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One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer

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Emajor

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 13Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
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  E1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 B7+ 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|-----4---3---2--|1---------------|
D|----6-6-5-5-4-4-|2---------------|
A|----------------|--0-1-2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
|  E| % |  A| % |
|  E|  B|  A|  E|  E   B|
             (= turnaround)
[Chorus]
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)
[Verse]
 EHey mister bartender, Ecome here
I Ewant another drink and I Ewant it now
My Egirl, she gone, she been Egone two night
I Eain't seen the girl since Enight before last
EWanna get drunk and get her Eoff my mind
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)
[Verse]
 EAnd then I sit there, Edrinkin’
Gettin’ Estoned, yeah, Eyeah
 EAfter awhile,  Elooked down the bar
 EAt the bartender, I said "EHey!"
 E"What do you want?"
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)
[Verse]
 EWell the girl, she gone, Egone two night
I Ehaven’t seen the girl sincEe night before last
EWanna get drunk and get her Eoff my mind
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)
[Verse]
 EYeah, I sit there, gettin’ stoned
 EMellow
 EFeels so good, so good
 EI look down the bar at the bartender
 EAnd: “Hey, hey!”
 E"What do you want?"
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)
[Verse]
 EWell the girl, she gone, Egone two night
I Ehaven’t seen the girl sincEe night before last
EWanna get drunk and get her Eoff my mind
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)
[Verse]
 EThen I sit there, drinkin’
 EAt the wall, lift my head
 ELooked on the wall, at the clock on the wall
 EBy that time, it's a quarter Eto two
 E"Last call for alcohol"
 EI look down the bar at the bartender
 EAnd: “Hey!”
 E"What do you want?"
            E   B             B   A                A|  E|  E   B|      E7  
 One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

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One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer

by John Lee Hooker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

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E B7

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

G|-----4---3---2--|1---------------|

D|----6-6-5-5-4-4-|2---------------|

A|----------------|--0-1-2---------|

E|----------------|----------------|

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[Intro]

E A

| | % | | % |

E B A E E B

| | | | | |

(= turnaround)

[Chorus]

E B B A A E E B

| | |

One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

[Verse]

E E

Hey mister bartender, come here

E E

I want another drink and I want it now

E E

My girl, she gone, she been gone two night

E E

I ain't seen the girl since night before last

E E

Wanna get drunk and get her off my mind

E B B A A E E B

| | |

One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

[Verse]

E E

And then I sit there, drinkin’

E E

Gettin’ stoned, yeah, yeah

E E

After awhile, looked down the bar

E E

At the bartender, I said "Hey!"

"What do you want?"

E B B A A E E B

| | |

One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

[Verse]

E E

Well the girl, she gone, gone two night

E E

I haven’t seen the girl since night before last

E E

Wanna get drunk and get her off my mind

E B B A A E E B

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One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

[Verse]

Yeah, I sit there, gettin’ stoned

Mellow

Feels so good, so good

I look down the bar at the bartender

And: “Hey, hey!”

"What do you want?"

E B B A A E E B

| | |

One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

[Verse]

E E

Well the girl, she gone, gone two night

E E

I haven’t seen the girl since night before last

E E

Wanna get drunk and get her off my mind

E B B A A E E B

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One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

[Verse]

Then I sit there, drinkin’

At the wall, lift my head

Looked on the wall, at the clock on the wall

E E

By that time, it's a quarter to two

"Last call for alcohol"

I look down the bar at the bartender

And: “Hey!”

"What do you want?"

E B B A A E E B E7

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One bourbon ... one scotch ... and one beer (= turnaround)

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