Cocaine
View chords used in this chart
C F G C7 E7 C9
-e---3---1---3----0----0----3---
-b---1---1---3----1----3----3---
-g---0---2---4----3----1----3---
-d---2---3---5----2----0----4---
-a---3---3---5----3----2----3---
-e--------1---3---------0--------
Intro:
-e-------------3----------0---3-------0-----------
-b-------------1--1--3--1---1--1-3-1---3-1----
-g-------------0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0---0-0-0-
-d-------------2--------------2---------------------
-a------0--2----------------------------------------
-e---3--------3--------------3---------------------
-e-------------------------------------0--------------
-b----1--1--3--1---------1--1--3--1--1----------
-g----2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2------2---2--0--
-d----3--3----------------3--3----------------------
-a-----------------------------------------------------
-e--1-------------------1----------------------------
-e--3---------0------------------------------3-------------------3-
-b--1--1--3--1--------1----1------2--2---1---3^-3^3^3^---1-
-g--0--0--0--0--------2----2------3--3---0---0--0--0-0----0-
-d--2-------------------3----3------4--4---2-------------------2-
-a---------------------------------------------3-------------------3-
-e--3---------------1------------3----------------------------------
C C7
You take Sally, I'll take Sue
F
There ain't no difference betrween the two
C F G C
Cocaine, it's runnin all around my brain
C C7
Headin down Scott, turnin up Main,
F
Lookin for that girl who sells the cocaine,
C F G C
Cocaine, runnin all around my brain
E7
Ooh, ooh mama, come here quick,
F
That old cocaine's about to make me sick,
C F G C
Cocaine, runnin all around my brain
C C7
Late last night about a quarter past four,
F
Ladanyi come knockin down my hotel room door,
C F G C
Where's the cocaine, it's runnin all around my brain
C C7
I was talking to my doctor, down at the hospital,
F
He said "Son it says here your 27, but that's impossible",
C F G C
Cocaine, you look like you could be 45
C C7
Now I'm losing touch with reality, and I'm almost out of blow,
F
It's such a fine line, I hate to see it go
C F G C9
Cocaine, it's runnin all around my brain.
How to play Cocaine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.