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Rocky chords by
Fred Eaglesmith
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G
G

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Rocky, I'm writing you this letter
D
D

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I'm in the Sunset Home
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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My grand kids went and put me here
A
A

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D
D

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They got everything I own

I know you're out in Albuquerque
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G

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D
D

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I saw Freddie just last week

He said your eyesight's
Bm
Bm
2

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failing you

And your mouth's too sore
A
A

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to speak
Verse 2
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D

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G

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Rocky, I've been thinking lately
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D

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How we never got along
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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How mostly I was right
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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And sometimes I was wrong
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G

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D
D

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Remember that horse we bought in Tulsa
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G

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D

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It was afraid of the startin' gun

You'd fill his ears full
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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of cotton
A
A

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And all the money that we won
Verse 3
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G

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Rocky, you sure were a good cowboy
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D

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D

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You did sure could rope and ride

I always told you not to chew
Bm
Bm
2

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that goddamned tobacco
Em
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A
A

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You coulda listened just one time
Verse 4
D
D

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They don't show many
G
G

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Westerns on TV here
D
D

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They took away my gun

But I still got that Western
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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saddle
A
A

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The one we stole from Freddie's son
Verse 5
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D

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Rocky, I hear that they're
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G

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feeding you
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And it sure do make me sad
Bm
Bm
2

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I never thought in all my
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Bm
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Em
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days
A
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You'd ever end up like that
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Remember that trailer in Minnesota
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D

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D

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That axle broke right in two

We wired it together with four-
Bm
Bm
2

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by- fours
A
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And we drove the whole night through
Verse 6
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G

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Rocky, you sure were a good cowboy
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D

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You did sure could rope and ride

I always told you not to chew that
Bm
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Em
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goddamned tobacco
A
A

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You coulda listened just one time
D
D

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So, Rocky,
Verse 7
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G

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I'll just sign off now
D
D

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I've been up most of the night
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I just wanted to tell you
Bm
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when I heard the news
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A
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D
D

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It damned near made me cry
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Re member that gun we bought in Reno
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G

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You shot Freddie right
D
D

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through the hand

You wrapped it up in your be
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st Western shirt
A
A

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Gave him all the money you had
Verse 8
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Rocky, you sure were
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a good cowboy
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You did sure could rope and ride

I always told you not to chew
Bm
Bm
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that goddamned tobacco
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A
A

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You coulda listened just one time
D
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You coulda listened just one time
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • A

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Rocky by Fred Eaglesmith is D major.

The primary chords used in Rocky are D, G, Bm, Em, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Bm, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Rocky is approximately 80 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Rocky using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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