Chords for Cocaine Blues
Tempo:
121.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Gm
Cm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Early one morning while making [G] the rounds, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and I shot my woman down.
Went right home and I went to bed, [C] I stuck that lovin' .44
beneath [G] my head.
Got up next morning and I grabbed my gun, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and away I run.
Made a good run but I run too [C] slow, they [G] overtook me down and wore his Mexico.
[C] Laid in the hot joint, taking a pill, and walked the sheriff [G] from Jericho Hill.
He said, Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Frown, you're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.
[C] Yes, oh yes, my name is Willie Lee, if you've got one [G] just read it to me.
Shot her down, cause she made me [C] slow, I thought [G] I was her daddy but she had five more.
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[Cm]
[C]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[D#] [C]
When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a [G] train and they took me back.
Had no friend for to go my [C] bail, they slapped my daughter carcass in that county jail.
The next morning about a half past nine, I spot a sheriff [G] coming down the line.
He kinda coughed as he cleared [C] his throat, he said, come on you dirty [Gm] hack to the district court.
Into the courtroom my trial began, where I was held [G] by twelve honest men.
Just before the jury started out, I saw that dirty judge commence to look about.
[C]
[G]
[C] [C#] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[N] [G]
[C] In about five minutes and walked the man, holding the verdict in his right hand.
The verdict read in the first [C] degree, I hollered, Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me.
The judge smiled as he picked up his pen, ninety-nine years [G] in the false estate pen.
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground, [C] I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.
Come on you gotta [F] listen unto me, [G] lay off that whiskey and let that [C] cocaine be.
Suit!
Went right home and I went to bed, [C] I stuck that lovin' .44
beneath [G] my head.
Got up next morning and I grabbed my gun, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and away I run.
Made a good run but I run too [C] slow, they [G] overtook me down and wore his Mexico.
[C] Laid in the hot joint, taking a pill, and walked the sheriff [G] from Jericho Hill.
He said, Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Frown, you're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.
[C] Yes, oh yes, my name is Willie Lee, if you've got one [G] just read it to me.
Shot her down, cause she made me [C] slow, I thought [G] I was her daddy but she had five more.
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[Cm]
[C]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[D#] [C]
When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a [G] train and they took me back.
Had no friend for to go my [C] bail, they slapped my daughter carcass in that county jail.
The next morning about a half past nine, I spot a sheriff [G] coming down the line.
He kinda coughed as he cleared [C] his throat, he said, come on you dirty [Gm] hack to the district court.
Into the courtroom my trial began, where I was held [G] by twelve honest men.
Just before the jury started out, I saw that dirty judge commence to look about.
[C]
[G]
[C] [C#] [G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[N] [G]
[C] In about five minutes and walked the man, holding the verdict in his right hand.
The verdict read in the first [C] degree, I hollered, Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me.
The judge smiled as he picked up his pen, ninety-nine years [G] in the false estate pen.
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground, [C] I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.
Come on you gotta [F] listen unto me, [G] lay off that whiskey and let that [C] cocaine be.
Suit!
Key:
G
C
Gm
Cm
Dm
G
C
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Early one morning while making [G] the rounds, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and I shot my woman down.
Went right home and I went to bed, [C] I stuck that lovin' .44
beneath [G] my head.
Got up next morning and I grabbed my gun, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and away I run.
Made a good run but I run too [C] slow, they [G] overtook me down and wore his Mexico.
_ [C] Laid in the hot joint, taking a pill, and walked the sheriff [G] from Jericho Hill.
He said, Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Frown, you're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.
_ [C] Yes, oh yes, my name is Willie Lee, if you've got one [G] just read it to me.
Shot her down, cause she made me [C] slow, I thought [G] I was her daddy but she had five more.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a [G] train and they took me back.
Had no friend for to go my [C] bail, they slapped my daughter carcass in that county jail.
_ The next morning about a half past nine, I spot a sheriff [G] coming down the line.
He kinda coughed as he cleared [C] his throat, he said, come on you dirty [Gm] hack to the district court.
Into the courtroom my trial began, where I was held [G] by twelve honest men.
Just before the jury started out, I saw that dirty judge commence to look about.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] In about five minutes and walked the man, _ holding the verdict in his right hand.
The verdict read in the first [C] degree, I hollered, Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me.
The judge smiled as he picked up his pen, ninety-nine years [G] in the false estate pen.
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground, [C] I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.
Come on you gotta [F] listen unto me, [G] lay off that whiskey and let that [C] cocaine be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Suit! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Early one morning while making [G] the rounds, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and I shot my woman down.
Went right home and I went to bed, [C] I stuck that lovin' .44
beneath [G] my head.
Got up next morning and I grabbed my gun, [C] I took a shot of cocaine [G] and away I run.
Made a good run but I run too [C] slow, they [G] overtook me down and wore his Mexico.
_ [C] Laid in the hot joint, taking a pill, and walked the sheriff [G] from Jericho Hill.
He said, Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Frown, you're the dirty hack that shot your woman down.
_ [C] Yes, oh yes, my name is Willie Lee, if you've got one [G] just read it to me.
Shot her down, cause she made me [C] slow, I thought [G] I was her daddy but she had five more.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a [G] train and they took me back.
Had no friend for to go my [C] bail, they slapped my daughter carcass in that county jail.
_ The next morning about a half past nine, I spot a sheriff [G] coming down the line.
He kinda coughed as he cleared [C] his throat, he said, come on you dirty [Gm] hack to the district court.
Into the courtroom my trial began, where I was held [G] by twelve honest men.
Just before the jury started out, I saw that dirty judge commence to look about.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] In about five minutes and walked the man, _ holding the verdict in his right hand.
The verdict read in the first [C] degree, I hollered, Lordy, Lordy, have mercy on me.
The judge smiled as he picked up his pen, ninety-nine years [G] in the false estate pen.
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground, [C] I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.
Come on you gotta [F] listen unto me, [G] lay off that whiskey and let that [C] cocaine be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Suit! _ _ _