John Lee Hooker – One bourbon, one scotch, one beer (as played here)
Open E tuning
Intro: E – A – E B – A E*
B
A
E*
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
E
Hey mister bartender come here
I want another drink and I want it now
A
My baby she gone, she been gone two night
E
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
A
I wanna get drunk till I'm off of my mind
B
A
E*
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
E
And then I sit there, drinkin', getting‟ stoned
A
Yeah yeah, after a while E
E
I looked down the bar, at the bartender
A
A
He said, "Now what do you want Johnny?"
B
A
E*
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
E
Well my baby she gone, she been gone two night
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
A
I wanna get drunk till I'm off of my mind
A
B
A
E*
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
E
And I sat there, gettin‟ stoned, mellow
A
Getting‟ so good so good,
E
I looked down the bar, at the bartender
A
I‟m: “Hey hey, what do you want?” A
B
A
E*
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
E
Well my baby she gone, she been gone two night
I ain't seen my baby since night before last
A
I wanna get drunk till I'm off of my mind
A
A
B
A
E*
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
E
And I sat there, drinkin‟
„n After a while, I lift my head
A
E
Looked on the wall, at the clock on the wall
And by that time, it was a quarter to two
Last call for alcohol,
A
E
Looked down the bar, at the bartender
A
I said: “Hey mister bartender, what do you want?"
B
A
E***
One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
Legend:
E*
Of these, you can pick whichever you want
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E |---0---0-0---0----0----(5)(5)-(5/7)
B |-----------------------(5)(5)-(5/7)
G#|-----------------------(5)(5)-(5/7)
E |-----------------------(5)(5)-(5/7)
B |-----3-----2----1---0--(5)(5)-(5/7)
E |-0---------------------(5)(5)-(5/7)
E***
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E |----0--0----0-----0----------------12
B |------------------------------------G#|------------------------------------E |------------------------------------B |----3-----2----1----0---------------E |-0----------------------0--2/3-0-----