Coconut Skins chords by Damien Rice

Chords with lyrics

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			 Coconut Skins - Damien Rice
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There are only three chords in the song overall, and all are simple
to play. The only difficulty is picking up the strumming pattern and
the timing of the flick.

The chords used are G, Dsus4/F# and Em. Everything is played quickly,
and there's plenty of emphasis on the higher notes (the G,B and e strings).

                G+G                Dsus4/F#
e|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------|
BB|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------|
G+G|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------2---------|
D MajorD|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------0---------|
A augmentedA|---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2------0---------|
E MajorE|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------2---------|

                E minorEm                Dsus4/F#
e|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------|
BB|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------|
G+G|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------2---------|
D MajorD|---2----2----2-2-2---2----2----2-2-2---2----2----2-2-2---2------0---------|
A augmentedA|---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2------0---------|
E MajorE|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------2---------|

The strumming pattern for all this is quite hectic, but pretty easy to pick
up if you play along with the song. These chords are played constantly
throughout the song, lightly with the verse, and more heavily as the chorus
kicks in.
                      Verse 1

 G+G   Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                      Dsus4/F#    G+G
  You can hold her hand,               And show her how you cry,

      Dsus4/F#    E minorEm                   Dsus4/F#   G+G
  Explain to her your weakness so she understands,  And then roll over and die,

     Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                     Dsus4/F#  G+G
  You can brave decisions,              As you crumble up inside,

          Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                Dsus4/F#   G+G
  Spend your time asking everyone else's permission, And then run away and hide,

                      Chorus

      Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                   Dsus4/F#   G+G
  Or you can sit on chimneys,             Put some fire up your ass,

        Dsus4/F#   E minorEm                Dsus4/F#   G+G
  No need to know what you're doing or waiting for,  But if anyone should ask,

      Dsus4/F#   E minorEm                 Dsus4/F#   G+G
  Tell 'em I've been licking coconut skins,      And we've been hanging out,

      Dsus4/F#   E minorEm                  Dsus4/F#   G+G
  Tell 'em God just dropped by to forgive our sins,  And relieve us our doubts,


      This is followed by a bridge where the standard chord progression
      is played twice, with 'La's thrown in to accompany the chords.

                      Verse 2

      Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                     Dsus4/F#  G+G
  You can hold her eggs,                But your basket has a hole,

         Dsus4/F#   E minorEm                    Dsus4/F#    G+G
  And you can lie between her legs and go looking for, Tell her you're searching for her soul,

         Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                    Dsus4/F#     G+G
  And you can wait for ages,              And watch your compost turn to coal

       Dsus4/F#  E minorEm                    Dsus4/F#  G+G
  But time is contagious,               Everybody's gettin' old,

      The final chorus is identical to the first, except the word 'waiting'
      is changed to 'looking', and 'licking' is changed to 'cooking'. The
      outro is just a repeat of the bridge, except longer, and the song ends
      on a G.

Hope this helps anyone looking to play this song right, not sure if it's 100%, but
I don't think it's far off.

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