I Cover the Waterfront Chords by John Lee Hooker

[Start]

[Intro]
G C     Fmaj7   C                   
■ ■ Hmm ■     I cover the waterfront
F                       
Watchin' the sea sea sea
G         C G F              C
■ I cover ■ ■ the waterfront ■
            F           G           C              
I could see ■ the ships ■ comin' in ■ to the harbor


[Verse]
                Am                              
I could see the ■  ships coming in to the harbor
                    G                    C   F C    
I could see see see ■ the people getting off ■ board
                G      F    Fmaj7   Am7   Am
I could not see see my love got off board ■ 
   G         F         
Ii cover the waterfront
Fmaj7            C    
■     An after a while


[Intro]
G               C                
■ All the ships ■ left the harbor
F                        G            
■ Heading for their next ■ destination
C         F C              G7
■ I cover ■ the waterfront ■ 


[Verse]
C                        
■ I waited all night long
Fmaj7                     G
■     In the pouring rain ■
              Fmaj7  
Searching for my baby
C                                            G
I was drinking black coffee from a paper cup ■
            F     Fmaj7      C     
And smoking forty cigarettes ■ yeah
    G            Am        
And when the sun in the sky
F                           
Came up early in the morning
  G                                  Fmaj7              
I said Lord Lord Lord Lord Lord Lord bring may baby back


[Chorus]
      C       G     
Bring my baby ■ back
                  C          Fmaj7
I still cover the waterfront ■    
        G     C         
I cover ■ the waterfront
         Fmaj7        G                 C
Watching ■     for my baby to come down ■
Fmaj7             C    
■     And after a while
G              Fmaj7                      
■ I saw a ship ■     coming down the ocean


[Verse]
G               
■ Out of the fog
C            Fmaj7     
■ Rolling so so so slow
G                         C        F   
■ Must be must be my baby ■ coming down
C   G         Fmaj7      F
■ I cover the waterfront ■
             F   
And I saw my baby
                        C           Fmaj7
Coming down coming down the gangway ■    


[Chorus]
G                            C    
I said from the bottom of my heart
Fmaj7           G                   C                    Fmaj7
■     Thank you ■ Lord for bringing my baby back home to me   
             G                 Am      Am7       Fmaj7    
I've been so lonely sitting in my room ■   by my telephone
G           C                
■ Said baby welcome back home
Fmaj7                   C
■     Welcome back home ■


[Verse]
F Fmaj7                G       
■ ■     Hmmm lord lord lord hmm
C               Fmaj7
■ After a while ■    
F                    G              
■ The ship pulled in ■ to the harbor
    C                 Fmaj7                     
And she'd run run run ■     to my arm to my arms


[Chorus]
C           G                      C           
Said Johnny ■ I've been waiting so long so long
Fmaj7             
■     To come down
  C           G                       Am Fmaj7
I know I know ■ you'll be waiting for me me   
                  C         
Covering this old waterfront
         Fmaj7               
Covering ■     the waterfront
          C     G
For me me me me ■
  Fmaj7 C
I hmm   ■


[Outro]

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