Cocaine Blues — Dave Van Ronk

Chords and lyrics for Cocaine Blues by Dave Van Ronk (key of C).

Intro

[C] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [G] [C]

Verse 1

Every [C]time me and my baby we go uptown
[F] Police come and they knock me down
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C]brain[C][G]
[E] Yeah baby, come here quick
[F] This old cocaine 'bout to make me sick
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]

Verse 2

[C]Yonder come my baby, dressed in red
[F] She's got a shot-gun, says she's gonna kill me dead
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]
[E] [F]
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C]brain[C][G]

Verse 3

[C]Early one morning, half past four
[F] Cocaine knocking at my door
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]
[E] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [G] [C]

Verse 4

[C] You take Mary, I'll take Sue
[F] Ain't no difference betwixt the two
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]
[E] Yeah baby, come here quick
[F] This old cocaine 'bout to make me sick
[C] [F][G][C]Cocaine...[C][G]

Verse 5

[C]Started down Beale Street and I'm turnin' up Main
[F] Lookin' for a gal who sells Cocaine
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]
[E] [F]
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]

Verse 6

Well, I [C]reached into my pocket, grabbed my poke
[F] Note in my pocket says no more coke
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]
Mm [E]hmm mm [F]hmmm
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]

Verse 7

[C]Cocaine's for horses, not for men
[F] They tell me it'll kill me but they don't say when
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]
[E] Yeah baby, come here quick
[F] This old cocaine 'bout to make me sick
[C] Cocaine [F] run all [G]'round my [C][G]brain[C]

Outro

[C] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [G] [C]
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