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Words & Music by: Little Willie John

Arranged by Peter Green

 

A    = x x x 2 2 0         A7    = x x x 2 2 3        Am6   = x x x 2 1 2

A6   = x x x 2 2 2         Bm    = x x x 4 3 2        E7/Ab = x x x 1 3 0

D/A  = x x x 2 3 2         G#m+5 = x x x 1 0 0        B     = x x x 4 4 2

Am+5 = x x x 2 1 1         G#+5  = x x x 1 1 0

 

INTRO:

  Q=54(8=s8)

                    A

 4/4

  Gtr II (rhythm)

  W                  Q                          Q    Q  E  E

                     |                          |    |  |  |

                     /                          x    x  x  x

 

  Gtr I

                                                ~~~~~

          |--3--|

  H.      e  e  e    S      +S   +S       +S   +H       E  T  T  T  T

|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|--------------10-|-12b14==(14)r(12)b14==(14)-(14)r----------10h12----|

|---------9-11----|---------------------------------------11-------11-|

|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

 

A                A7

   Q           Q   Q  Q

   |           |   |  |

   /           x   /  x

               ~~~~

   S  S  +E   +H      E E

|-------------------------|

|-10----------------------|

|----11-(11)-(11)-------9-|

|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|

 

  D/A                                   Am6

   Q           Q  Q  Q                    Q              E  E            Q       Q

   |           |  |  |                    |              |  |            |       |

   /           x  /  x                    /              x  x            /       x

               ~~

                        |--3--|                             |--3--|

   S  S  S  S  H     E  S  S  S    a     +E   a     +E   E  S  S  S     +S   E.  Q

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|----10-12----10----------10----|-12b15-(15)-12b13-(13)-10----10-12b13r(12)-10------|

|-11-------11----------11----11-|--------------------------11-------------------11--|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

 


  A

   Q           Q   Q              Q

   |           |   |              |

   /           x   /              x

                               ~~~~

   S     +S  E Q   S     +S   +E  E  S     +S

|-----------------12b14-(14)-(14)---------------|

|-12b14-(14)------------------------12b13r(12)--|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

 

 

  Bm          E7/Ab

   Q      Q   Q                   Q

   |      |   |                   |

   /      x   /                   x

          ~~~~

   E  E  +Q   S.  T  T  T  T  T  +E   S     +S

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-10-12-(12)--------10-12----10-(10)-12b14r(12)-|

|----------------11-------11--------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

 

  A      Am6               A          G#m+5

   Q  Q   Q      Q          Q    Q    Q    Q

   |  |   |      |          |    |    |    |

   /  x   /      x          /    x    /    x

   ~~

          |-3--| |--3--|                   |-3-|

   H      E  E E E  E  E    Q   +Q    Q  a E E E

|------------------10-11-|-12--(12)\--------------|

|-10-----10-13-----12-13-|-14--(14)\--------------|

|--------11-14-----------|---------------7s9-9-7--|

|------------------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|

 

  A     A                 A              A7

  Q  Q  Q     E   E       Q          Q   Q     Q

  |  |  |     |   |       |          |   |     |

  /  x  /     x   x       /          x   /     x

  ~                              ~~~~~~~

              |--3---|    |-3-|                |-3-|

  H     E E a E E   +E    S S S +E  +Q   E E a E E E

|-----------------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------------|--------------------7s8-8-5-|

|-6---------5s6-6---(6)-|-4--------------------------|

|---------7-------------|---7-7-(7)-(7)----7---------|

|-----------------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------------|----------------------------|

 


  D/A

  Q       Q     Q     E   E

  |       |     |     |   |

  /       x     /     x   x

  |-3--|  |-3-|       |--3---|

  E E +E  E E E E E a E E   +E

|-------------------------------|

|-5s3-(3)-----------7s8-8---(8)-|

|---------5---------------------|

|-----------7-7---7-------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

 

