Cocaine Blues
Johnny CashVersion1
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Early one mornin' while makin' the round I took a shot of cocaine and I
shot my woman down I went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head
Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun, Took a shot of cocaine and
away I run, made a good run but I ran too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
Late in the hot joints takin' the pills, In walked the sheriff from
Jericho Hill He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty heck that shot your woman down
Said yes, oh yes my name is Willy Lee, If you've got the warrant just
a-read it to me, shot her down because she made me sore
I thought I was her daddy but she had five more
When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a train and they
took me back, had no friend for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail
Early next mornin' bout a half past nine, I spied the sheriff coming
down the line, Ah, and he coughed as he cleared his throat He said
come on you dirty heck into that district court
Into the courtroom my trial began Where I was handled by
twelve honest men, Just before the jury started out
I saw the little judge commence to look about
In about five minutes in walked the man, Holding the verdict in
his right hand, The verdict read murder in the first degree
I hollered Lawdy Lawdy, have a mercy on me
The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen 99 years in the
Folsom pen, 99 years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down
Come on you've gotta listen
unto me, Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be
end on
great song by JOhnny "the man" Cash
seeya playas
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Readable chord sheet for Cocaine Blues by Johnny Cash
[C#]Early one mornin' while makin' the round I took a shot of cocaine and I [Ab]shot my woman down I went right home and I went to bed [C#]I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my head [C#]Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun, Took a shot of cocaine and [Ab]away I run, made a good run but I ran too slow [C#]They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico [C#]Late in the hot joints takin' the pills, In walked the sheriff from [Ab]Jericho Hill He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown [C#]You're the dirty heck that shot your woman down [C#]Said yes, oh yes my name is Willy Lee, If you've got the warrant just [Ab]a-read it to me, shot her down because she made me sore [C#]I thought I was her daddy but she had five more [C#]When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a train and they [Ab]took me back, had no friend for to go my bail [C#]They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail [C#]Early next mornin' bout a half past nine, I spied the sheriff coming [Ab]down the line, Ah, and he coughed as he cleared his throat He said [C#]come on you dirty heck into that district court [C#]Into the courtroom my trial began Where I was handled by [Ab]twelve honest men, Just before the jury started out [C#]I saw the little judge commence to look about [C#]In about five minutes in walked the man, Holding the verdict in [Ab]his right hand, The verdict read murder in the first degree [C#]I hollered Lawdy Lawdy, have a mercy on me [C#]The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen 99 years in the [Ab]Folsom pen, 99 years underneath that ground [C#]I can't forget the day I shot that bad bitch down [C#]Come on you've gotta listen [F#]unto me, [Ab]Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine [C#]be end on [C#] great song by JOhnny "the man" Cash seeya playas