Lovin Spoonful - Coconut Grove guitar chord

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:49:33 -0500

From: Andrew Rogers

Subject: ./l/lovin_spoonful/coconut_grove.crd

                            "Coconut Grove"

                    (John Sebastian - Zal Yanofsky)

Intro:

acoustic guitar [4X; electric guitar enters 3rd time]

Em7    A7              Em7: 02203x   A7: x0202x

/ / /  / / /

Verse 1:

Em7                 A7

   It's really true    how nothin' matters

Em7                  A7

   No mad, mad world    and no mad hatters

Em7                        A7

   And no-one's pitchin' 'cause there ain't no batters

    B7

In Coconut Grove

Verse 2:

Em7                     A7

    Don't bar the door,    there's no-one comin'

Em7                  A7

    The ocean's roar    will dull the drummin'

Em7               A7                  Em7  A7

    Of any city thoughts or city ways

Bridge:

G [w/autoharp]

  The ocean breeze is coolin' my mind

                            Em7

The salty days are hers and mine

            A7              Em7   A7

Just to do what we want to

G

Tonight we'll find a dune that's ours

                               Em7

And softly she will speak the stars

         A7   Em7   A7

Until sunup

Verse 3 (chords as per verse 1):

It's all from havin' someone knowin'

Just which way your head is blowin'

Who's always warm like in the mornin'

In Coconut Grove

[guitar solo over verse 1 chords]

[repeat bridge]

[repeat verse 1]

[guitar solo over verse 1 and chorus chords; fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers