Cocaine Blues

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[00:09.19] E{00:10.10,A}arly one mornin' while makin' the rounds

[00:12.94] I took a shot of cocaine and

[00:14.82] I {00:15.20,E7}shot my woman down

[00:16.32] I went right home and I went to bed

[00:19.82] I {00:20.24,A}stuck that lovin' .44 be{00:21.92,E}neath my h{00:22.74,A}ead

[00:25.71] {00:26.16,A}Got up next mornin' and I grabbed that gun

[00:29.21] Took a shot of cocaine and a{00:31.27,E7}way I run

[00:32.46] Made a good run but I run too slow

[00:35.71] They {00:36.33,A}overtook me down in Juarez, {00:38.01,E}Mexic{00:38.85,A}o

[00:41.59] {00:42.23,A}Late in the hot joints takin' the pills

[00:45.09] In walked the sheriff from J{00:47.29,E7}ericho Hill

[00:48.34] He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown

[00:51.84] You{00:52.31,A}'re the dirty hack that shot

[00:53.47] Your woman down {00:55.73,A}

[00:58.36] Said yes, oh yes my name is Willy Lee

[01:01.86] If you've got a warrant just a-{01:04.09,E7}read it to me

[01:05.11] Shot her down because she made me sore

[01:08.61] I {01:09.14,A}thought I was her daddy

[01:10.11] But she {01:10.81,E}had five mo{01:11.62,A}re

[01:14.51] {01:15.04,A}When I was arrested I was dressed in black

[01:17.76] They put me on a train

[01:19.26] And they {01:20.07,E7}took me back

[01:21.26] I had no friend for to go my bail

[01:24.51] They {01:25.05,A}slapped my dried up carcass

[01:26.15] In that county jail

[01:28.04] {01:28.42,A}( I n s t r {01:33.39,E7}u m e n t a l )

[01:37.92] {01:38.34,A}( I n s {01:40.02,E}t r u{01:40.83,A} m e n t a l )

[01:41.55] {01:41.64,A}( I n s t r {01:46.67,E7}u m e n t a l )

[01:51.05] {01:51.64,A}( I n s t r u {01:54.97,A}m e n t a l )

[01:57.80] Got up next morning about a half past nine

[02:01.44] I spied the sheriff coming {02:03.34,E7}down the line

[02:04.58] Talked and he coughed as

[02:06.33] He cleared his throat

[02:07.48] He said, "Come {02:08.31,A}quick you dirty hack

[02:09.11] Into that district court" {02:11.66,A}

[02:14.36] Into the courtroom my trial began

[02:17.61] Where I was handled by tw{02:19.89,E7}elve honest men

[02:21.11] Just before the jury started out

[02:24.11] I {02:24.89,A}saw that little judge

[02:25.61] Commence to {02:26.57,E}look abo{02:27.37,A}ut

[02:30.36] {02:30.67,A}In about five minutes in walked the man

[02:33.61] Holding the verdict in h{02:35.69,E7}is right hand

[02:36.86] The verdict read in the first degree

[02:40.24] I {02:40.69,A}hollered, "Lordy, Lordy

[02:41.63] Have mercy on me" {02:44.04,A}

[02:46.88] The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen

[02:50.13] 99 years in the {02:52.31,E7}Folsom pen

[02:53.63] 99 years underneath that ground

[02:56.88] I {02:57.28,A}can't forget the day I shot my {02:58.90,E}woman do{02:59.73,A}wn

[03:02.63] {03:03.07,D} Come on you've gotta listen {03:04.67,A}unto m{03:05.50,F#7}e

[03:06.13] {03:06.35,B7}Lay off that whiskey

[03:07.51] And {03:08.00,E7}let that cocaine {03:09.61,A}be

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