Rocky Raccoon Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | Am |
| Capo: | no capo |
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Rocky Raccoon chords
The Beatles 1968 (The White Album) ***
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Raccoon
Am7
Am7
Now somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota
D7 D D7
There lived a young boy name of Rocky Raccoon
G7 C
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
D D7
Hit young Rocky in the eye...
Am7 D7
Rocky didn't like that, he said, "I'm going to get that boy."
G7 G C **
So one day he walked into town and booked himself a room in the local saloon.
Am7 D7 D
Rocky Racoon checked into his room
G7 G C
only to find Gideon's Bible
Am7 D7 D
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
G7 G C
to shoot off the legs of his rival.
Am7 D7 D
His rival, it seems, had broken his dreams
G7 G C
by stealing the girl of his fancy
Am7 D7 D
Her name was Magill, and she called herself 'Lil'
G7 G C
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Am7 D7 D
Now she and her man (who called himself Dan)
G7 G C
Were in the next room at the hoedown
Am7 D7 D
Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin,
G7 G C
he said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown."
Am7 D7 D
But Daniel was hot. He drew first and shot
G7 G C
and Rocky collapsed in the corner.
Am7 D7 D G7 G C
Da-n-da da da-n-da da da da da...2x
Am7 D7 D
Now the doctor came in stinking of gin
G7 G C
and proceeded to lie on the table.
Am7
He said, "Rocky, you met your match."
D7 D
But Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch.
G7 G C
And I'll be better... I'll be better Doc as soon as I am able."
Am7 D7 D
Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room
G7 G C
only to find Gideon's bible.
Am7 D7 D
Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt
G7 G C
to help with good Rocky's revival.
Oh yeah, yeah
Am7 D7 D G7 G C
Da-n-da da da-n-da da da da da...2x
** It has been suggested adding C/B to most lines ending in C.
*** Alternate:
Capo III
Am7 = F#m
D7 = B7
D = B
G7 = E7
C = A
G = E
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16 comments
The tab is quite good, only one chord is missing (see below).
And the pinky-G runs through the whole song almost. I'd suggest the following voicings:
| Am7 | % | D7sus4 | D7 | G7 | % | C | C/B |
Am7 x-0-2-2-1-3
D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3
D7 x-x-0-2-1-2
G7 3-2-0-0-0-1
C x-3-2-0-1-3
C/B x-2-x-0-1-3
Enjoy!
+55
For the Am7 intro chord, I like to put my pinky on G on the high e string. I think it's closer to the recorded version. 5 star tab.
+41
Anyone else do a bass walk down from the C to Am7?
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