Rock, Folk

Rocky Raccoon Chords

The Beatles Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Am · D · G · C

A quirky narrative folk song by The Beatles from the White Album. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song has a lot of lyrics, so focus on keeping a steady, gentle strum and don’t rush the storytelling.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G D

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota

G C G

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

C G D

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

G C G D

Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn’t like that

G C G D

He said, “I’m gonna get that boy” So one day he walked into town

G C G D

And booked himself a room in the local saloon

Verse 2

G C G D

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find

G C

Gideon’s Bible

G C G D

Rocky had come equipped with a gun, to shoot off the legs

G C G D

Of his rival, but his rival it seemed had skipped

G C G D

Not caring about the hurry, upstairs, Rocky burst

G C

And to his surprise, there was no one there

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Verse 3

G C G D

The doctor came in stinking of gin and proceeded to lie

G

On the table

C G

He said, “Rocky, you met your match”

D G C

And Rocky said, ”Doc, it’s only a scratch

G D G C

And I’ll be better, I’ll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able”

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Bridge

Am Em C

Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

Am Em C

Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt

G D G

To help with good Rocky’s revival, yeah

Verse 4

G C G D

Next day, Rocky and his rival, it seemed, were to meet

G

For a showdown

C G

And someone had to take the count

D G C G

Rocky didn’t know that his rival had a partner

D G C G D

And the partner was a witness, the doctor that had patched up the cuts

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Practice tip: The chords G, C, and D are the only ones you need. Practice switching between them slowly while speaking the lyrics to get the rhythm of the story.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · D · G · C

A quirky narrative folk song by The Beatles from the White Album. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has a lot of lyrics, so focus on keeping a steady, gentle strum and don’t rush the storytelling.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G D

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota

G C G

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

C G D

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

G C G D

Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn’t like that

G C G D

He said, “I’m gonna get that boy” So one day he walked into town

G C G D

And booked himself a room in the local saloon

Verse 2

G C G D

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find

G C

Gideon’s Bible

G C G D

Rocky had come equipped with a gun, to shoot off the legs

G C G D

Of his rival, but his rival it seemed had skipped

G C G D

Not caring about the hurry, upstairs, Rocky burst

G C

And to his surprise, there was no one there

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Verse 3

G C G D

The doctor came in stinking of gin and proceeded to lie

G

On the table

C G

He said, “Rocky, you met your match”

D G C

And Rocky said, ”Doc, it’s only a scratch

G D G C

And I’ll be better, I’ll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able”

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Bridge

Am Em C

Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

Am Em C

Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt

G D G

To help with good Rocky’s revival, yeah

Verse 4

G C G D

Next day, Rocky and his rival, it seemed, were to meet

G

For a showdown

C G

And someone had to take the count

D G C G

Rocky didn’t know that his rival had a partner

D G C G D

And the partner was a witness, the doctor that had patched up the cuts

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Practice tip: The chords G, C, and D are the only ones you need. Practice switching between them slowly while speaking the lyrics to get the rhythm of the story.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · D · G · C

A quirky narrative folk song by The Beatles from the White Album. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has a lot of lyrics, so focus on keeping a steady, gentle strum and don’t rush the storytelling.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G D

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota

G C G

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

C G D

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

G C G D

Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn’t like that

G C G D

He said, “I’m gonna get that boy” So one day he walked into town

G C G D

And booked himself a room in the local saloon

Verse 2

G C G D

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find

G C

Gideon’s Bible

G C G D

Rocky had come equipped with a gun, to shoot off the legs

G C G D

Of his rival, but his rival it seemed had skipped

G C G D

Not caring about the hurry, upstairs, Rocky burst

G C

And to his surprise, there was no one there

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Verse 3

G C G D

The doctor came in stinking of gin and proceeded to lie

G

On the table

C G

He said, “Rocky, you met your match”

D G C

And Rocky said, ”Doc, it’s only a scratch

G D G C

And I’ll be better, I’ll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able”

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Bridge

Am Em C

Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

Am Em C

Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt

G D G

To help with good Rocky’s revival, yeah

Verse 4

G C G D

Next day, Rocky and his rival, it seemed, were to meet

G

For a showdown

C G

And someone had to take the count

D G C G

Rocky didn’t know that his rival had a partner

D G C G D

And the partner was a witness, the doctor that had patched up the cuts

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Practice tip: The chords G, C, and D are the only ones you need. Practice switching between them slowly while speaking the lyrics to get the rhythm of the story.

