Coconut Skins Damien Rice
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Coconut Skins - Damien Rice
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Tabbed by: Ricky Cunningham
E-mail: Ricky-Cunningham@live.com
There's been enough tabs and chords up that are just about perfect,
but they're all missing the flick that's played throughout the song.
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] [Dsus4/F#]
e|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------| B|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------| G|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------2---------| D|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------0---------| A|---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2------0---------| E|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------2---------|
[Em] [Dsus4/F#]
e|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------| B|---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3----3----3-3-3---3------3---------| G|---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0----0----0-0-0---0------2---------| D|---2----2----2-2-2---2----2----2-2-2---2----2----2-2-2---2------0---------| A|---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2----2----0-0-0---2------0---------| E|---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] You c[Dsus4/F#]an hold her[Em] hand, And show he[Dsus4/F#]r how you cry,[G]
Explain [Dsus4/F#]to her your weak[Em]ness so she understands, And then rol[Dsus/F#]l over and d[G]ie,
You can[Dsus4/F#] brave deci[Em]sions, As you cru[Dsus4/F#]mble up ins[G]ide,
Spend your time [Dsus4/F#]asking ever[Em]yone else's permission, And then [Dsus4/F#]run away and h[G]ide,
Chorus
Or you ca[Dsus4/F#]n sit on ch[Em]imneys, Put some[Dsus4/F#] fire up your [G]ass,
No need to k[Dsus4/F#]now what you'[Em]re doing or waiting for, But if [Dsus4/F#]anyone should[G] ask,
Tell 'em [Dsus4/F#]I've been lick[Em]ing coconut skins, And we'[Dsus4/F#]ve been hangin[G]g out,
Tell 'em [Dsus4/F#]God just dropp[Em]ed by to forgive our sins, And reli[Dsus4/F#]eve us our do[G]ubts,
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
You can[Dsus4/F#] hold her eg[Em]gs, But your [Dsus4/F#]basket has a[G] hole,
And you can li[Dsus4/F#]e between her[Em] legs and go looking for, Tell her you're[Dsus4/F#] searching for [G]her soul,
And you can w[Dsus4/F#]ait for age[Em]s, And watch yo[Dsus4/F#]ur compost turn t[G]o coal
But time [Dsus4/F#]is contagiou[Em]s, Everybody[Dsus4/F#]'s gettin' o[G]ld,
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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