I Cover the Waterfront Chords by John Lee Hooker
- Key: C
- BPM: 86
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
I COVER THE WATERFRONT ACORDES
[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] [End]