Cocaine Blues Chords by Townes Van Zandt

Key: E
BPM: 130
Capo: no capo

DOWNBEAT

GUITAR

GUITAR
UKULELE
PIANO
MANDOLIN
BANJO

COCAINE BLUES CHORDS

[Start]

[Intro]
N.C.                               
Everytime my baby and me go up town
N.C.                              
Police come and they knock me down
N.C.                       
Cocaine all around my brain
N.C.                           
Hey baby better come here quick
                    B      E B      
This old cocaine is making ■ me sick
E                          
Cocaine all around my brain
             E                           
Yonder comes by baby she's dressed in red
G#7 A E B E B E G#7
■   ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■  
A E B E B7
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 


[Verse]
E                        G#7         A             
She's got a shotgun says she's gonna ■ kill me dead
A                          
Cocaine all around my brain
E   B      E      B E           G#7      
Hey ■ baby better ■ ■ come here ■   quick
A                                   
■ This old cocaine is making me sick
E       B     E              
Cocaine ■ all around my brain


[Inst]
B E G#7 A E B7 E B
■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■  ■ ■


[Intro]
E G#7 A F#m7 E B
■ ■   ■ ■    ■ ■
E B E
■ ■ ■


[Verse]
                  G#7           
Early one morning half past four
        A                         
Cocaine ■ came knockin' on my door
                   E         
Cocaine all around ■ my brain
             B7     B              
Hey baby you better come here quick
         E       B E    G#m    G#7 A      
This old cocaine ■ ■ is making ■   me sick
            A              
Cocaine all around my brain


[Inst]
E B7 E B G#7 A7 E B
■ ■  ■ ■ ■   ■  ■ ■
E B E G#7 A E
■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■
B E B E
■ ■ ■ ■


[Solo]
                     G#7                 
Cocaine's for horses and it's not for men
A                                              
■ Doctor said it kill you but he don't say when
E       B            E       
Cocaine ■ all around my brain
B E G#7 A E B E B
■ ■ ■   ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
E A A7 A E B
■ ■ ■  ■ ■ ■
E B E G#7
■ ■ ■ ■  


[Verse]
    A                                
Hey ■ baby you better come here quick
         E       B                   A E
This old cocaine ■ is making me sick ■ ■


[End]

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