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Rocky Raccoon

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This is the cover of the Beatles song 'Rocky Raccoon' performed by Jack Johnson. I 
watched the youtube video where he plays at iHeartradio to figure out the chords. I'm not 
completely sure about the strumming so you have to figure that part out for yourself.
Chords are:
        F#m        B        E        A  A*
e|--2------2------0------5------5------|
B|--2------4------0------5------5------|
G|--2------4------1------6------6------|
D|--4------4------2------7------7------|
A|--4------2------2------7------7------|
E|--2------x------0------5------4------|
F#mNow somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota
BThere lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon
EAnd one day his woman ran off with another guy
                           A  A*
Hit young Rocky in the eye
F#mRocky didn't like that
He said BI'm gonna get that boy
So one Eday he walked into town
                                             A  A*
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
F#mRocky Raccoon Bchecked into his room
                             E       A  A*
Only to find Gideon's bible
F#mRocky had come Bequipped with a gun
                                  E       A  A*
To shoot off the legs of his rival
F#mHis rival it seems Bhad broken his dreams
                                 E        A  A*
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
F#mHer name was Magil Band she called herself Lil
                              E        A  A*
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
F#mNow she and her man Bwho called himself Dan
                                    E       A  A*
Were in the next room at the hoedown
F#mRocky burst in Band grinning a grin
                                    E       A  A*
He said Danny boy this is a showdown
F#mBut Daniel was hot-Bhe drew first and shot
                                  E       A  A*
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
F#mThe doctor came in Bstinking of gin
                                 E       A  A*
And proceeded to lie on the table
F#mHe said Rocky you met your match
BAnd Rocky said, Doc it's only a scratch
                                                E           A  A*
And I'll be better I'll be better doc as soon as I am able.
F#mNow Rocky Raccoon Bhe fell back in his room
                           E      A  A*
Only to find Gideon's bible
F#mGideon checked out Band he left it no doubt
                             E        A  A*
To help with good Rocky's revival.
 F#m   B   E   A  A* x2
Dududududududu

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Rocky Raccoon

by Jack Johnson

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F#m

This is the cover of the Beatles song 'Rocky Raccoon' performed by Jack Johnson. I

watched the youtube video where he plays at iHeartradio to figure out the chords. I'm not

completely sure about the strumming so you have to figure that part out for yourself.

Chords are:

F#m B E A A

e|--2------2------0------5------5------|

B|--2------4------0------5------5------|

G|--2------4------1------6------6------|

D|--4------4------2------7------7------|

A|--4------2------2------7------7------|

E|--2------x------0------5------4------|

F#m

Now somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

A A

Hit young Rocky in the eye

F#m

Rocky didn't like that

He said I'm gonna get that boy

So one day he walked into town

A A

Booked himself a room in the local saloon.

F#m B

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room

E A A

Only to find Gideon's bible

F#m B

Rocky had come equipped with a gun

E A A

To shoot off the legs of his rival

F#m B

His rival it seems had broken his dreams

E A A

By stealing the girl of his fancy.

F#m B

Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil

E A A

But everyone knew her as Nancy.

F#m B

Now she and her man who called himself Dan

E A A

Were in the next room at the hoedown

F#m B

Rocky burst in and grinning a grin

E A A

He said Danny boy this is a showdown

F#m B

But Daniel was hot-he drew first and shot

E A A

And Rocky collapsed in the corner.

F#m B

The doctor came in stinking of gin

E A A

And proceeded to lie on the table

F#m

He said Rocky you met your match

And Rocky said, Doc it's only a scratch

E A A

And I'll be better I'll be better doc as soon as I am able.

F#m B

Now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room

E A A

Only to find Gideon's bible

F#m B

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

E A A

To help with good Rocky's revival.

F#m B E A A

* x2

Dududududududu

About Rocky Raccoon Chords by Jack Johnson

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