  Am6

  Q          Q       Q   Q

  |          |       |   |

  /          x       /   x

                     ~~~

  |---3---|  |-3--|      |3| |--3--|

  E   +E  E +E  E E +Q   E S S +S  S

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

|-7b8r(7)-5-(5)---5-(5)--------------|

|---------------7----------7-7-(7)-7-|

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

 

    A           A6        Bm           E7/Ab

    Q       Q   Q  Q      Q        Q   Q  Q

    |       |   |  |      |        |   |  |

    /       x   /  x      /        x   /  x

            ~~~                    ~~~

                                            |-3-|

  a S. T E +H.          a S T T E +H      E S S S

|---------------------|---------------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------------|

|-4s6--4--------------|-4s6-6-4---------------6-7-|

|--------7-(7)--------|---------7-(7)-------7-----|

|---------------------|---------------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------------|

 

  A                   Am6

  Q               Q   Q     Q

  |               |   |     |

  /               x   /     x

               ~~~

  S   +S  T T +Q    E   S E E E

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-7b9r(7)-6---------------------|

|-----------7-(7)---------------|

|-------------------------7-5-4-|

|-------------------------------|

 


    A       A7           D/A

    Q   E E Q  Q         Q          Q   Q  E   E

    |   | | |  |         |          |   |  |   |

    /   x x /  x         /          x   /  x   x

    ~~

                 |-3-|   |---3---|         |--3--|

  a H.         E S S S   E   +E  E +H      E E   E

|----------------------|---------------------------|

|----------------------|---------------------------|

|----------------------|-4b5r(4)-------------------|

|-5s7------------7-7-7-|---------7-(7)-------4---7-|

|----------------------|---------------------------|

|----------------------|---------------------------|

 

  Am6

  Q            Q   Q  E   E

  |            |   |  |   |

  /            x   /  x   x

  S   +S  S S +H      S S T T T T

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|-4b5r(4)---5-(5)-----------------|

|---------7-------------7-7-7-7-7-|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

 

A              G#m+5            A

  Q          Q   Q  Q             Q   Q  Q    Q

  |          |   |  |             |   |  |    |

  /          x   /  x             /   x  /    x

                                      ~

  |---3---|

  E   +E  E +H      S   +S  S S   E E H     a S S S S

|-------------------------------|---------------------|

|-------------------5b7r(5)-----|---------------------|

|-4b5r(4)-------------------7-7-|-6---------6s8-8-8-6-|

|---------7-(7)-----------------|---7-7---------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------|

 

  B

  Q          E  E Q   E    E

  |          |  | |   |    |

  /          x  x /   x    x

             ~~~

  T T S +E  +Q    E E S. T T S.

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-8p6S4-(4)-(4)-----4-6--6p4----|

|----------------------------6--|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

 

                              G#m+5    Am+5

  Q   E E Q  Q                Q     Q  Q       Q

  |   | | |  |                |     |  |       |

  /   x x /  x                /     x  /       x

  ~~                                ~

                              |-3-|

  H.         S +T. T S. X   a E E E Q  S S S S E E

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|

|------------4-(4)-6-7----|-7s9-7-6----------5-7----|

|-------------------------|---------7----8-8-----8--|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|


 

  G#m+5   G#+5       A                                  A7

  Q   E E Q    Q     Q  Q  Q     E   E     Q        Q   Q     Q

  |   | | |    |     |  |  |     |   |     |        |   |     |

  /   x x /    x     /  x  /     x   x     /        x   /     x

  ~~                 ~                              ~~~

                                 |--3--|   |-3--|

  H.         a E E   H     E E a E E   E   E E +E  +Q   E E a E E

|------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

|------------3s5---|---------------------|------------------7s8-5-|

|----------------7-|-6---------5s6-6---6-|-4----------------------|

|------------------|---------7-----------|---7-(7)-(7)----7-------|

|-7----------------|---------------------|------------------------|

|------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

 

