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Coconuts

Widespread Panic
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
two ways to do Mikey's signature Coconut riff:
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------8---6-5-6-5-6-5------|
|-----------------------------|-----7-----------------7-5--|
|-------5---3-2-3-2-3-2-------|---5------------------------|
|-----5-----------------5-3---|----------------------------|
|---3-------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 This riff is used all over the place, so just listen and
 toss it in whenever you think it's appropriate. When it
 moves up to the key of A, move the above riffs up 2 frets.
I  like coconuts
 You can break  them open
 They smell like ladies lying  in the sun
I  like coconuts
 You can break  them open
 They smell like ladies lying  in the sun
And  if I had my way
 I'd give a coconut to everyone
 (arp)  (arp) x2
I  got a friend named Jack
Look  like a bone in a paper sack
That's  my friend Jack
 C'mon Jack,  smell these coconuts
 There's enough for everyone
Jackie  likes the smell of cut grass
 He used  to play ball on Saturdays
Playing  in the sun
Jackie  likes the smell of cut grass
 He used  to play ball on Saturdays
Playing  in the sun
 If Jackie  had his way
 He'd give some cut grass to everyone.
 It's time to play
Never tasted  such a sweet thing
Yesterdays
 Sweet memories my heart's repeating
Time today
Everybody's heart is beating
 Everybody's smile is greeting
 Everybody's soul is heating (eating?)
I  know a guy named Fred
Look  like a bone in a slanted shed
 That's my  friend Fred
 C'mon Fred,  smell these coconuts
 There's enough for everyone
 Freddy likes the sound of cold drink
 He used  to pop tops on Saturday
Sipping  in the sun
 Freddy likes the sound of cold drink
 He used  to pop tops on Saturday
 He was sipping  in the sun
 And if Freddy  had his way
 He'd give a  cold drink to everyone
Gonna  follow my nose to where the coconut grows
Nobody  knows like I know my nose knows  (repeated till end)
 I like... ladies lying in the sun... (repeat + 1st verse)

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Readable chord sheet for Coconuts by Widespread Panic

two ways to do Mikey's signature Coconut riff:
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------8---6-5-6-5-6-5------|
|-----------------------------|-----7-----------------7-5--|
|-------5---3-2-3-2-3-2-------|---5------------------------|
|-----5-----------------5-3---|----------------------------|
|---3-------------------------|----------------------------|
    [G]       [C]                     [G]       [C]

This riff is used all over the place, so just listen and
toss it in whenever you think it's appropriate.  When it
moves up to the key of A, move the above riffs up 2 frets.

[G]I like coconuts
You can [C]break them open
They smell like ladies [G]lying in the sun   [C]
[G]I like coconuts
You can [C]break them open
They smell like ladies [G]lying in the sun   [C]
[D]And if I had my way    [D]      [C]
I'd give a coconut to every[G]one
[G] (arp)               [C] (arp) x2
[G]I got a friend named Jack
[C]Look like a bone in a paper sack
[G]That's my friend Jack   [C]
[G]  C'mon [C]Jack, smell these [G]coconuts   [C]
There's enough for [G]everyone   [C]
[G]Jackie likes the smell of cut grass
He [C]used to play ball on Saturdays
[G]Playing in the sun   [C]
[G]Jackie likes the smell of cut grass
He [C]used to play ball on Saturdays
[G]Playing in the sun   [C]
If [D]Jackie had his way   [D]     [C]
He'd give some cut grass to every[G]one.

It's [G]time [C]to [D]play
[C]Ne[D]ver [C]tas[D]ted s[C]uch [D]a [C]sweet [D]thing
[G]Yesterdays    [C]      [D]
Sweet [C]me[D]mo[C]ries [D]my [C]heart's [D]re[C]pea[D]ting
[G]Time [C]to[D]day
[C]Eve[D]ry[C]bo[D]dy's [C]heart [D]is [C]bea[D]ting
Everybody's smile is greeting
Everybody's soul is heating (eating?)
[A] [D] [A]   [A] [D] [A]    [B] [E] [B]   [A]   [D]

[A]I know a guy named Fred
[D]Look like a bone in a slanted shed
That's [A]my friend Fred   [D]
[A]   C'mon [D]Fred, smell these [A]coconuts   [D]
There's enough for [A]everyone   [D]
[A]   Freddy likes the sound of cold drink
He [D]used to pop tops on Saturday
[A]Sipping in the sun   [D]
[A]   Freddy likes the sound of cold drink
He [D]used to pop tops on Saturday
He was [A]sipping in the sun  [D]
And if [E]Freddy had his way   [E]     [D]
He'd give a[N.C.] cold drink to everyon[A]e

[A]Gonna follow my nose to where the coconut grows
[D]Nobody knows like I know my nose [A]knows (repeated till end)

I like... ladies lying in the sun... (repeat + 1st verse)

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