Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC
Morning found me lyin' on a floor in New Orleans
D MajorD G+G
Looking like the patches was about to eat my jeans
G+G C majorC
Feeling like my belly was a warehouse for the blues
D MajorD G+G
And I sure miss my sweet Cocaine Carolina
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
Met her on an ocean liner, called the Cocaine Carolina
D MajorD G+G
She was quite a lady then, and I was twenty-two
C majorC G+G
God knows how much I adored her, I just never could afford her
D MajorD G+G
Cocaine Carolina how did I get hooked on you?
Chorus 1:
C majorC G+G
So, goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through
D MajorD G+G
I'm going back to Sandy Skag, she knows just what to do
C majorC G+G
She don't love me for my money, she just wants my body honey
D MajorD G+G
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G
Oh, someone said if I was lucky, I could go back to Kentucky
D MajorD G+G
Lexington was famous for its bluegrass and its hills
C majorC G+G
Carolina we should get up, don't you know we'll have to split up
D MajorD G+G
Maybe I should go to Californ-ia
Chorus 2:
C majorC G+G
So, goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through
D MajorD G+G
I'm going back to Sandy Skag, she knows just what to do
C majorC G+G
She don't love me for my money, she just wants my body honey
D MajorD G+G
Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?