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Song title:       Rocky Raccoon
Original Album:	  The White Album

Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Copyright © 1968 Northern Songs Limited
Published by Northern Songs Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES: 
All chords are strummed as indicated below (in 4/4).
However, as long as you keep the groove, you could strum as you like.
 

Guitar Figure 1

    Am7
|---3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3---|
|---1-1-1-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-----1-1-1---|
|---2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---|
|---2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2---|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------|
|-----------------------------------------|


VERSE sequence (Guitar Figure 1):

  Am7                 D7sus4    D7        G7
|---3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----2-2-2-----1-1-1-----1-1-1--|
|---1-1-1-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-----1-1-1----------------------|
|---2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2----------------------|
|---2-2-2-----2-2-2---0---------0----------------------------|
|-0---------0-------------------------------2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
|-----------------------------------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|


  C         C/B
|---------------------|
|---1-1-1-----1-1-1---|
|---------------------|
|---2-2-2-----2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---|
|---------------------|



INTRO:
[Guitar Figure 1]


VERSE:
    [Guitar Figure 2]
    Am7                                        
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota
                                      D7 
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon - a
G7                                  C
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
C/B                    Am
Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn't like that
             D7                   Dm7
He said “I'm gonna get that boy”.
       G7
So one day he walked into town
                             C             C/B   
Booked himself a room in the local saloon


VERSE:
Am7                   D7sus4   D7
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room,
G7                    C    C/B
Only to find Gideon's Bible.

Am7             D7             Dm7
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
   G7                        C     C/B
To shoot off the legs of his rival.


    Am7                D7sus4     D7 
His rival it seems had broken his dreams,
   G7                       C     C/B
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
    Am7                    D7             Dm7
Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil
    G7                   C      C/B
But everyone knew her as Nancy.


VERSE:
Now she and her man who called himself Dan,
Were in the next room at the hoe down.

Rocky burst in and grinning a grin,
He said “Danny boy this is a showdown”.

But Daniel was hot - he drew first and shot,
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
  

BRIDGE:
     Am7
Do   d’do   d’do   d’do   do
     D7
Do   do   d’do   d’do   d’do   do
     G7
Do   do   d’do   d’do   d’do   do
     C
Do   do   d’do   d’do   d’do   do

[repeat]


VERSE:
Now the doctor came in stinking of gin,
And proceeded to lie on the table.

He said “Rocky you met your match”,
And Rocky said, “Doc it's only a scratch
And I'll be better, I'll be better, doc, as soon as I am able”.

Now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room,
Only to find Gideon's bible.

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
To help with good Rocky's revival.


[repeat BRIDGE]  [x2]


CODA:
C
That’s the story of Rocky Raccoon.


CHORDS:
Am7     x02213
D7sus4  xx0213
D7      x00212
G7      320001
C       x32010
C/B     x22010
Dm7     x00211