One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

(John Lee Hooker version)

Words & Music:

John Lee Hooker (1967)

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 ain'ts 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 sat 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! Last call for alcohol. I said, "Hey Mr. Bartender!"

"What do you want?"

[sung:]

One bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer Tab (George Thorogood version)

[tabbed by M. Klem]

Tuning is Open G (DGDGBD). Fingerpick the parts.

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-------------------------------------|| Then the song goes to the chorus

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