#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: StevenJ1@aol.com Rocky Raccoon John Lennon and Paul McCartney (1968) (Spoken:) [Am7]Now somewhere in the Black Mountain hills of [D7]Dakota there lived a young boy named Rocky Rac[G7]coon And one day his woman ran off with another guy [C]Hit young Rocky in the eye [C/B]Rocky didn't like that, [Am7]he said I'm gonna get that boy [D7] So one d[G7]ay he walked into town and booked himself a r[C]oom in a local s[C/B]aloon (Sing:) [Am7]Rocky Raccoon, checked i[D7]nto his room, o[G7]nly to find Gideon's Bi[C]ble. [C/B] [Am7]Rocky had come, e[D7]quipped with a gun, to s[G7]hoot off the legs of his ri[C]val [C/B] His ri[Am7]val it seems, had b[D7]roken his dreams, by s[G7]tealing the girl of his fan[C]cy [C/B] Her n[Am7]ame was McGill, And she c[D7]alled herself Lil, but e[G7]veryone knew her as N[C]ancy [C/B] 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. Am7 D7 G7 C C/B (instrumental) Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin, and proceeded to lie on the table He said, "Rocky, you met your match," but 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 Gideons Bible Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt to help with good Rocky's revival.