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             Cocaine Blues – Bob Dylan
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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

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[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

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[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)