Donovan – Codine (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie Tabbed by Jean-David Blanc (the 16th of December 2005) Revised and completed by Gonçalo Telles (the 2nd of April 2025) Chords: D x00230 or 000230 A x02222 D/C x30230 F* x332xx D/B x20230 G* x554xx Capo 1st fret (sounding key F# major) Double dropped D tuning (D-A-D-G-B-d)
[Intro]
    D           D/C           D/B                       D
    :   .   .   :   .   .     :   .   .   :   .   .     :   .   .   :   .   .
d|-------0---0-------0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------3---3-------3-3-3---|-----3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0h2---2---2-------2-2-2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------0-|-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------3-----------|-2-----------2-----------|-0---0-------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

                             D                                               F*
   :   .   .   :   .   .     :   .   .   :   .   .     :   .   .   :   .   .
d|-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0---0-------0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0---|
B|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3---3-------3-3-3---|-----3-3-3-------3-3-3---|
G|-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-0-|h2---2---2-------2-2-2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-2/|
D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|-----------------------3/|
A|-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------3-----------|-2-----------2---------3/|
D|------------(0)----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   G*      F*  D         F*  G*          D             D
   :   .   .   :   .   .     :   .   .   :   .   .     :   .   .   :   .   .
d|-------------0---0-------|-------------0---0-------|-----0---0---------------|
B|-------------3---3-------|-------------3---3-------|-----3---3---------------|
G|/4---4-\-2---2---2-----2/|-4---4-\-2---2---2-----0-|h2---2---2---------------|
D|/5---5-\-3---0---0-----3/|-5---5-\-3---0---0-------|-------------------------|
A|/5---5-\-3---0---------3/|-5---5-\-3---0-----------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                                An' my belly……………
D D/C D/B D An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head D D/C D/B A I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead D D/C D/B A If I live till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time D D/C D/B D For I'll reel an' I´ll fall an' rise on codine D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* D An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time D D/C D/B D When I was a young man I learned not to care D D/C D/B A For whiskey and from it, I often did swear D D/C D/B A My mother an' father said whiskey is a curse D D/C D/B D But the fate of their baby is many times worse D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* D An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time D D/C D/B D You'll forget you're woman, you'll forget about man D D/C D/B A Try it just once, an' you'll try it again D D/C D/B A It's sometimes you wonder and an' sometimes you think D D/C D/B D That I'm a-livin' my life without bending to drink D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* D An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time [Interlude] D F* G F* G F* G F* G' F* D F* G' F* D
                 g             f             e             eb
   D             C             Bb            A             Ab            D
   : . . : . .   : . . : . .   : . . : . .   : . . : . .   : . . : . .   : . .
d|-/7----------|-\5----------|-\3----------|-\2----------|-\1----------|---0-----
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---3-----
G|-/7----------|-\5----------|-\3----------|-\2----------|-\1----------|---2-----
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---0-----
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-------
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------
F* G' F* D D D/C D/B D Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns D D/C D/B A Stay away from the men pushin' the codeine 'round D D/C D/B A Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found D D/C D/B D Or you´ll live off your days as a slave to codine D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* D(2x) An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time D D/C D/B D An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shaking in my head D D/C D/B A An' I've started heeding what my buddy said D D/C D/B A Stab yourself with the grains of cocaine D D/C D/B D An' you'll end up dead or you'll end up insane D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* D An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time D D/C D/B D An' my belly is cravin', I've got a shakin' in my head D D/C D/B A I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead D D/C D/B A If I live till tomorrow it's gonna be a long time D D/C D/B D For I'll reel an' I'll fall an' rise up on codine D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* D An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time D D/C D/B F* G* F* D F* G* F* G* F* G* F* G* F* D F* G*F* D An' it's real, an' it's real, one more time