Cocaine Blues
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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---------------|----------------|----------------|
Outro
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#
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C/G G6 F6 C
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cocaine all around my brain (turnaround)
Solo
C F D7/F#
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C/G G6 F6 C
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E F
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C/G G C
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Verse 3
C C7
Early one morning, half past four
F D7/F#
Cocaine came knockin' on my door.
C/G G G7 C
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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
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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
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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)
Chords Used