Coconut Tree chords by Willie Nelson

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

Willie Nelson, "Coconut Tree" ft. Kenny Chesney

(intro)
C F C G, C F, C G C,


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

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


(instrumental)
C F, C G C,


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


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


(instrumental-bridge)
C F C G C F, C G C,

   Dm
Yeah, there's less stress and the world's alright
    F         Em
It's a different point of view
      Dm     G
When you're looking at life


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


(instrumental)
C F C G


(chorus)

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


(instrumental)
C F G C,


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