Rocky Raccoon Chords
by The Beatles
Rocky Raccoon by The Beatles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am7, D7, G7, C, C/B and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am7
Now somewhere in the Black Mountain hills of Dakota
D7
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon
G7 C
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
C/B
Hit young Rocky in the eye
Am7
Rocky didn't like that,
D7
He said I'm gonna get that boy
G7
So one day he walked into town
C Em
And booked himself a room in a local saloon
Sing:
Am7 D7
Rocky Raccoon, checked into his room,
G7 C C/B
Only to find Gideon's Bible.
Am7 D7
Rocky had come, equipped with a gun,
G7 C C/B
To shoot off the legs of his rival
Am7 D7
His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,
G7 C C/B
By stealing the girl of his fancy
Am7 D7
Her name was McGill, And she called herself Lil,
G7 C C/B
But everyone knew her as Nancy
Am7 D7
Now she and her man, who called himself Dan,
G7 C C/B
Were in the next room at the hoedown
Am7 D7
Rocky burst in and grinning a grin,
G7 C/B
He said "Danny boy, this is a showdown."
Am7 D7
But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot,
G7 C/B
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
**Instrumental: Am7 D7 G7 C/B
Am7 D7
Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin,
G7 C Em
And proceeded to lie on the table
Am7 D7
He said, "Rocky, you met your match,"
G7 C Em
But Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch
Am7 D7
And I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able."
G7 C Em
Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room only to find Gideons Bible
Am7 D7
Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
G7 C Em
To help with good Rocky's revival.