Bb

Eb
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Shakin' hand
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I sat there
So all alone
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Ab
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Eb
Eb

Ab
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Eb
Eb

Coverin' the waterfront
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Fm
Fm

Ab
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Fm
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Bb
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Eb
Eb

Ab
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Fm
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Ab
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Eb
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Verse 2
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Eb
Eb

Ab
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And after a while
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Ab
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All the people
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Fm
Fm

Left the harbor
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And headed for their destin
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Eb
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ation
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All the ships
Left the harbor
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And headed for their next
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Fm

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des tination
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I sat there
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Coverin' the waterfront
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Fm
Fm

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Ab
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Verse 3
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And after a while
I looked down the ocean
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Eb
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Fm
Fm

Ab
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Fm
Fm

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As far as I could see - in the fog
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Fm
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I saw a ship
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Fm

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It headed this way
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Fm

Ab
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Fm
Fm

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Comin' out the foam
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Fm
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Ab
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It must be my baby
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Fm

Ab
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Eb
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Fm
Fm

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Comin' down
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And after a while
The ship pulled into the harbor
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Fm

Ab
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Rollin' slow
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Bb

Eb
Eb

So triple (?)
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And my baby
Stepped off board
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Ab
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I was still
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Bb

Eb
Eb

Coverin' the waterfront
Verse 4
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Ab

Fm
Fm

Said "Johnny,
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Fm
Fm

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Fm
Fm

Our ship had trouble - with the fog
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Bbm

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

Comin' down"
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Ab

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