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It Serves You Right To Suffer by John Lee Hooker

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:
D E D E Em E D E D Em D Em A

Verse 1:
Em                      A         E
It serve you right to suffer
A                     E
Serve you right to be alone
A                     Em
Serve you right to suffer
Em
Serve you right to be alone
A                     E
Because you're still livin'
E
In days done past and gone

Chorus:
E
Every time you see a woman
E                      Em
She make you think of yours
EM                            A
Yeah, every time you see a woman
A                      Em
She make you think of yours
Em
And that's why, that's why, that's why
E
You can't keep from cryin'

Verse 2:
E     Em
Your doctor put you on
Em    A              Em
Milk, cream and alcohol
Em
Your doctor put you on
Em    G            E
Milk, cream and alcohol
E
He told you that's why
E
You can't sleep at night
E
From nerves, so bad
E
Yeah

Instrumental:
A Em A B A  Em E Em A E
E Em

Chorus:
E
Every time you see a woman
G                       EM
She makes you think of yours
Em
Every time you see a woman
Em       A                 Em
She make you think of your own
Em
She treated you so bad
Em
You just couldn't keep from cryin'

Outro:
E    Em
Umm, mmm, mmm
A                      Em    Bm7
Your life never be the same
Em   A    Em
Umm, umm, mmm
Em     A                    Em
You're still livin' in the days
B
Done gone past and gone
Em
And memories
Em
Yeah-yeah
Em
You can't live on
Em
In that way
EM
In the past
G
Them days
G   Em  G
Is gone Gone