Amtap to play

Dtap to play

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · D · G · C

A quirky narrative folk song by The Beatles from the White Album. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has a lot of lyrics, so focus on keeping a steady, gentle strum and don’t rush the storytelling.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G D

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota

G C G

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

C G D

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

G C G D

Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn’t like that

G C G D

He said, “I’m gonna get that boy” So one day he walked into town

G C G D

And booked himself a room in the local saloon

Verse 2

G C G D

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find

G C

Gideon’s Bible

G C G D

Rocky had come equipped with a gun, to shoot off the legs

G C G D

Of his rival, but his rival it seemed had skipped

G C G D

Not caring about the hurry, upstairs, Rocky burst

G C

And to his surprise, there was no one there

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Verse 3

G C G D

The doctor came in stinking of gin and proceeded to lie

G

On the table

C G

He said, “Rocky, you met your match”

D G C

And Rocky said, ”Doc, it’s only a scratch

G D G C

And I’ll be better, I’ll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able”

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Bridge

Am Em C

Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

Am Em C

Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt

G D G

To help with good Rocky’s revival, yeah

Verse 4

G C G D

Next day, Rocky and his rival, it seemed, were to meet

G

For a showdown

C G

And someone had to take the count

D G C G

Rocky didn’t know that his rival had a partner

D G C G D

And the partner was a witness, the doctor that had patched up the cuts

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Practice tip: The chords G, C, and D are the only ones you need. Practice switching between them slowly while speaking the lyrics to get the rhythm of the story.

Amtap to play

Dtap to play

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · D · G · C

A quirky narrative folk song by The Beatles from the White Album. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has a lot of lyrics, so focus on keeping a steady, gentle strum and don’t rush the storytelling.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G D

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota

G C G

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

C G D

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

G C G D

Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn’t like that

G C G D

He said, “I’m gonna get that boy” So one day he walked into town

G C G D

And booked himself a room in the local saloon

Verse 2

G C G D

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find

G C

Gideon’s Bible

G C G D

Rocky had come equipped with a gun, to shoot off the legs

G C G D

Of his rival, but his rival it seemed had skipped

G C G D

Not caring about the hurry, upstairs, Rocky burst

G C

And to his surprise, there was no one there

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Verse 3

G C G D

The doctor came in stinking of gin and proceeded to lie

G

On the table

C G

He said, “Rocky, you met your match”

D G C

And Rocky said, ”Doc, it’s only a scratch

G D G C

And I’ll be better, I’ll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able”

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Bridge

Am Em C

Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

Am Em C

Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt

G D G

To help with good Rocky’s revival, yeah

Verse 4

G C G D

Next day, Rocky and his rival, it seemed, were to meet

G

For a showdown

C G

And someone had to take the count

D G C G

Rocky didn’t know that his rival had a partner

D G C G D

And the partner was a witness, the doctor that had patched up the cuts

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Practice tip: The chords G, C, and D are the only ones you need. Practice switching between them slowly while speaking the lyrics to get the rhythm of the story.

Amtap to play

Dtap to play

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · D · G · C

A quirky narrative folk song by The Beatles from the White Album. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song has a lot of lyrics, so focus on keeping a steady, gentle strum and don’t rush the storytelling.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G D

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota

G C G

There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon

C G D

And one day his woman ran off with another guy

G C G D

Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn’t like that

G C G D

He said, “I’m gonna get that boy” So one day he walked into town

G C G D

And booked himself a room in the local saloon

Verse 2

G C G D

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find

G C

Gideon’s Bible

G C G D

Rocky had come equipped with a gun, to shoot off the legs

G C G D

Of his rival, but his rival it seemed had skipped

G C G D

Not caring about the hurry, upstairs, Rocky burst

G C

And to his surprise, there was no one there

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Verse 3

G C G D

The doctor came in stinking of gin and proceeded to lie

G

On the table

C G

He said, “Rocky, you met your match”

D G C

And Rocky said, ”Doc, it’s only a scratch

G D G C

And I’ll be better, I’ll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able”

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Bridge

Am Em C

Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

Am Em C

Gideon checked out, and he left it no doubt

G D G

To help with good Rocky’s revival, yeah

Verse 4

G C G D

Next day, Rocky and his rival, it seemed, were to meet

G

For a showdown

C G

And someone had to take the count

D G C G

Rocky didn’t know that his rival had a partner

D G C G D

And the partner was a witness, the doctor that had patched up the cuts

Chorus

D

Rocky Raccoon

G C

Fell back in his room

G D

Only to find Gideon’s Bible

G C G

Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt

D

To help with good Rocky’s revival

Practice tip: The chords G, C, and D are the only ones you need. Practice switching between them slowly while speaking the lyrics to get the rhythm of the story.