John Lee Hooker - It serves you right to suffer

JOHN LEE HOOKER - IT SERVES YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER STANDARD TUNING NO CAPO NOTE: Play this riff throughout the whole song. After the intro it's pretty much 99% grace notes and improvisation around this basic melody. An alternative to the 5\2 slide on the D string would be to play an open G. When I play I usually pluck the low E string continuously for rhythm. [Intro] e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|--------0---2---------0---2------|---------5---5\2----------5---5\2-----| A|--0h1/2---2-----0h1/2---2--------|--0h1/2------------0h1/2--------------| E|--0-------------0----------------|--0--------0-------0--------0---------| e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D|-------0---2--------0---------5~-|---------5---5\2----------5---5\2-----| A|-0h1/2---2----0h1/2---2----------|--0h1/2------------0h1/2--------------| E|-0------------0---------5\3p0----|--0--------0-------0--------0---------| [LYRICS] [Verse 1] It serves you right to suffer It serves you right to be alone It serves you right to suffer It serves you right to be alone Because you're still livin' The day done packed and gone [Verse 2] Every time you see a woman She makes you think of yours Every time you see a woman She makes you think of yours And that's why, thats why, thats why You can't keep from crying [Verse 3] Your doctor put you on Milk, cream, and alcohol Your doctor put you on Milk, cream, and alcohol He told you that's why You can't sleep at night You're nerve is so bad, yeah [Verse 4] Every time you see a woman She make you think of yours Every time you see a woman She make you think of yours She treated you so bad You just couldn't keep from crying Your life will never be the same [Outro] You're still living in a day done packed and gone And memories You can't live on In that way In the past Them days is gone ****************** p = pull off h = hammer on / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = vibrato ******************