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The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Am, D, G, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Now [Am]somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota There [D]lived a young boy name of Rocky [D]Raccoon And [G]one day his woman ran off with [C]another guy

Hit young Rocky in the eye… Rocky didn’t like that, he [Am]said, “I’m going to [D]get that boy.” So one [G]day he walked into town And [G]booked himself a room in the [C]local saloon.

[Am]Rocky Racoon checked [D]into his room [G]only to find Gideon’s [C]Bible [Am]Rocky had come [D]equipped with a gun to [G]shoot off the legs of his [C]rival. His [Am]rival, it seems, had [D]broken his dreams by [G]stealing the girl of his [C]fancy Her [Am]name was Magill, and she [D]called herself ‘Lil’ But [G]everyone knew her as [C]Nancy.

Now [Am]she and her man (who [D]called himself Dan) Were [G]in the next room at the [C]hoedown [Am]Rocky burst in, and [D]grinning a grin, he said, [G]”Danny boy, this is a [C]showdown.”

But [Am]Daniel was hot. He [D]drew first and shot and [G]Rocky [G]collapsed in the [C]corner.

Da-n-da da da-n-da da da… [Am] [D] [G] [C] Now the [Am]doctor came in [D]stinking of gin and [G]proceeded to lie on the [C]table.

He said, [Am]”Rocky, you met your match.” But Rocky said, [D]”Doc, it’s only a scratch. And I’ll be [G]better… I’ll be better Doc as [G]soon as I am [C]able.”

Now [Am]Rocky Raccoon, he fell [D]back in his room [G]only to find Gideon’s [C]bible. [Am]Gideon checked out, and he [D]left it no doubt to [G]help with good Rocky’s [C]revival.

Oh yeah, yeah, da-n-da da da-n-da da da… [Am] [D] [G] [C]

Artist The Beatles
Album The Beatles
Year 1968
Key Am

How to Play Rocky Raccoon on Ukulele?

The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon can be played in the key of Am using the Am, D, G, C chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Rocky Raccoon with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.