Bob Dylan – Cocaine Blues (Guitar)

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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[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---------------|----------------|----------------|

[Turnaround]
  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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | % | F | D7/F# | | C/G | G6 F6 | C | % | [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 |
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  |
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 |
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  |
Cocaine all around my brain (turnaround)
[Solo] | C | % | F | D7/F# | | C/G | G6 F6 | C | % | | E | % | F | % | | C/G | G | C | % | [Verse 3]
C                                    C7
 Early one morning, half past four

F                            D7/F#
 Cocaine came knockin' on my door.

C/G    G     G7      |  C  |  %  |
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  |
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  |  %  |
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)