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I'm Bad Like Jesse James by John Lee Hooker
I'm Bad Like Jesse James
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
The whole song is basically one riff:
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A|----0-2--------|
E|--3-----3-0----|
What I like to do is make it more exciting by adding more drama so when he gets
to the part where he says they gonna take you down by the riverside I add
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A|----0-2-------x-x--x-x-----0-2-------x-x--x-x-|
E|--3-----3-0---x-x--x-x---3-----3-0---x-x--x-x-|
then to add more suspense I throw in an E5 chord
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A|----0-2-------2-2--2-2-----0-2-------2-2--2-2-|
E|--3-----3-0---0-0--0-0---3-----3-0---0-0--0-0-|
Little thing I'm going to do
Called "I'm Bad Like Jesse James"
I'm bad
I'm bad
Like Jesse James, uh-huh
I had a friend one time
Least I thought I did
He come to me
Said, "Johnny"
Said, "What man?"
"I'm outdoor"
I say, "Yeah?"
I taken the cat in
Get him a place to stay
And I found out
He goin' 'round town
Tellin' ever'body that he
He got my wife
Then I gets mad, I goes to the cat
Like a good guy should
I said, "Look, man
I'm gonna warn, you just one time
Next time I warn you
I might use my gun"
'Cause I'm mad
I'm bad
Lke Jesse James
I'm so mad, I'm so mad
I'm gonna ruin you this mornin'
I've got three boys
Do my dirty work
Now, you don't see me
I'm the big boss
I do the payin' off
After they take care of you
In their own way
They may shoot you
They may cut you
They may drown you
I just don't know
I don't care
Long as they take care of you
In their own way
I'm so mad
I'm bad this mornin'
Like Jesse James
They gon' take you right down
By the riverside
Now four is goin' down
Ain't but three comin' back
You read between the line
We're gonna have a deal
'Cause I'm mad
I'm bad
Like Jesse James
They gonna tie your hands
They gonna tie your feet
They gonna gag your throat
Where you can't holler none
An cryin' won't help you none
So I sent you in the water
Yeah, the bubbles comin' up
Whoa
Rrr
Rrr
Oh yeah, I'm so bad
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