Cocaine

Traditional

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Capo 5th fret (sounding key F major). Standard fingerpicking. The F chord is fingered with an open 5th string (A) in the bass. This, and the hammer-ons, requires the chord to be played using the thumb on the 6th string.

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[C]Yonder come my baby all [C/g]dressed in red.

[F]Hey baby, I’m [F/g]bet[F]ter off [C]dead.

[C]Co[C/g]caine [G7]all around my [C]brain.

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[C]Hey baby, won’t you [C/g]come here quick.

[F]This old cocaine is [F/g]mak[F]ing me [C]sick.

[C]Co[C/g]caine [G7]all around my [C]brain.

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Yonder come a baby all dressed in white,

hey baby gonna stay all night.

Cocaine all around my brain.

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Yonder come a baby all dressed in blue.

Hey baby, what you’re gonna do?

Cocaine all around my brain.

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Hey baby, won’t you come here quick.

This old cocaine is making me sick.

Cocaine all around my brain.

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Well up and down 10th street, turned down main,

looking for a guy they call Cocaine.

Cocaine all around my brain.

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Get out of here, Mama, I thought you understood;

You got no connections then you’re no damn good.

Cocaine…….

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Oh come here baby make it real quick

This damn cocaine is makin’ me sick

Cocaine, damn you old cocaine.

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Then I walked down 10th street, turned down Beale,

looking for a guy they call Lucille.

Cocaine all around my brain.

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I woke up this mornin’, Lord, I had a hunger pain.

And all I want for breakfast is my good cocaine,

Cocaine, aw you ol’ cocaine.

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Cocaine, cocaine,

’Round my heart and runnin’ ’round my brain,

Cocaine, aw, you ol’ cocaine.

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Jump out of bed, Mama, run downtown;

Take along the money and look all around.

Find the man, the man that sells cocaine.

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Come here, Mama, come here quick;

That ol’ coke’s got me and I’m feelin’ sick.

Cocaine, aw you ol’ cocaine.

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Every time my baby and me go up town 

Police come and they knock me down 

Cocaine all around my brain 

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Yonder comes my baby, she’s dressed in red 

She’s got a shotgun, says she’s gonna kill me dead 

Cocaine all around my brain 

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Better come here mama come her quick

This ol cocaine is makin’ me sick

Cocaine, aw you old cocaine.

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Early one morning, half past four 

Cocaine come knockin’ on my door 

Cocaine all around my brain 

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Cocaine’s for horses and it’s not for men 

Doctor said it kill you but he don’t say when 

Cocaine all around my brain 

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Hey baby you better come here quick 

This old cocaine is making me sick 

Cocaine all around my brain