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Cocaine blues Dave Van Ronk
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Cocaine Blues
Dave Van Ronk
You can find this gem today on a couple of CDs:
-Troubadours of the Folk Era, Volume One (Rhino R2 70262)
-Inside Dave Van Ronk (Fantasy FCD-24710-2)
The original recording was done in April 1962.
I learned this back in the 60s by playing
an open reel tape at half-speed. I'll just tab the
basic pattern and a couple of the chorus variations.
He varies everything a little bit verse-to-verse.
Enjoy.
Chords (capo 1)
C: 302010 (and 302013 with little finger)
F: 103210 (and 103230 with little finger)
(Use the thumb to fret the bass F)
G: 320003 (using ring, middle and little fingers)
E: 022100 (and 022130 with little finger)
The thumb picks everything on the 4th and 6th strings.
Intro and basic verse:
C
e-|--3----------0----3---------0-----------------------|
B-|--------1h3------------1h3--------1h3---------------|
G-|---------------------------------------0------------|
D-|--2-------2---------2----------2--------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|------3--------3---------3----------3---------------|
F
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----1---3p1--------1--1-----3p1---------------------|
G-|-------------2--------------------------------------|
D-|------3---------3--------3--------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--1-------1--------1----------0----1----------------|
C F G
e-|-----3-----------3----------------------------------|
B-|-----------1-----------------1-----------0----------|
G-|------------------------0h2--------0----------------|
D-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------3-----------1-----------3-------------|
C G C
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------0------1-------------1----------------|
G-|--------0-------------------0-----------------------|
D-|--2--------0---------2----------2-------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----3-----------3-------3------------3-------------|
Basic chorus:
E
e-|--0----------------0----0---------------------------|
B-|--------3p0-------------------3p0-------------------|
G-|-------------1---------------------1----------------|
D-|--2-------2----------2----------2-------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|------0---------0----------0----------0-------------|
F
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----3p1--------1--1-----3p1---------------------|
G-|-------------2--------------------------------------|
D-|-----3----------3--------3--------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--1-------1--------1----------0---1-----------------|
C F G
e-|-----3-----------3----------------------------------|
B-|-----------1-----------------1-----------0----------|
G-|------------------------0h2--------0----------------|
D-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------3-----------1-----------3-------------|
C G C
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------0-----1-----------1-------------------|
G-|--------0-----------------0-------------------------|
D-|--2--------0--------2--------2----------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----3-----------3-----3-----------3----------------|
E Variation #1
E F etc
e-|-----0---------0----------0-------------------------|
B-|--------3-0h3--------0h3--------3----0--------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------2---------2----------2----------2-----------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0---------0----------0----------0-----------------|
E Variation #2 (actually Em)
Em
e-|---------7----7------------7----7-------------------|
B-|-----------8b----8-----------8b----8----------------|
G-|------------------9-----------------9---------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------7--------7--------7-------7--------------|
E-|--3/--0-------0----------0------0-------------------|
F C etc
e-|-------------------------------0--------------------|
B-|-0h1-----3p1------------0h1-3-----1-----------------|
G-|--------------2-------------------------------------|
D-|-------3---------3--------3----------3--------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|---1-------1----------1--------1--------------------|
(Instrumental intro, then:)
C
Every time I meet my baby, go uptown
F
Police come and they knock me down
C F G C G C
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Chorus:
E
Yeah baby, come here quick
F
This ol' cocaine 'bout to make me sick
C F G C G C
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Yonder comes my baby, dressed in red
She's got a shotgun, says she's gonna kill me dead
Cocaine, run all around my brain
(Instrumental chorus-E variation #1)
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Early one mornin', half past four
Cocaine knockin', at my door
Cocaine, run all around my brain
(Instrumental chorus)
You take Mary, I'll take Sue
Aint no difference, twix the two
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Yeah baby, come here quick
This ol' cocaine 'bout to make me sick
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Started down Beale Street and I'm turnin' up Main
Lookin' for a gal who sells cocaine
Cocaine, run all around my brain
(Instrumental chorus-E variation #2)
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Well I reached into my pocket, grabbed my polk
Note in my pocket says "No more coke!"
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Umm hmm
Umm hmm
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Cocaine's for horses, not for men
They tell me it'll kill me but they won't say when
Cocaine, run all around my brain
Yeah baby, come here quick
This ol' cocaine 'bout to make me sick
Cocaine, run all around my brain
(Intro music)
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