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Cocaine Blues – Bob Dylan
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Written by: T. J. "Red" Arnall
Live recording, August 22, 1997, Vienna, VA
From: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 08: Tell Tale Signs.
Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006” (2009)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
C F D7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---------------|3---------------|1---------------|2---------------|
B|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
G|0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D|2---------------|2---------------|3---------------|0---------------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|x---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---------------|
C/G G6 F6 C (F#dim G7) C (Csus4) C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|----5---5---3---|1---------------|1---------------|
G|0---------------|----------------|0-------5---5---|0---------------|0
D|2---------------|--5---5---3-----|2-------4---3---|2-----------3---|2
A|x---------------|----------------|3---------------|3-----------3---|3
E|3----------0-1-2|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
[Turnaround]
C G C C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|------------1---|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|0-----------0---|1-----5---4---3-|1---------------|1
G|0---------------|0-----------0---|0---------------|0----0--0---0---|0
D|2---------------|0-----------0---|2-----5---4---3-|2----2--2---0---|2
A|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|3-------0---2---|3
E|-----------0-1-2|3---------------|----------------|-----3----------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D7/F# 2-x-0-2-1-2
Csus4 x-3-3-0-1-x
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[Intro]
| C | % | F | D7/F# |
| C/G | G6 F6 | C | % |
[Verse 1]
C C7
Every time my baby and me we go up town
F D7/F#
Police come and they knock me down
C/G G G7 | C Csus4 | C |
Cocaine all around my brain
E
Hey baby, better come here quick.
F
This old cocaine is makin’ me sick.
C G G7 | C | C |
Cocaine all around my brain (turnaround)
[Verse 2]
C C7
Yonder comes by baby, she's dressed in red
F D7/F#
She's got a shot-gun, says she's gonna kill me dead.
C/G G G7 | C Csus4 | C |
Cocaine all around my brain
E
Hey baby, better come here quick.
F
This old cocaine is makin’ me sick.
C/G G G7 | C | C |
Cocaine all around my brain (turnaround)
[Solo]
| C | % | F | D7/F# |
| C/G | G6 F6 | C | % |
| E | % | F | % |
| C/G | G | C | % |
[Verse 3]
C C7
Early one morning, half past four
F D7/F#
Cocaine came knockin' on my door.
C/G G G7 | C | % |
Cocaine all around my brain
E
Hey baby, you better, better come here quick.
F
This old cocaine here is makin’ me sick.
C/G G | C | C |
Cocaine all around my brain (turnaround)
[Verse 4]
C C7
Cocaine's for horses and it's not for men
F D7/F#
Doctor said it kill you, but he don't say when.
C/G G G7 | C | % |
Cocaine all around my brain
E
Hey baby, you better come here quick.
F
This old cocaine here is makin’ me sick.
C/G G C C
Cocaine all around my brain (coda turnaround, freely)Cocaine Blues chords and lyrics
Free chords for Cocaine Blues by Bob Dylan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
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Cocaine Blues – Bob Dylan
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Written by: T. J. "Red" Arnall
Live recording, August 22, 1997, Vienna, VA
From: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 08: Tell Tale Signs.
Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006” (2009)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
| C | % | F | D7/F# |
| C/G | G6 F6 | C | % |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Solo]
| C | % | F | D7/F# |
| C/G | G6 F6 | C | % |
| E | % | F | % |
| C/G | G | C | % |
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]Cocaine Blues Chords by Bob Dylan
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