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Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues

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Tune down one 1/2 step...
Intro:
                             hold bend    hold
                              |---|       |---|
eb||----5---5---5---5----5-----------------------------|
bb||----5---5---5---5----5--4b5-5r4p2----4b5 5r4p2-----|
Gb||----6---6---6---6----6-----------4------------4----|  etc.
Db||----7---7---7---7----7-----------------------------|
Ab||----7-------7---7----7-----------------------------|
Eb||--5-------5---5-----5------------------------------|
(Chord names reflect standard tuning)
Fast strumming...
AIt was late last night I made my rounds;
I Dmet my woman and I blowed her Adown.
I went Don home and I went to Abed.
I Elaid my pistol up under my hAead.
AEarly next morning, by the rising sun,
I Dwoke up and a started to Arun.
I Dmade a run but I run too Aslow;
A mEan overtook me down in JericAho.
AI was standing on the corner reading my daddy's will
D'Long came a man they call him Bad Texas ABill.
He sDaid, "Uhh, Captain, is your name Lee BrAown?
I Ebelieve that you the rascal blowed yer woman dAown."
AI said, "Yes sir, Captain, my name is Lee.
And if you gDot any blues, boy sing 'em to Ame."
"Well DI guess Lee, that you know the bAest
You better Ecome with me the judge will tell you the rAest."
(play intro licks on break)
AWhen I was arrested, I was dressed in black.
DPut me on a train and they brung me bAack.
JuDry found me guilty in the first degrAee
And tEhey laid me down in the penitentiarAy.
(intro licks again)
AYes the judge found me guilty an' the jury too.
I cDried "Lord in Heaven, have some mercy on Ame!"
I'll Dbe here fer the rest of my lAife,
EAll I done was kill my wAife.

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Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues

by Woody Guthrie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tune down one 1/2 step...

Intro:

hold bend hold

|---| |---|

eb||----5---5---5---5----5-----------------------------|

bb||----5---5---5---5----5--4b5-5r4p2----4b5 5r4p2-----|

Gb||----6---6---6---6----6-----------4------------4----| etc.

Db||----7---7---7---7----7-----------------------------|

Ab||----7-------7---7----7-----------------------------|

Eb||--5-------5---5-----5------------------------------|

(Chord names reflect standard tuning)

Fast strumming...

It was late last night I made my rounds;

D A

I met my woman and I blowed her down.

D A

I went on home and I went to bed.

E A

I laid my pistol up under my head.

Early next morning, by the rising sun,

D A

I woke up and a started to run.

D A

I made a run but I run too slow;

E A

A man overtook me down in Jericho.

I was standing on the corner reading my daddy's will

D A

'Long came a man they call him Bad Texas Bill.

D A

He said, "Uhh, Captain, is your name Lee Brown?

E A

I believe that you the rascal blowed yer woman down."

I said, "Yes sir, Captain, my name is Lee.

D A

And if you got any blues, boy sing 'em to me."

D A

"Well I guess Lee, that you know the best

E A

You better come with me the judge will tell you the rest."

(play intro licks on break)

When I was arrested, I was dressed in black.

D A

Put me on a train and they brung me back.

D A

Jury found me guilty in the first degree

E A

And they laid me down in the penitentiary.

(intro licks again)

Yes the judge found me guilty an' the jury too.

D A

I cried "Lord in Heaven, have some mercy on me!"

D A

I'll be here fer the rest of my life,

E A

All I done was kill my wife.

About Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues Chords by Woody Guthrie

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