From: <p.balm@cwctv.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 08:30:44 +0100


I love what John does with this trad' song  his finger picking i was never good
at it I could always wing it. 
How I got this worked I first copied his bass line decending from D C Bb A. 
But then I found trying this while playing the D chord was too hard so i play
the notes as chords, sounded all right but not right. So I thought put the old
capo on and change the chords, this better becuase it always helped me to work
out the other chords.

NOT THE CLAPTON ONE!

COCAINE
from London Conversation 1968

CAPO 5th fret


A                 G          F       E
Did yer hear the story about Cocaine Lil
A                 G          F       E
She had a cocaine house on a cocaine hill
A                 G     F      E
she had a cocaine dog, cocaine cat
A          G     F      E
she even had a cocaine rat
A         G    F      E    A  G  F  E
And it's all round my vein.


C 
Bin' walking round 10th st an' main I've 
F
been looking for a girly to give me 
         C       G                  C
cocaine. Cocaine sure running round my  vein.


C
Been strolling round 10th st an' main 
      F
been looking for someone to give cocaine.
 C       G                 C
cocaine sure running round my brain.


A              G       F       E
Well cocaine Lil an' Morphine Sue 
A              G                     F
they've been strolling down the avenue 2 
  E    A            G            F
by 2. Says Lil to Sue "It's gonna do no 
   E   A              G            F
harm, If we both have little old shot in 
    E      A       G      F     E
the arm," and it's all round my brain.
               A  G  F  E
Old cocaine.


C
Doctor tell me again,and again, he said
 F
"Cocaine's for horses it ain't for men."
C        G                 C
Cocaine sure running round my brain.


C
You know the doctor tell me, tell me 
                         F
again and again he said "Cocaine kill yer 
                         C        G
son, it won't say when," Cocaine sure 
               C
running round my brain.


REPEAT VERSE 1


C
Yonder's baby she's all dressed in white 
         F
I said "Hey now mamma gonna stay the 
         C       G           C
night?" Cocaine sure running my brain.


C
Now there runs my baby she's all dressed 
                     F
in black you said "I know I didn't mean 
                                C
it won't you please come back." Cocaine 
 G                 C
sure running round my brain.


C                              F
"Hey baby please come quick this old 
                            C        G
cocaine is making me sick". Cocaine sure 
              C
running round my brain.


It's  a great song I'm not sure if he says its for
horses or he says its false?

p.balm@cwctv.net