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Mojo Hannah

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

any chords for this song, so I hope this helps someone in a similar situation. Let me know what you think.
Chords for this song are:
  C#(x.4.6.6.6.x)
G#1 (4.6.6.5.4.4)
G#2 (x.11.13.13.13.x)
G#3 (x.6.6.5.x.x)
F#1 (x.9.11.11.11.x)
F#2 (2.4.4.3.x.x)
   B(x.2.4.4.4.x)
All the chords are played in a sort of choppy rhythm, except where specified otherwise: listen to the track 
[Intro]
             (C#)         (C#)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------|
G|-----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------|
D|-----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------|
A|-----2-3-4-4-4-4----2-3-4-4-4-4---2-3-4-|
E|---4--------------4-------------4-------|
[Verse 1]
C#I'm taking four strands of your hair
C#And a five dollar bill
G#3I'm gonna put it in a letter, 
C#And drop it in the mail
G#1I'm gonna send it to a woman
C#A friend of mine told me about
 C#(heavy rhythm, down-up-down-up-down-up)
Oh she's a gumbo cooker and an alligator whooper
                               C#-B-G#1
Make a dead man jump and shout
[Chorus]
G#1Talking 'bout a woman name-a Hannah (named Hannah!)
C#Dooooown in Louisiana
G#1They tell me she's a mojo worker (Mojo Worker!)
C#She's gonna work that thing for me (Workin' for me!)
C#And in my misery (Workin' for me)
G#1                                    C#  
And I know you'll be back home a-real soon
               F#1
Real sC#oon
(Gonna be back G#2home soon!)
[Verse 2]
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----2-3-4-|
E|--4-------|
C#She don't wear no fancy stitches
C#All she wears is a man's britches
G#3And now and then she takes a little sip
C#She's got a forty-five on her hip
G#2She's built up a strong reputation C#in the southern land
 C#(heavy rhythm, down-up-down-up-down-up)
Ah then Saturday night about twelve o'clock
                               C#-B-G#1
When she voodoos the voodoo man
[Chorus]
G#1Talking 'bout a woman name-a Hannah (named Hannah!)
C#Dooooown in Louisiana
G#1
C#She's gonna work that thing for me (Workin' for me!)
C#And in my misery (Workin' for me)
G#1                                    C#  
And I know you'll be back home a-real soon
(Gonna be back F#1home soon!)
Real sC#oon
(Gonna be back G#2home soon!)
[Bridge]
F#2And I know! I know your mojo's a-C#workin' good
F#2I said its the best in all the C#world!
F#2And I'm a-waitin' by the rail-C#road track
G#1 (heavy rhythm, down-up down-up)
         C#F#1
(Work that thing for me Hannah!)
                       C#F#1
Woooork that thing for me Hannah!
                       C#F#1
I now'm waitin' a-by the railroad track
                           C#F#1
Because I know, you're gonna bring him back!
( C#and F#1 with choppy rhythm to fade out)

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Mojo Hannah

by Esther Phillips

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#3

G#2

F#2

any chords for this song, so I hope this helps someone in a similar situation. Let me know what you think.

Chords for this song are:

(x.4.6.6.6.x)

G#1 (4.6.6.5.4.4)

G#2 (x.11.13.13.13.x)

G#3 (x.6.6.5.x.x)

F#1 (x.9.11.11.11.x)

F#2 (2.4.4.3.x.x)

(x.2.4.4.4.x)

All the chords are played in a sort of choppy rhythm, except where specified otherwise: listen to the track

[Intro]

C# C#

() ()

e|----------------------------------------|

B|-----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------|

G|-----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------|

D|-----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------|

A|-----2-3-4-4-4-4----2-3-4-4-4-4---2-3-4-|

E|---4--------------4-------------4-------|

[Verse 1]

I'm taking four strands of your hair

And a five dollar bill

G#3

I'm gonna put it in a letter,

And drop it in the mail

G#1

I'm gonna send it to a woman

A friend of mine told me about

(heavy rhythm, down-up-down-up-down-up)

Oh she's a gumbo cooker and an alligator whooper

C# B

--G#1

Make a dead man jump and shout

[Chorus]

G#1

Talking 'bout a woman name-a Hannah (named Hannah!)

Dooooown in Louisiana

G#1

They tell me she's a mojo worker (Mojo Worker!)

She's gonna work that thing for me (Workin' for me!)

And in my misery (Workin' for me)

G#1

And I know you'll be back home a-real soon

F#1

Real soon

G#2

(Gonna be back home soon!)

[Verse 2]

e|----------|

B|----------|

G|----------|

D|----------|

A|----2-3-4-|

E|--4-------|

She don't wear no fancy stitches

All she wears is a man's britches

G#3

And now and then she takes a little sip

She's got a forty-five on her hip

G#2 C#

She's built up a strong reputation in the southern land

(heavy rhythm, down-up-down-up-down-up)

Ah then Saturday night about twelve o'clock

C# B

--G#1

When she voodoos the voodoo man

[Chorus]

G#1

Talking 'bout a woman name-a Hannah (named Hannah!)

Dooooown in Louisiana

G#1

She's gonna work that thing for me (Workin' for me!)

And in my misery (Workin' for me)

G#1

And I know you'll be back home a-real soon

F#1

(Gonna be back home soon!)

Real soon

G#2

(Gonna be back home soon!)

[Bridge]

F#2 C#

And I know! I know your mojo's a-workin' good

F#2 C#

I said its the best in all the world!

F#2 C#

And I'm a-waitin' by the rail-road track

G#1 (heavy rhythm, down-up down-up)

F#1

(Work that thing for me Hannah!)

F#1

Woooork that thing for me Hannah!

F#1

I now'm waitin' a-by the railroad track

F#1

Because I know, you're gonna bring him back!

( and F#1 with choppy rhythm to fade out)

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