Biography:
John Martyn OBE, born Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums.
He grew up in Glasgow and attended Shawlands Academy. John Martyn moved to London from Glasgow in the mid 1960s. He made his initial recorded impact in 1967, at the age of 19, with his debut album London Conversation. He then quickly became an integral part of the British music scene, incorporating Folk, Blues, and Jazz into his unique sound.
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Other songs:
- Fairytale Lullaby
- Over The Hill
- Sweet Little Mystery
- An Hour Behind
- Baby Please Come Home
- Back Down The River
- Back To Stay
- Bless The Weather
- Cocaine
- Couldnt Love You More
- Cry Me A River
- Fishermans Dream
- Glory Box
- Head And Heart
- Hurt In Your Heart
- I Dont Wanna Know
- John The Baptist
- Just Now
- Make No Mistake
- May You Never
- May You Never Accompaniment
- Sandy Grey
- Small Hours
- Solid Air
- Spencer The Rover
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If you can't work out the picking pattern then just pick the bass and strum the chord :)
Am x02210
Am/G 302210
Am/F 102210 <-- I'd recommend using the thumb to fret the bass note here
E 022100
C x30210
F 133211
G 320001
Am Am/G Am/F E
Did you hear a story about Cocaine Lil?
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine house on cocaine hill
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine dog and a cocaine cat
Am Am/G Am/F E
She even had a cocaine rat
Am Am/G Am/F E Am Am/G Am/F E
And it's all round my brain
C
Been walking round 10th Street and Main
F
I've been looking for a girlie to give me cocaine
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
C
Been strolling round 10th Street and Main
F
Been looking for someone to give me cocaine
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
Am Am/G Am/F E
Well, Cocaine Lil and Morphine Sue
Am Am/G Am/F E
They've been strolling down the avenue two by two
Am Am/G Am/F E
Says Lil to Sue, ''It's gonna do no harm
Am Am/G Am/F E
If we both have a little old shot in the arm''
Am Am/G Am/F E Am Am/G Am/F E
And it's all round my veins, oh cocaine
C
Doctor tell me again and again
F
He say, ''Cocaine's forces ain't for men''
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
C
You know the doctor tell me, tell me again and again
F
He say, ''Cocaine'll kill you son, it won't say when''
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
Am Am/G Am/F E
Did you hear a story about Cocaine Lil?
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine house on cocaine hill
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine dog and a cocaine cat
Am Am/G Am/F E
She even had a cocaine rat
Am Am/G Am/F E Am Am/G Am/F E
And it's all round my brain
C
Yonder's baby, she's dressed in white
F
I said, ''Hey now mama, gonna stay all night''
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
C
Now there runs my baby, she's all dressed in black
F
You said you know I didn't mean it, won't you please come back
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
E
Hey baby, please come quick
F
This old cocaine's making me sick
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
Am x02210
Am/G 302210
Am/F 102210 <-- I'd recommend using the thumb to fret the bass note here
E 022100
C x30210
F 133211
G 320001
Am Am/G Am/F E
Did you hear a story about Cocaine Lil?
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine house on cocaine hill
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine dog and a cocaine cat
Am Am/G Am/F E
She even had a cocaine rat
Am Am/G Am/F E Am Am/G Am/F E
And it's all round my brain
C
Been walking round 10th Street and Main
F
I've been looking for a girlie to give me cocaine
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
C
Been strolling round 10th Street and Main
F
Been looking for someone to give me cocaine
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
Am Am/G Am/F E
Well, Cocaine Lil and Morphine Sue
Am Am/G Am/F E
They've been strolling down the avenue two by two
Am Am/G Am/F E
Says Lil to Sue, ''It's gonna do no harm
Am Am/G Am/F E
If we both have a little old shot in the arm''
Am Am/G Am/F E Am Am/G Am/F E
And it's all round my veins, oh cocaine
C
Doctor tell me again and again
F
He say, ''Cocaine's forces ain't for men''
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
C
You know the doctor tell me, tell me again and again
F
He say, ''Cocaine'll kill you son, it won't say when''
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
Am Am/G Am/F E
Did you hear a story about Cocaine Lil?
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine house on cocaine hill
Am Am/G Am/F E
She had a cocaine dog and a cocaine cat
Am Am/G Am/F E
She even had a cocaine rat
Am Am/G Am/F E Am Am/G Am/F E
And it's all round my brain
C
Yonder's baby, she's dressed in white
F
I said, ''Hey now mama, gonna stay all night''
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
C
Now there runs my baby, she's all dressed in black
F
You said you know I didn't mean it, won't you please come back
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
E
Hey baby, please come quick
F
This old cocaine's making me sick
C G C
Cocaine's sure running round my brain
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