One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer Tab by John Lee Hooker


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From: mklem@vax2.winona.msus.edu
Date: 16 Aug 95 14:37:11 CST
Subject: TAB: One Bourbon, One scotch, one beer -- Hooker

Here's a classic from the great delta bluesman, John Lee Hooker.

                One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
                               by
                         John Lee Hooker


Performance Notes:  Tuning is Open G  (DGDGBD)
                    John doesn't use picks but plays with his
                    fingers and thumb.

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--3---3---3---||   Go back to last --|| and repeat.
-------------------------------------||   Then the song goes to the chorus
-------------------------------------||   section and begins to fade out.
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Lyrics:

One bourbon, One Scotch, and one beer.
One Bourbon, One Scotch, and one beer.
Hey mister bartender come in here!
I want another drink and I want it now.
My baby she's gone, she's been gone tonight,
I aint's seen my baby since the night before last.
One bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

Spoken:

And then I sat there,
gettin high, mellow, knocked out, feelin good.
And by that time, I looked on the wall,
at the old clock on the wall.
By that time it was 10:30.
I looked down at the bar, at the bartender.
He said, "What do you want Johnny?"

Sung:

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.


Well my baby's gone, she's been gone tonight.
I ain't seen my baby since the night before last.
I wanna get drunk, get her off of my mind.
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.


Spoken:

And I saty there, getting high, stoned, knocked out,
And by that time, I looked on the wall,
At the old clock, and by that time,
It was a quarter to two:
Last call for alcohol.
I said, "Hey Mr. Bartender"
"What do you want"

Sung:

One bourbon, one scotch and one beer.