Hesitation Blues chords by Janis Joplin

• Difficulty: Beginner

🎸 Intro:

Am E7 Am E


🎸 Verse 1:
    Am     E7   Am     E
Well, a nickel is a nickel, a dime is a dime
Am    E7       Am     E
I need a new man, lord I know I wont mind
    F       Fm         C  C7
Tell me how long, dear, do I have to wait?
   G         G7        C F C E
Can I get you now, dear, must I hesitate?

🎸 Verse 2:
E      Am        E7      Am     E
Well now, the eagle on the dollar says, in God we trust
  Am      E7         Am       E
You say you wont obey me, you wanna see that dollar first
F       Fm         C  C7
How long, dear, do I have to wait?
   G         G7        C F C E
Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?


🎸 Solo:
Am E7 Am E


🎸 Verse 3:
      Am        E7      Am     E
Lord, if the river was made of whiskey and I was a duck,
  Am      E7         Am    E
Id just swim to the bottom an Id never come up
F       Fm         C  C7
How long, dear, mm, do I have to wait?
   G         G7        C F C E
Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?


🎸 Verse 4:
      Am        E7        Am       E
Now theres rocks down in the ocean and theres fish in the sea,
Am      E7       Am     E
 I know you mean the whole world to me
F       Fm         C  C7
How long, dear, must I have to wait?
   G         G7        C F C E
Can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?


🎸 Solo:
Am E7 Am E


🎸 Verse 5:
      Am       E7        Am     E
I got them hesitation stockings, I got them hesitation shoes,
Am   E7        Am     E
 Lord knows I got them hesitation blues
F       Fm         C  C7
Tell me, how long do I have to wait?
   G         G7        C F C E
Why, can I get you now, dear, mm, must I hesitate?


🎸 Outro:
Am E7 Am E