Introduction Darlin' Cora chords by Harry Belafonte

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G
C
A
Asus4
D
Em
C#dim
Eb
Bb
Gm
F

Intro 1

Asus4

C#dim

Verse 1
C 
Wake up,
wake up Darlin' Cora
Gm 
G 
C 
Wanna see you one more time
The sheriff and his hound
Bb 
dogs are coming
C 
G 
C 
I got to move on down the line

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Verse 2

I don't know why darlin' Cora

Don't know what the reason can be

But I never yet found a single town

Where me and my boss man agree

Verse 3
C 
I ain't a man to be played with
I ain't nobody's toy
Been working for my pay for a long,
long time
G 
Gm 
C 
G 
C 
How come he still calls me boy?

Verse 4
C 
Well, I'd rather drink muddy water
G 
C 
And sleep in a hollowed out log
Bb 
Than to hang around in this
F 
Bb 
old town
C 
Gm 
C 
And be treated like a dirty dog

Verse 5

Well I whopped that man darlin' Cora

And he fell down where he stood

Don't know if I was wrong darlin' Cora

Verse 6
But Lord, it sure felt good
C 
If it wasn't so dark darlin' Cora
G 
C 
You'd see tears trickling down my face
Bb 
It breaks my heart darlin' Cora
C 
G 
C 
But I got to leave this place
C 
Wake up, wake up darling Cora