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                                                 Coconut Skins - Damien Rice
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Tabbed by: Ric
E-mail: Ricky-

ky Cunningham
Cunningham@liv

e.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).

              
e|---3----3---
B|---3----3---
G|---0----0---
D|---0----0---
A|---2----2---
E|---3----3---

              
-3-3-3---3----
-3-3-3---3----
-0-0-0---0----
-0-0-0---0----
-0-0-0---2----
-3-3-3---3----

             
3----3-3-3---3
3----3-3-3---3
0----0-0-0---0
0----0-0-0---0
2----0-0-0---2
3----3-3-3---3

              
----3----3-3-3
----3----3-3-3
----0----0-0-0
----0----0-0-0
----2----0-0-0
----3----3-3-3

        
---3------3---
---3------3---
---0------2---
---0------0---
---2------0---
---3------2---


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e|---3----3---
B|---3----3---
G|---0----0---
D|---2----2---
A|---2----2---
E|---0----0---

              
-3-3-3---3----
-3-3-3---3----
-0-0-0---0----
-2-2-2---2----
-0-0-0---2----
-0-0-0---0----

            
3----3-3-3---3
3----3-3-3---3
0----0-0-0---0
2----2-2-2---2
2----0-0-0---2
0----0-0-0---0

              
----3----3-3-3
----3----3-3-3
----0----0-0-0
----2----2-2-2
----2----0-0-0
----0----0-0-0

        
---3------3---
---3------3---
---0------2---
---2------0---
---2------0---
---0------2---


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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]

       
   You can hol

          
d her hand,   

              
              

              
            An

         
d show her how

/       
 you cry,

           
   Explain to 

        
her your weakn

             
ess so she und

              
erstands,   An

          
d then roll ov

/     
er and die,

          
   You can bra

        
ve decisions, 

              
              

              
            As

        
 you crumble u

   
p inside,

              
   Spend your 

      
time asking ev

            
eryone else's 

              
permission, An

       
d then run awa

#      
y and hide,

                                      [Chorus]  

            
   Or you can 

      
sit on chimney

              
s,            

              
             P

       
ut some fire u

#      
p your ass,


              
   No need to 

      
know what you'

            
re doing or wa

              
iting for,   B

      
ut if anyone s

     
hould ask,

            
   Tell 'em I'

      
ve been lickin

              
g coconut skin

              
s,           A

      
nd we've been 

      
hanging out,

            
   Tell 'em Go

      
d just dropped

              
 by to forgive

              
 our sins,   A

       
nd 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]

           
    You can ho

       
ld her eggs,  

              
              

              
              

          
 But your bask

    
et has a hole,

              
    And you ca

      
n lie between 

            
her legs and g

              
o looking for,

              
 Tell her you'

      
re searching f

   
or her soul,

              
    And you ca

      
n wait for age

            
s,            

              
              

             
 And watch you

       
r compost turn

         
 to coal

             
    But time i

     
s contagious, 

              
              

              
              

          
 Everybody's g

    
ettin' old,

         
   Or you can 

/         
sit on chimney

              
s,            

              
             P

      
ut some fire u

    
p your ass,

                                      [Chorus]

            
   Or you can 

      
sit on chimney

              
s,            

              
             P

       
ut some fire u

#      
p your ass,


              
   No need to 

      
know what you'

            
re doing or lo

              
oking for,   B

      
ut if anyone s

     
hould ask,

            
   Tell 'em I'

      
ve been cookin

              
g coconut skin

              
s,           A

      
nd we've been 

      
hanging out,

            
   Tell 'em Go

      
d just dropped

              
 by to forgive

              
 our sins,   A

       
nd relieve us 

#     
our doubts,



          The outro is just a repeat of the bridge, except longer, and the song ends
          on a G.