Decoration Day Chords by John Lee Hooker

[Start]

[Intro]

[Verse]
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■   (people I had a woman she was nice and kind to me in ev'ry way ■ 
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■   ■  People I had a woman ■   she was nice and kind to me in ev'ry way
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But Lord she died and she left me I sang the blues on ev'ry Decoration Day
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Lord I hate to see I hate ■   to see my baby go
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People I hate to see my ■   baby leave that mornin'
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■  And my Lord takin' my baby 'way
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She said ■   ■  Johnny Lee don't you worry
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Bring flowers on every Decoration Day
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I was 'round my baby's bedside when my Lord takin' my baby 'way
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Lord I was 'round my baby's bedside ■   when my Lord takin' my baby 'way
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It ■  ■   hurt me so bad so bad until I just broke right down and cried


[Solo]
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Hmm hmm
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She ■   ■  ■   says Fare you well I see you ■  on every Decoration Day ■  I tol' them


[Verse]
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I told my baby I told my baby I bring flowers on every Decoration Day


[Chorus]
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I bring you some flowers babe just to decorate your grave
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People y'all havin' a good ■   ■  time now just like the flowers that comes in May
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Y'all havin' a good time now just like the flower that come in May ■ 


[Verse]

[Chorus]
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■   I think about Lou Della Lou Della Lou Della on every Decoration Day


[Outro]
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Lou Della Lou Della Lou Della stays on my mind
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Lou Della Lou Della people boy
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Lou


[End]