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