D/A                        Am6                        A          A6

  Q      Q   Q     Q         Q          E  E Q  Q       Q      Q   Q  Q

  |      |   |     |         |          |  | |  |       |      |   |  |

  /      x   /     x         /          x  x /  x       /      x   /  x

                                        ~~~                    ~~~

  |-3-|            |-3--|    |---3---|

  E E E +Q   E E a E E +E    E   +E  E +H       E E   a S S E +H.

|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

|-5s3-3-(3)------7s8-8-(8)-|------------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------------|-7b8r(7)-5-(5)----------|-4s6-4--------------|

|--------------7-----------|--------------------7-7-|-------7-(7)--------|

|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

 

    Bm           E7/Ab        A                Am6

    Q        Q   Q  Q         Q            Q   Q   Q

    |        |   |  |         |            |   |   |

    /        x   /  x         /            x   /   x

             ~~~                           ~~~

                      |-3-|

  a S T T E +H      E S S S   S   +S  S S +Q   E E E E

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|-4s6-6-4---------------6-7-|-7b9r(7)-6----------------|

|---------7-(7)-------7-----|-----------7-(7)----------|

|---------------------------|--------------------7-5-4-|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

 

    A     G#m+5

    Q  Q  Q     Q

    |  |  |     |

    /  x  /     x

    ~

  a H     E  E  S     +S   S  S

|-------------------------------|

|--------------12b14r(12)-10----|

|-----------11---------------11-|

|-5s7---------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

 


  A

   Q                         Q   Q  E  E

   |                         |   |  |  |

   /                         x   /  x  x

                             ~~~~

   S      +S   +S      +S   +H      E  S  a     +S

|----------------------------------------12b14-(14)-|

|-12b14==(12)r(12)b14-(12)-(12)-------10------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

 

A7                    D/A

   Q              Q   Q  Q                    Q                     Q          Q  Q

   |              |   |  |                    |                     |          |  |

   /              x   /  x                    /                     x          /  x

                  ~~~~

   |--3--|                  |--3--|                      |--3---|   |---3---|

   S  S  S  +E   +H      E  S  S  S    a     +E   a     +S   S  S  +E   E  +E  H

|-12--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|----10-10-(10)-(10)----------10----|-12b15-(15)-12b13-(13)-10-10-(10)----------------|

|--------------------------11----11-|----------------------------------11-(11)--------|

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

 

        Am6

          Q         E       E    Q                             Q

          |         |       |    |                             |

          /         x       x    /                             x

   a     +E   S  S  T  S  S    E    a     +S   T  T  a     +E     E  T  T  T

|-12b14-(14)-12-10----------------------------10-12--------------------------|

|------------------13-10-10--------12b13-(13)-------12b13-(13)---10----10----|

|-----------------------------11------------------------------------11----11-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

  A               A6

   Q           Q   Q              Q

   |           |   |              |

   /           x   /              x

   S     +S  E Q   S     +S   +E  E  S     +S

|-----------------12b14-(14)-(14)---------------|

|-12b14-(14)------------------------12b13r(12)--|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

 

  Bm       E7/Ab

   Q    Q  Q               Q

   |    |  |               |

   /    x  /               x

   E  E Q  E  S  S  a     +S   T  T  a     +E

|-----------------------------10-12------------|

|-10-12---------10-12b13-(13)-------12b14-(14)-|

|------------11--------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|

 

 


  A                     Am6                A        G#m+5

    Q            Q       Q      Q          Q   Q    Q  Q

    |            |       |      |          |   |    |  |

    /            x       /      x          /   x    /  x

 

                 ~~~~

    |---3---|            |-3--| |3|

   +E   E  +E   +Q    a  E  E E E S  S S   Q  +Q    H

|----------------------------------------|-----------------*|

|-(14)-10-(10)-(10)---9s10-13--------5-7-|-5--(5)\---------*|

|--------------------10s11-14--------6-7-|-6--(6)\---------*|

|----------------------------------------|-----------------*|

|----------------------------------------|-----------------*|

|----------------------------------------|-----------------*|

 

 





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