My New Green Coat
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
A | A | A | A |
G | G | D | D |
A | A | A | A |
[Verse 1]
A
Photo-automat
G D
Portraits of a thousand nights spent dining
A
But mostly whining with angels
[Verse 2]
A
Some stick out their tongues
G
Some of them slept in my bed
D A
And a few of them even had funerals
[Verse 3]
A G
My collection of items signifying love
D
They don't all spark joy
A
But they all have meaning
[Verse 4]
A
Meaning tends to sit
G
On the surface of the past
D A
Because memories, like objects and people, need cleaning
[Instrumental]
A | A | A | A |
G | G | D | D |
A | A | A | A |
[Verse 5]
A
My new green coat
G D
Has got a belt that I can tie into a knot
A
When I want it closed tightly
[Verse 6]
A
My new green coat
G
That my dear friend gave to me
D A
Is the most recent best thing I have
[Verse 7]
A G
She told me that it lived in the Met Museum
D
And I could see it
A
In a case behind glass
[Chorus]
A Em
Reasons to stay packed in boxes
G D
Safe from the risk of belonging
A (Em)
Belonging, my hesitant
[Instrumental]
Em | Em | Em | Em |
[Verse 8]
A
My ceramic dog
G
Wags its tail as if it sees
D A
You crawling from the night through my window
[Verse 9]
A
Turn it upside down
G
And see the letters of my name
D A
Arranged in no particular way
[Verse 10]
A
Ren and Stimpy toys
G
The first obsession in my life
D A
Reminds me of the meaning in an object
[Verse 11]
A
This one was my first
G
I hesitate to call it it
D A
He has a name and once he almost got lost
In a fire that I set
[Chorus]
A
Reasons to stay
Em
I'm not counting them
G D
Cause you are the reason that kept me
A Em
And I'm taking what's left of me
[Chorus]
A
Reasons to stay
Em
I am weighing them
G D
Cause staying feels like a coercion
A (Em)
And leaving desertion
[Outro]
Em | Em | Em | Em |
A | A | A | A |
A | A | A | A |
A | A | A | A |
G | G | D | D |
A | A | A | A |
A | A | A | A |
G | G | D | D |
A |
How to play My New Green Coat
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.