Yellow Coat
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A A(?)
It's a long time since I saw you last
A A(?)
So tell me how you've been
Em F#m Bm
Did you ever get to buy that yellow coat?
A A(?)
Do the flowers in you window box
A A(?)
Still smile when you walk in?
Em F#m Bm
Did you read the letters that I wrote?
G
And I've been on the road since Christmas
G
But it don't seem so long
A D
Outside of that there isn't much to say.
G
I cut down on my drinkin' some
Bm Em
And wrote another song
Em F#m Bm
I wish you wouldn't look at me that way
A A(?)
Remember all the mornings
A A(?)
We'd walk around the park
Em F#m Bm
The nights we babysat for Billy's kids
A A(?)
And all the times we used to talk
A A(?)
Of having one ourselves
Em F#m Bm
I don't remember why we never did
G
Do the neighbors still complain a bit
G
When the music gets too loud?
A D
Does your old cat still sleep up on the bed?
G
And do you still walk around
Bm Em
With your head up in the clouds?
Em F#m Bm
Have you heard a single thing I've said?
A
It's a two day drive to New York
G D
Guess I'd better go
Em F#m Bm
Have you noticed the weather's gettin' cold?
A A(?)
And it's a long time since I saw you last
A A(?)
Tell me how you've been
Em F#m Bm
Did you ever get to buy that yellow coat?
Em F#m Bm
Did you ever get to buy that yellow coat?
How to play Yellow Coat
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What is the starting chord?
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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.