Chords for Richie Havens - Rocky Raccoon
Tempo:
124.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm]
[B] [Bm]
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [Bm] And one day [A] his [Bm] woman ran [D] off with another guy.
Young Rocky, [Bm] me, I, boy, Rocky [D] didn't like that a' [E] thing.
I'm gonna get that boy.
[G] And so one day he walked into [D] town and booked himself a room in the local cellar.
[Ab] [Bm]
Rocky, the cool, [Ab]
checked into his room,
[A] only to [Bm] find it [D] just by hook.
[Bm] Rocky had come equipped with [Ab] his gun [D]
[A] to [G] shoot on [A] the legs [D] of his rival.
[Bm]
His rival defeats,
[E] oh, yes, his great, [Bm]
by stealing [Gbm] the girl [D] of his fancy.
[Bm] Oh, her name was McGill, [E]
and she called herself Lil.
[Bm]
And [A] everyone, everyone, everyone [D] knew her as Nancy.
[Am] Oh, [Bm]
now [D] Nancy and her man, [E]
a man [Eb] [E] she called [D] Dan,
[Db]
were in the next [A] room.
[D] At [Bm]
the, oh, Rocky, he burst in.
[E] He was drinking, [D] he [Em] laughed and [D] a grin, and he said,
Danny [Em] boy, [Bm] [A] this is [D] a showdown.
Yeah, [Bm]
Danny, he was hot, and he [D] drew [A] first and shot.
And, oh, Rocky, he collapsed way down in [D] the corner.
Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
The doctor came in, and [E] he was sinking him, Jim.
[Gbm] And [Em]
he could see that you lied on [D] the table.
Yeah, yeah, he said, Rocky, you're a [Bm] dumb ass.
[A] And Rocky said, [D] Doc, it's only, [Abm] it's only [A] a scratch.
And I'll be better, [Ab] I'll be better [A] just as soon [D] as I may.
[Gbm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah.
Rocky raccoons checked into his room only to find Gideon's Bible.
[B]
Gideon [D] kept down and left it no doubt to help with poor Rocky's revival.
Revival, revival, revival, revival, revival, revival.
[A]
[B] [Bm]
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [Bm] And one day [A] his [Bm] woman ran [D] off with another guy.
Young Rocky, [Bm] me, I, boy, Rocky [D] didn't like that a' [E] thing.
I'm gonna get that boy.
[G] And so one day he walked into [D] town and booked himself a room in the local cellar.
[Ab] [Bm]
Rocky, the cool, [Ab]
checked into his room,
[A] only to [Bm] find it [D] just by hook.
[Bm] Rocky had come equipped with [Ab] his gun [D]
[A] to [G] shoot on [A] the legs [D] of his rival.
[Bm]
His rival defeats,
[E] oh, yes, his great, [Bm]
by stealing [Gbm] the girl [D] of his fancy.
[Bm] Oh, her name was McGill, [E]
and she called herself Lil.
[Bm]
And [A] everyone, everyone, everyone [D] knew her as Nancy.
[Am] Oh, [Bm]
now [D] Nancy and her man, [E]
a man [Eb] [E] she called [D] Dan,
[Db]
were in the next [A] room.
[D] At [Bm]
the, oh, Rocky, he burst in.
[E] He was drinking, [D] he [Em] laughed and [D] a grin, and he said,
Danny [Em] boy, [Bm] [A] this is [D] a showdown.
Yeah, [Bm]
Danny, he was hot, and he [D] drew [A] first and shot.
And, oh, Rocky, he collapsed way down in [D] the corner.
Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
The doctor came in, and [E] he was sinking him, Jim.
[Gbm] And [Em]
he could see that you lied on [D] the table.
Yeah, yeah, he said, Rocky, you're a [Bm] dumb ass.
[A] And Rocky said, [D] Doc, it's only, [Abm] it's only [A] a scratch.
And I'll be better, [Ab] I'll be better [A] just as soon [D] as I may.
[Gbm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah.
Rocky raccoons checked into his room only to find Gideon's Bible.
[B]
Gideon [D] kept down and left it no doubt to help with poor Rocky's revival.
Revival, revival, revival, revival, revival, revival.
[A]
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ [Bm] And one day [A] his [Bm] woman ran [D] off with another guy.
_ _ Young Rocky, [Bm] me, I, boy, Rocky [D] didn't like that a' [E] thing.
