Coconut Tree chords by Willie Nelson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

Willie Nelson, "Coconut Tree" ft. Kenny Chesney

(intro)
C majorC FF C majorC G, C majorC F, C majorC G+G C,


(verse)
C majorC         FF
Everybody's got a place they go
C majorC              G+G
 When the old battery gets running low.
C majorC           FF
 I'm a sucker for the sand and sea, yea
   C majorC          G+G
If I had my way, hey I'd always be

(chorus)
    C majorC     FF
Way up high in a coconut tree
   C majorC       G+G
Layin' low, just my baby and me
C majorC          FF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
C majorC      G+G    C majorC
High up in a coconut tree


(instrumental)
C majorC F, C majorC G+G C,


(verse)
C majorC       FF
Not to green, not too brown,
C majorC               G+G
 I shimmy up and I shake the good ones down.
C majorC            FF
 Coconuts, a couple of bucks a piece
      C majorC         G+G
And you can do alright if you ain't afraid to be


(chorus)
C majorC     FF
High in a coconut tree
   C majorC       G+G
Layin' low, just my baby and me
C majorC           FF
 Sunny sky as far as I can see
C majorC     G+G    C majorC
High in a coconut tree

(instrumental-bridge)
C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC F, C majorC G+G C,

   DmDm
Yeah, there's less stress and the world's alright
    FF         E minorEm
It's a different point of view
      DmDm     G+G
When you're looking at life


(chorus)
    C majorC     FF
Way up high in a coconut tree
       C majorC      G+G
(Layin' low) low, just my baby and me
C majorC          FF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
C majorC      G+G
High up in a coconut
C majorC     FF
High in a coconut tree (high in a coconut tree)
    C majorC      G+G
Layin' low, just my baby and me
C majorC          FF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
C majorC     G+G    C majorC
High in a coconut tree
C majorC     FF
High in a coconut tree (high in a coconut)
   C majorC       G+G
Layin' low, just my baby and me
C majorC          FF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
C majorC     G+G    C majorC
High in a coconut tree


(instrumental)
C majorC FF C majorC G+G


(chorus)

(sung simultaneously)
     C majorC          FF
(Layin' low, just my baby and me)
     Sunny sky as far as I can see
 C majorC      G+G    C majorC
(High up in a coconut tree)
 High  in a coconut tree


(instrumental)
C majorC FF G+G C,


(chorus-out)
C majorC          FF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
C majorC      G+G    C majorC
High up in a coconut tree
C majorC          G+G
Up here with Willie
C majorC          FF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
     C majorC     G+G    C majorC   F, C majorC G, C majorC F, C majorC G+G C majorC (fade)
Let's get high in a coconut tree