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THE BEATLES - ROCKY RACCOON (Lennon & McCartney) From the
WHITE ALBUM. Released on 22nd November 1968
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Paul sang and played acoustic guitar, John played harmonica
, harmonium and bass and sang backing vocals with George and
Ringo played drums. The song looks kind of quaint, the lyrics
seem right (like vignettes of spaguetti western movie), but
just until the ending line. George Martin's barrelhouse piano
trills are impossible to play on guitar, but I have included
all the rest of it hoping that someone will like it.
Now somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
Hit young Rocky in the eye Rocky didn't like that
He said I'm gonna get that boy
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival
His rival it seems had broken his dreams
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magil and she called herself Lil
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man who called himself Dan
Were in the next room at the hoedown
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.
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.
And now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
A Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
To help with good Rocky's revival.
Doo do doo do .... Come on Rocky boy
Doo do doo do .... Come on Rocky boy
Doo do doo do .... Sorry Rocky that's your time
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Now
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somewhere mining of Dakota young named Raccoon uh
in the hills there a boy Rocky
black lived
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and day woman off with guy Hit young in
one his ran another Rocky the
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eye Rocky like He gonna that So
didn't that said get boy one
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day walked town himself in local
he into booked room the saloon
a
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Rocky Raccoon checked his room
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only to find Gideon's
bible
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Rocky had come equipped a gun to
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shoot the legs of his rival His rival
off
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it seems had broken his dreams by
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