Cocaine Blues Tab par Dave Van Ronk

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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 Every time me and my baby we go uptown
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 Police come and they knock me down
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
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 Yeah baby, come here quick
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 This old cocaine 'bout to make me sick
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain

[Verse 2]
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 Yonder come my baby, dressed in red
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 She's got a shot-gun, says she's gonna kill me dead
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain

[Verse 3]
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 Early one morning, half past four
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 Cocaine knocking at my door
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
[solo]
E7...
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[Verse 4]
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 You take Mary, I'll take Sue
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 Ain't no difference betwin the two
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
E7
 Yeah baby, come here quick
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 This old cocaine 'bout to make me sick
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 Cocaine...

[Verse 5]
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 Started down Beale Street and I'm turnin' up Main
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 Lookin' for a gal who sells cocaine
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
[solo]
E7...
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain

[Verse 6]
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 Well, I reached into my pocket, grabbed my poke
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 Note in my pocket says no more coke
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
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 Mm hmm... mm hmmm
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain

[Verse 7]
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 Cocaine's for horses, not for men
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 They tell me it'll kill me but they don't say when
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 Cocaine run all 'round my brain
E7
 Yeah baby, come here quick
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 This old cocaine 'bout to make me sick
G       F                  C
 Cocaine run all 'round my brain

[Outro]
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