Hooker John Lee

Hooker John Lee - One Bourbon One Scotch guitar tab

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From: mklem@vax2.winona.msus.edu

Date: 16 Aug 95 14:37:11 CST

Subject: TAB: One Bourbon, One scotch, one beer -- Hooker

Here's a classic from the great delta bluesman, John Lee Hooker.

                One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

                               by

                         John Lee Hooker

Performance Notes:  Tuning is Open G  (DGDGBD)

                    John doesn't use picks but plays with his

                    fingers and thumb.

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--3---3---3---||   Go back to last || and repeat.              

--------------||   Then the song goes to the chorus

--------------||   section and begins to fade out.

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Lyrics:

One bourbon, One Scotch, and one beer.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and one beer.

Hey mister bartender come in here!

I want another drink and I want it now.

My baby she's gone, she's been gone tonight,

I aint's seen my baby since the night before last.

One bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

Spoken:

And then I sat there,

gettin high, mellow, knocked out, feelin good.

And by that time, I looked on the wall,

at the old clock on the wall.

By that time it was 10:30.

I looked down at the bar, at the bartender.

He said, "What do you want Johnny?"

Sung:

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.

Well my baby's gone, she's been gone tonight.

I ain't seen my baby since the night before last.

I wanna get drunk, get her off of my mind.

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.

Spoken:

And I saty there, getting high, stoned, knocked out,

And by that time, I looked on the wall,

At the old clock, and by that time,

It was a quarter to two:

Last call for alcohol.

I said, "Hey Mr. Bartender"

"What do you want"

Sung:

One bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

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