Artist: Willie Nelson
[INTRO]
[C] [F] [C] [G] , [C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] ,
[VERSE]
[C]Everybody's got a [F]place they go
[C] When the old battery gets [G]running low.
[C] I'm a sucker for the [F]sand and sea, yea
If I [C]had my way, hey I'd [G]always be
[CHORUS]
Way up [C]high in a [F]coconut tree
Layin'[C] low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High up in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] ,
[VERSE]
[C]Not to green, [F]not too brown,
[C] I shimmy up and I shake the [G]good ones down.
[C] Coconuts, a couple of [F]bucks a piece
And you can [C]do alright if you a[G]in't afraid to be
[CHORUS]
[C]High in a [F]coconut tree
Layin'[C] low, just my [G]baby and me
[C] Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High in a [G]coconut [C]tree
(instrumental-bridge)
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] ,
Yeah, [Dm]there's less stress and the world's alright
It's a [F]different point of [Em]view
When you're [Dm]looking at [G]life
[CHORUS]
Way up [C]high in a [F]coconut tree
(Layin' low) [C]low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High up in a [G]coconut
[C]High in a [F]coconut tree (high in a coconut tree)
Layin' [C]low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[C]High in a [F]coconut tree (high in a coconut)
Layin'[C] low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[CHORUS]
(sung simultaneously)
(Layin' l[C]ow, just my baby and [F]me)
Sunny sky as far as I can see
([C]High up in a [G]coconut [C]tree)
High in a coconut tree
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [G] [C] ,
(chorus-out)
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High up in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[C]Up here with Willie [G]
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C] [G] [C] [F] , [C] [G] , [C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] (fade)
Let's get high in a coconut tree
[C] [F] [C] [G] , [C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] ,
[VERSE]
[C]Everybody's got a [F]place they go
[C] When the old battery gets [G]running low.
[C] I'm a sucker for the [F]sand and sea, yea
If I [C]had my way, hey I'd [G]always be
[CHORUS]
Way up [C]high in a [F]coconut tree
Layin'[C] low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High up in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] ,
[VERSE]
[C]Not to green, [F]not too brown,
[C] I shimmy up and I shake the [G]good ones down.
[C] Coconuts, a couple of [F]bucks a piece
And you can [C]do alright if you a[G]in't afraid to be
[CHORUS]
[C]High in a [F]coconut tree
Layin'[C] low, just my [G]baby and me
[C] Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High in a [G]coconut [C]tree
(instrumental-bridge)
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] ,
Yeah, [Dm]there's less stress and the world's alright
It's a [F]different point of [Em]view
When you're [Dm]looking at [G]life
[CHORUS]
Way up [C]high in a [F]coconut tree
(Layin' low) [C]low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High up in a [G]coconut
[C]High in a [F]coconut tree (high in a coconut tree)
Layin' [C]low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[C]High in a [F]coconut tree (high in a coconut)
Layin'[C] low, just my [G]baby and me
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[CHORUS]
(sung simultaneously)
(Layin' l[C]ow, just my baby and [F]me)
Sunny sky as far as I can see
([C]High up in a [G]coconut [C]tree)
High in a coconut tree
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [G] [C] ,
(chorus-out)
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C]High up in a [G]coconut [C]tree
[C]Up here with Willie [G]
[C]Sunny sky as far as [F]I can see
[C] [G] [C] [F] , [C] [G] , [C] [F] , [C] [G] [C] (fade)
Let's get high in a coconut tree
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