I'm gonna get that boy. _ _ _
[G] And so one day he walked into [D] town and booked himself a room in the local cellar.
[Ab] _ [Bm] _
Rocky, _ the cool, _ [Ab] _
checked into his room, _ _
[A] _ only to [Bm] find it [D] just by hook. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Rocky had come _ _ _ equipped with [Ab] his gun _ [D]
[A] to [G] shoot on [A] the legs [D] of his rival.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
His _ rival _ defeats, _
[E] _ oh, yes, his great, [Bm] _
by stealing [Gbm] the girl [D] of his fancy.
_ [Bm] Oh, _ _ her name _ was McGill, _ [E]
and she called herself Lil.
_ [Bm]
And [A] everyone, everyone, everyone [D] knew her as Nancy.
_ [Am] Oh, _ _ [Bm]
now [D] Nancy and her man, _ [E]
a man [Eb] [E] she called [D] Dan,
_ [Db]
were in the next [A] room.
[D] At _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
the, oh, Rocky, he burst in.
[E] He was _ drinking, [D] he [Em] laughed and [D] a grin, and he said,
Danny [Em] boy, [Bm] [A] this is [D] a showdown.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ [Bm] _
_ Danny, he was hot, and he [D] drew [A] first and shot.
And, oh, Rocky, he collapsed way down in [D] the corner.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
_ The doctor came in, and [E] he was sinking him, Jim.
_ [Gbm] And [Em]
he could see that you lied on [D] the table.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, he said, Rocky, you're a [Bm] dumb ass.
[A] And Rocky said, [D] Doc, it's only, [Abm] it's only [A] a scratch.
And I'll be better, [Ab] I'll be better [A] just as soon [D] as I may.
_ _ [Gbm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah.
Rocky _ raccoons _ checked into _ his room _ _ only to find _ Gideon's Bible.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
Gideon [D] kept down _ and _ left it no doubt _ to help with poor _ Rocky's revival.
_ _ _ Revival, _ revival, _ _ revival, _ _ revival, _ _ revival, _ revival.
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ [Bm] And one day [A] his [Bm] woman ran [D] off with another guy.
_ _ Young Rocky, [Bm] me, I, boy, Rocky [D] didn't like that a' [E] thing.
I'm gonna get that boy. _ _ _
[G] And so one day he walked into [D] town and booked himself a room in the local cellar.
[Ab] _ [Bm] _
Rocky, _ the cool, _ [Ab] _
checked into his room, _ _
[A] _ only to [Bm] find it [D] just by hook. _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Rocky had come _ _ _ equipped with [Ab] his gun _ [D]
[A] to [G] shoot on [A] the legs [D] of his rival.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
His _ rival _ defeats, _
[E] _ oh, yes, his great, [Bm] _
by stealing [Gbm] the girl [D] of his fancy.
_ [Bm] Oh, _ _ her name _ was McGill, _ [E]
and she called herself Lil.
_ [Bm]
And [A] everyone, everyone, everyone [D] knew her as Nancy.
_ [Am] Oh, _ _ [Bm]
now [D] Nancy and her man, _ [E]
a man [Eb] [E] she called [D] Dan,
_ [Db]
were in the next [A] room.
[D] At _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
the, oh, Rocky, he burst in.
[E] He was _ drinking, [D] he [Em] laughed and [D] a grin, and he said,
Danny [Em] boy, [Bm] [A] this is [D] a showdown.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ [Bm] _
_ Danny, he was hot, and he [D] drew [A] first and shot.
And, oh, Rocky, he collapsed way down in [D] the corner.
_ _ Yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah, yeah.
_ The doctor came in, and [E] he was sinking him, Jim.
_ [Gbm] And [Em]
he could see that you lied on [D] the table.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, he said, Rocky, you're a [Bm] dumb ass.
[A] And Rocky said, [D] Doc, it's only, [Abm] it's only [A] a scratch.
And I'll be better, [Ab] I'll be better [A] just as soon [D] as I may.
_ _ [Gbm] Yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bm] yeah.
Rocky _ raccoons _ checked into _ his room _ _ only to find _ Gideon's Bible.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
Gideon [D] kept down _ and _ left it no doubt _ to help with poor _ Rocky's revival.
_ _ _ Revival, _ revival, _ _ revival, _ _ revival, _ _ revival, _ revival.
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