John Lee Hooker – Blues Before Sunrise (Guitar)

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As recorded by John Lee Hooker (From the 1962 Album BURNIN') [Intro] E7 B7 E7 [Verse 1]
E7                    A7                        E7
Blues before sunrise, tears standin' in my eyes

                                                     A7
Blues before sunrise, with tears standin' in my eyes

                        E7
Such a hor'ble feeling, boys, I do despise

B7          A7                  E7
Nobody know what a shape I′m in
[Verse 2]
E7         B7  E7                  A7
Nobody know    what a shape I'm in

                   E7                        A7
My wife had left me, left me for another man

                              E7
Seven long years Lord knows I tried

E7
Everything I could do to get along with my wife

B7                       A7                        E7
Oh, blue before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes

E7
A horrible feeling, boy, that I do despise

E7     
Yes, yeah
[Guitar Solo] E7 A7 E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 [Verse 3]
A7                 E7
I lost everything, everything I ever owned

                A7
I lost everything, everything I ever owned

E7
For seven long years, seven long years

                   B7             A7
I tried to get along with my wife

E7
Blues before sunrise with tears in my eyes
[Outro]
  A7            E7
Ah, tears in my eyes