Cocaine Blues
David BrombergVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I said come here mama don't you take me for no fool
I wouldn't quit you woman while the weather's cool
Around your back door, honey, I will make my creep
Just as long as you earn your two and half a week
Now I got a gal she works in a rich folks' yard
She brings me meals, she brings me lard
She brings me meals, she brings me lard
She brings me everything that she can steal
I call my Cora hey hey
Along comes Sally with her nose all tore, the doctor says she can't sniff no more
I said run here doctor, ringin' the bell there's women in the alley
I'm simply wild about my good cocaine.
You know the furniture man come to my door last Sunday morn'
He asked me was my wife at home, I said no she's been long gone.
And then he backed his truck right up to my door and he took everything I had
And carted on back to the furniture store I declare I did feel sad.
What in the world has anybody got to do with a furniture man?
If you got no dough to put up a show he'll take everything he can.
He'll take everything from ugly plant, a skillet to a frying pan,
If there ever was a devil without any horns, it must've been a furniture man
I call my Cora hey yeah
Along comes Sally with her nose all tore, the doctor says she can't sniff no more
He says cocaine's for horses, it's not for men, he says it's gonna kill me but he don't say when
I'm simply wild about my good cocaine.
Notes:
The opening is an eighth-note walk G-F-F-E on the low E string, into the E7 chord.
It's played with an alternating bass, but only two bass notes per measure.
The G turnaround is played like:
E-3-------------3
B-0-3-2-1-0-----0
G-0-4-3-2-0-----0
D-0-------------0
A-2---------2----
E-3-----------3--
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Readable chord sheet for Cocaine Blues by David Bromberg
[E7] [A7] [D7] [G] [G] [B7] [C] [C#dim] [G] [E7] [A7] [D7] [G] I said [E7]come here mama don't you take me for no [A7]fool I [D7]wouldn't quit you woman while the [G]weather's cool [G]Around your [B7]back door, honey, [C]I will make my [C#dim]creep Just as [G]long as you [E7]earn your [A7]two and [D7]half a [G]week Now I [E7]got a gal she works in a rich folks' [A7]yard She [D7]brings me meals, she brings me [G]lard [G]She brings me [B7]meals, she br[C]ings me [C#dim]lard [G]She brings me e[E7]veryt[A7]hing that s[D7]he can [G]steal I call my [E7]Cora hey hey[A7] [D7]Along comes Sally with her nose all tore, the [G]doctor says she can't sniff no more I said [E7]run here doctor, ringin' the bell there's [A7]women in the alley [G]I'm simply [E7]wild a[A7]bout my [D7]good [G]cocaine. [E7]You know the furniture man come to my door last Sunday [A7]morn' [D7]He asked me was my wife at home, I said [G]no she's been long gone. And then he [E7]backed his truck right up to my door and he [A7]took everything I had And [G]carted on back to the [E7]furniture store I de[A7]clare I [D7]did feel [G]sad. [E7]What in the world has anybody got to do with a [A7]furniture man? If you g[D7]ot no dough to put up a show he'll [G]take everything he can. He'll [E7]take everything from ugly plant, a [A7]skillet to a frying pan, If there [G]ever was a devil [E7]without any horns, it [A7]must've been a [D7]furniture [G]man I call my [E7]Cora hey yeah[A7] [D7]Along comes Sally with her nose all tore, the [G]doctor says she can't sniff no more He says [E7]cocaine's for horses, it's not for men, [A7]he says it's gonna kill me but he don't say when I'm [G]simply [E7]wild a[A7]bout my [D7]good co[G]caine. [G] [B7] [C] [C#dim] [G] [E7] [A7] [D7] [G] Notes: The opening is an eighth-note walk G-F It's played with an alternating bass, but only two bass notes per measure. The G turnaround is played like: E-3-------------3 B-0-3-2-1-0-----0 G-0-4-3-2-0-----0 D-0-------------0 A-2---------2---- E-3-----------3--