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Smokestack Lightning

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Smokestack Lightning chord
Open E (high E string), G (high E string, 3rd fret), A (3rd string, 2nd fret) slide to B 
(third string, 4th fret, B (third string, 4th fret), A (3rd string, 2nd fret), Open G 
(3rd string),  E (4th string, 2nd fret)
For the rhythm guitar, chords:
Em G  Em G
Ah, oh, smokestack lightning
Shinin', just like gold
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Ah, whoo hoo, ooh...
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, tell me, baby
What's the, matter with you?
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, tell me, baby
Where did ya, stay last night?
A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, stop your train
Let her, go for a ride
Why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, fare ya well
Never see, ah, you no more
Ah, why don't ya hear me cryin'?
Ooh, whoo hoo, whoo hoo
Whoo...
Whoa, oh, who been here baby since
I, I been gone, a little, bitty boy?
Girl, be on
Ah, whoo hoo, whoo hoo

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Smokestack Lightning

by Howlin' Wolf

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Chords in this song · guitar

Smokestack Lightning chord

Open E (high E string), G (high E string, 3rd fret), A (3rd string, 2nd fret) slide to B

(third string, 4th fret, B (third string, 4th fret), A (3rd string, 2nd fret), Open G

(3rd string), E (4th string, 2nd fret)

For the rhythm guitar, chords:

Em G Em G

Ah, oh, smokestack lightning

Shinin', just like gold

Why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Ah, whoo hoo, ooh...

Whoo...

Whoa, oh, tell me, baby

What's the, matter with you?

Why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo...

Whoa, oh, tell me, baby

Where did ya, stay last night?

A-why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo...

Whoa, oh, stop your train

Let her, go for a ride

Why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo...

Whoa, oh, fare ya well

Never see, ah, you no more

Ah, why don't ya hear me cryin'?

Ooh, whoo hoo, whoo hoo

Whoo...

Whoa, oh, who been here baby since

I, I been gone, a little, bitty boy?

Girl, be on

Ah, whoo hoo, whoo hoo

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