Jack Johnson
~ Rocky Racoon ~
E Standard Tuning
This is the version that Jack played for iHeartRadio,
it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1kHfG0qrk0
It's fairly simple, I'd say the hardest part is getting the rhythm down and probably the stretch from
A in the bass to G#. The focus is really in the bass too, there's not as much emphasis put on the higher
strings for the second part of the song. I do recommend watching the video if you want to sing along,
Jack's flow can be pretty difficult to mimic going off this tab. Enjoy, anyway.
The chords used are:
F#m: 244222
B: X24442
E: 022100
A: 577655
A/G#: 4776XX
Rhythm 1:
F#m B
e|------2---2-2-2----2---2-2-x----2---2-2-2----2---2-2-x-------------|
B|------2---2-2-2----2---2-2-x----4---4-4-4----4---4-4-x-------------|
G|------2---2-2-2----2---2-2-x----4---4-4-4----4---4-4-x-------------|
D|------4---4-4-4----4---4-4-x-4--4---4-4-4-4--4---4-4-x-------------|
A|---4------------4------------2------------2------------------------|
E|---2------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E A A/G#
e|------0---0-0-0----0---0-0-x----x---x-x-x----x---x-x-x-------------|
B|------0---0-0-0----0---0-0-x----x---x-x-x----x---x-x-x-------------|
G|------1---1-1-1----1---1-1-x----6---6-6-6----6---6-6-x-------------|
D|------2---2-2-2----2---2-2-x----7---7-7-7----7---7-7-x-------------|
A|---2------------2------------7--7---7-7-7-7--7---7-7-x-------------|
E|---0------------0------------5------------4------------------------|
Rhythm 2:
The Xs here are a sort of slap on the strings, which Jack does a lot in his songs. They're basically
frethand mutes, but using your strumming hand to slap the strings with the back of your fingernails. A
pick can be used too, I think it just sounds better with a hand. They're where a lot of the rhythm comes
from.
F#m B
e|---------X--------------X----------X--------------X----------------|
B|---------X--------------X----------X--------------X----------------|
G|---2-----X--------------X--xx4-----X----x-4---4---X--xx------------|
D|---4-----X----x-4---4---X--xx4-----X----x-4-4-4-4-X--xx------------|
A|---4-----X----x-4-4-4-4-X--xx2-----X----x-0-2-0-2-X--xx------------|
E|---2-----X----x-0-2-0-2-X----------X--------------X--xx------------|
E A A/G#
e|---------X--------------X----------X--------------X----------------|
B|---------X--------------X----------X--------------X----------------|
G|---1-----X--------------X--xx6-----X----xx6---6---X--xx------------|
D|---2-----X----x-0-2-0-2-X--xx7-----X----xx7---7---X--xx------------|
A|---2-----X----x-0-2-0-2-X--xx7-----X----xx7---7---X--xx------------|
E|---0-----X----x-0-0-0-0-X--xx5-----X----xx4---4---X--xx------------|
Intro: F#m, B, E, A A/G#,
F#m
Well somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota
B
Lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon,
E A
One day his woman ran off with another guy,
A/G# F#m
And it hit young Rocky in the eye.
Rocky didn't like that
B
He said, "I'm gonna get that boy".
E
So one day he walked into town
A A/G#
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
F#m B
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room,
E A A/G#
But only to find Gideon's Bible.
F#m B
Rocky had come, equipped with a gun,
E A A/G#
To shoot off the legs of his rival.
F#m B
His rival it seems, had broken his dreams,
E A A/G#
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
F#m B
Her name was Magill, but she called herself Lil,
E A A/G#
And everyone knew her as Nancy.
F#m B
Well she and her man, who called himself Dan,
E A A/G#
Were in the next room at the hoe down.
F#m B
Well Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin,
E A A/G#
Said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown".
F#m B
But Danny was hot, and he drew first and shot,
E A A/G#
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.
~Doodleoo interloode~
F#m, B, E, A A/G#, x2
F#m B
The doctor came in, and stinking of gin,
E A A/G#
Proceeded to lie on the table.
F#m
He said, "Rocky, you met your match".
B
He said, "No Doc, you know it's only a scratch.
E A A/G#
And I'll be better Doc, I will be better, as soon as I am able".
F#m B
So Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room,
E A A/G#
But only to find Gideon's Bible.
F#m B
And Gideon checked out, well he left it, no doubt,
E A A/G#
To help with good Rocky's revival.
~Doodloo endoon~
F#m, B, E, A/G#, x2
end on F#m
