Cocaine Blues Chords by Reverend Gary Davis

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_ I hear the boy said, I'm going to town, I'm [C] going to hurry back.
_ [F] _ He said, my baby's got something I'll show you.
What is [G] it?
He said, cocaine, getting all around my brain. _ _
_ _ _ _ Said, see that woman coming yonder dressed in black?
[F] What is it?
_ I believe to my soul she's going to take me back.
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Cocaine all around my brain. _ _ _
Guess somebody's dragging, can't hardly make it.
Tell you all it been dead [C] a long time ago.
[F] _ _ Slurping cocaine up your head.
_ [G] _ _ Cocaine all around my brain. _ _ _ _ _
Here come a man with a pretty girl.
_ _ Talking about your good girl, you ought to see mine.
[F] _ She ain't so pretty, but she do dress fine.
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Cocaine.
_ _ _ The other fellow done got too much of him, about to kill him.
He said, run here, baby, please, [C] man, run here quick.
_ [F] _ _ This cocaine is just about to make me sick.
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Cocaine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ That's one of them old times playing, you see.
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_ _ _ One day morning, it won't be long,
[F] _ you're going to wake up and call for me and I'll be gone.
I want you to [G] get something now, cocaine.
_ It done got all around my brain.
_ Here come a _ tall person.
All you people ought to be like me.
[F] _ Drink that good corn whiskey, let the cocaine be. _
_ [G] _ _ Cocaine. _ _
That fellow got some sense.
He wants something to do him good, not to kill him, you see.
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