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Teachin' The Blues
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John Lee Hooker
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[Spoken] A whole lot of people asking me, where I originated my beat from But I had it from way back, a long time ago And I am just starting out in the music world, professional But I was with this [shirt?] on I just discovered, there's a big thing going This is the year, 1953, I'm just getting started Let me show you something on um, about this chord here Hold you hand right there, and, and work your thumb, kind of beat-like Is no-, Ain't not a lot of chords to it, jus-, just a big beat Now I sound just like a whole band, but you dig it And dig my feets, you can do it, if you try Yes, yes, but a big soul, now you cookin' with gas Yes, the pot's on now! Oh, you workin' now! This old tune my step-father taught me I was around thirteen years old He said, "Son, get this beat, and you'll have something here" And believe me, boy, I dug it, and I got it In 49 I got my start, and I clicked, I clicked Tremendous big hit I had, boy I got it Now here it is 1953, I'm writing this tune here I'm teaching the blues to this cat Yea, now you cookin', make that old fiddle talk, boy It's just a beat, your fancy chords don't mean nothing If you ain't got that beat Throw the fancy chords away, and just get this slow beat...
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