How to Play Cocaine Blues on Guitar?

Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Cocaine Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues Chords

Chord reference C, G, F

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Early one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds, I took a shot of cocaine and I [G]Shot my woman down. I went right home and I went to bed. [C]I stuck that lovin’ .44 beneath my head

[C]Got up next mornin’ and I grabbed that gun, took a shot of cocaine and [G]Away I run. Made a good run but I run too slow [C]They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico.

[C]Late in the hot joints takin’ the pills, in walked the sheriff from [G]Jericho Hill. He said Willy Lee your name is not Jack Brown. [C]You’re the dirty hack that shot your woman down.

[C]Said yes, oh yes my name is Willy Lee, if you’ve got the warrant just [G]A-read it to me. Shot her down because she made me slow. [C]I thought I was her daddy but she had five more.

[C]When I was arrested I was dressed in black, they put me on a train and they [G]Took me back. Had no friend for to go my bail. [C]They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jail

[C]Early next mornin’ about a half past nine, I spied the sheriff coming [G]Down the line. Talked and he coughed as he cleared his throat, he said [C]Come on you dirty heck into that district court.

[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 the little judge commence to look about.

[C]In about five minutes in walked a man, Holding the verdict in [G]His right hand. The verdict read in the first degree. [C]I hollered Lawdy Lawdy, have a mercy on me.

[C]The judge he smiled as he picked up his pen 99 years in the [G]Folsom pen. 99 years underneath that ground. [C]I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down.

[C]Come on you’ve gotta listen [F]Unto me, [G]lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine [C]be.

Artist Johnny Cash

Album At Folsom Prison

Genres Country

Year 1968

Key C

Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Cocaine Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.