Chords for Cocaine Blues - Woody Guthrie

Tempo:
135.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

B

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cocaine Blues - Woody Guthrie chords
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[Ab]
[B] [Ab]
[F] [Abm]
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
It was late last night.
I made my round.
I met my woman and I blowed her down.
I went [Db] on home and I went to bed.
I laid [Eb] my pistol up under [Ab] my head.
[Db] Early next [Ab] morning by the rising sun, [Db] I woke up [Ab] and I started to run.
[Db] I made a run but I run [Ab] too slow.
[Eb] A man overtook me down in [Ab] jerry coat.
I was standing on the corner reading my daddy's will.
[Db] Along come a man that called him Bad [Ab] Texas Bill.
He said, Captain, is your name [Db] Lee Brown?
I [Eb] believe that you're the rascal blowed your [Ab] woman down.
I said, yes sir, Captain, my name is Lee.
[Db] And if you've got any blues, boy, sing [Ab] them to me.
[Db] Well, I guess, Lee, that you [Ab] know the best.
[Eb] You'd better come go with me.
The judge will tell [Ab] you the rest.
[B] [Ab]
I was arrested.
I was dressed in black.
[Db] Put me on a train and they [Ab] pronged me back.
[Db] Jury found me guilty in the [Eb] first degree and they laid me down in the [Ab] penitentiary.
[Abm] [Ab]
Yes, the judge found me guilty and the jury too.
[Db] Cried, Lord in heaven have some mercy [Ab] on me.
I'll be here for the [Db] rest of my life.
[Eb]
All I done was [Ab] kill my wife.
[N]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Woody Guthrie - (Cocaine Blues) Bad Lee Brown chords, Practice these chords sequence - Db, Ab, Db, Eb and Ab. Kick off your practice at a gentle 67 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 135 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
It was late last night.
I made my round.
I met my woman and I blowed her down.
_ I went [Db] on home and I went to bed.
_ I laid [Eb] my pistol up under [Ab] my _ head. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] Early next [Ab] morning by the rising sun, _ [Db] I woke up [Ab] and I started to run.
[Db] I made a run but I run [Ab] too slow.
[Eb] A man overtook me down in [Ab] jerry coat. _ _
_ _ _ _ I was standing on the corner reading my daddy's will.
_ [Db] Along come a man that called him Bad [Ab] Texas Bill. _
He said, Captain, is your name [Db] Lee Brown?
I [Eb] believe that you're the rascal blowed your [Ab] woman down. _ _ _ _
I said, yes sir, Captain, my name is Lee. _
[Db] And if you've got any blues, boy, sing [Ab] them to me.
_ _ _ _ [Db] Well, I guess, Lee, that you [Ab] know the best.
[Eb] You'd better come go with me.
The judge will tell [Ab] you the rest. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ I was arrested.
I was dressed in black.
[Db] Put me on a train and they [Ab] pronged me back.
_ _ [Db] Jury found me guilty in the [Eb] first degree and they laid me down in the [Ab] _ penitentiary.
_ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Yes, the judge found me guilty and the jury too.
[Db] Cried, Lord in heaven have some mercy [Ab] on me. _
I'll be here for the [Db] rest of my life.
[Eb]
All I done was [Ab] kill my wife.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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