Cocaine Blues

C
Early one mornin' while makin' the 
rounds
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I took a shot of cocaine and I shot 
my woman down
G
I went right home and I went to bed
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NC
I stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my 
head

[Verse 2]

C
Got up next mornin' and I grabbed 
that gun
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Took a shot of cocaine and away I 
run
G
Made a good run but I run too slow
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They overtook me down in Juarez, 
Mexico

[Verse 3]

C
Laid in the hot joints takin' the 
pills
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In walked the sheriff from Jericho 
Hill
G
He said Willie Lee your name is not 
Jack Brown
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You're the dirty hack that shot your
 woman down

[Verse 4]

C
Said yes, oh yes my name is Willie 
Lee
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If you've got a warrant just read it
 to me
G
Shot her down because she made me 
slow
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I thought I was her daddy but she 
had five more

[Verse 5]

C
When I was arrested I was dressed in
 black
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They put me on a train and they took
G
 me back
G
Had no friend for to go my bail
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They slapped my dottered carcass in 
that county jail

[Verse 6]

C
Early next mornin' bout a half past 
nine
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I spied the sheriff coming down the 
line
G
He kind of coughed as he cleared his
 throat
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He said, "Come on you dirty hack to 
the district court"

[Verse 7]

C
Into the courtroom my trial began
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Where I was held by twelve honest 
men
G
Just before the jury started out
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I saw that dirty judge commence to 
look about

[Verse 8]

C
In about five minutes in walked a 
man
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Holding the verdict in his right 
hand
G
The verdict read in the first degree
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I hollered, "Lawdy Lawdy, have mercy
 on me"

[Verse 9]

C
The judge he smiled as he picked up 
his pen
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99 years in the Folsom state pen
G
99 years underneath that ground
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I can't forget the day I shot that 
bad bitch down

[Refrain]

C
Come on you've gotta listen unto me
G                                 
Lay off that whiskey and let that 
        C
cocaine be