Coconut Skins

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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 Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
you can hold her hand , and show her how you cry ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus/F# G
explain to her your weakness so she understands , and then roll over and die ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
you can brave decisions , as you crumble up inside ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
spend your time asking everyone else’s permission , and then run away and hide ,

chorus

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
or you can sit on chimneys , put some fire up your ass ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
no need to know what you’re doing or waiting for , but if anyone should ask ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
tell ’em i’ve been licking coconut skins , and we’ve been hanging out ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# 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# Em Dsus4/F# G
you can hold her eggs , but your basket has a hole ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
and you can lie between her legs and go looking for , tell her you’re searching for her soul ,

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# G
and you can wait for ages , and watch your compost turn to coal

Dsus4/F# Em Dsus4/F# 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 .