Am7 
Now 
 
s
Am7 
omewhere in the black mining hills out DakotaThere  
D7sus 
lived a young boy name of Rocky Rac
D7 
coonAnd 
 
 
G7 
one day his woman ran off with a
C 
nother 
 
guy
 
Hit young Rocky in the eye…Rocky didn’t like that, he  
Am7 
said, “I’m going to  
D7 
get that boy.”So one  
G7 
day he walked into town and  
G 
booked himself a room in the  
C 
local

saloon.

 
Am7 
Rocky Racoon checked  
D7 
into his room
G7 
only to find Gideon’s  
C 
Bible
Am7 
Rocky had come e
D7 
quipped with a gunto  
G7 
shoot off the legs of his  
C 
rival.His 
 
 
Am 
rival, it seems, had  
D7 
broken his dreamsby  
G7 
stealing the girl of his  
C 
fancyHer 
 
 
Am7 
name was McGill, and she  
D7 
called herself ‘Lil’But  
G7 
everyone knew her as  
C 
Nancy.
 
Now  
Am7 
she and her man (who  
D7 
called himself Dan)Were  
G7 
in the next room at the  
C 
hoedown
Am7 
Rocky burst in, and  
D7 
grinning a grin,he said, “
G7 
Danny boy, this is a  
C 
showdown.”
 
But  
Am7 
Daniel was hot. He  
D7 
drew first and shotand  
G7 
Rocky 
 
col
G 
lapsed in the  
C 
corner.Da-n-da da da-n-da da da… Am7 D7 G7 C 3x
 
Now the  
Am7 
doctor came in  
D7 
stinking of ginand  
G7 
proceeded to lie on the  
C 
table.
 
He said, “
Am7 
Rocky, you met your match.”But Rockey said, “
D7 
Doc, it’s only a scratch.And I’ll be  
G7 
better… I’ll be better Doc as  
G 
soon as I am  
C 
able.”
 
Now  
Am7 
Rocky Raccoon, he fell  
D7 
back in his room
G7 
only to find Gideon’s  
C 
bible.
Am7 
Gideon checked out, and he  
D7 
left it no dobtto  
G7 
help with good Rocky’s re
C 
vival.Oh yeah, yeahDa-n-da da da-n-da da da… Am7 D7 G7 C


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