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The New Cocaine Blues chords by
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard

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Verse 1
D
C

Early one mornin'

while makin' my rounds
G

I took a shot of cocaine and I shot

my woman down

Went right home and I went to bed
C

And stuck that lovin'
G
D

.44 beneath my head
Verse 2
C

Got up next mornin' and I

grabbed up that gun
G

Took a shot of cocaine and away I run

Made my run but I run too slow
C
G

They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico
Verse 3
C

Late in the hot joint, smokin' a deal
G

In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill

He said, "Willy Lee,

your name is not Jack Brown"
C

Said, "You're the dirty hack that shot
G

your woman down"
C
Verse 4


"Yes, oh yes, my name is Willy Lee
G

If you've got a warrant just read it to me

I shot her down because she made me sore
C

I thought I was her daddy but
G

she had five more"
C
Verse 5


When I was arrested I was

dressed in black
G

They put me on a train and they took me back

I had no friend for to go my bail
C
G

They slapped my dried up
Interlude 1

[Incomprehensible] jail
G
C
G

C
G
D

C

Verse 6
C

Early next mornin' 'bout

a half past nine

I spot that big old sheriff
G

comin' down the line

He hacked and he coughed

as he cleared his throat
C

Said, "Come on,
G

you dirty hack" into that district court
Verse 7
C

Into the courtroom, my trial began

Where I was handled by
G

twelve honest men

Just before the jury started out
C

I saw that little judge com
G

mence to look about
C
Verse 8


In about five minutes in walked a man

Holding up the verdict in
G

his right hand

"Guilty, guilty in the first degree"
C
G

I hollered, "Someone please come
G

sing them blues to me"
Verse 9
C

The judge he smiled as he

picked up his pen

And he said, "99 years in that
G

San Quentin pen"

99 years underneath that ground
C

I'd never forget the day I shot
G
C

that bad bitch down
Verse 10
F
F#dim
C
A

Come on, get up and listen unto me
D
G

Lay off that whiskey and
C

let that cocaine be
Outro 1
F
C
G
C

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  • F#dim

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