{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1974341,"song":"My Winter Coat","artist":"The Roches","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11441923-my-winter-coat-chords-by-the-roches/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1974341?type=chord","rating":0.13701,"votes":0,"content":"The Roches - My Winter Coat\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe fit is generous and loose[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nThe coat is filled with down of goose[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShould I feel guilty about that?[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nI wouldn't wear the fur of a cat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe coat is black, so in New York city[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIt doesn't look dirty, it stays pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe cuffs are purple, which perfectly suits[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nA pair, I already had, of boots[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCan't help sharing on a personal note[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nA secret I have concerning the coat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne of the reasons that it got my vote[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nIs the way it lies open around the throat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor me the collar mustn't come too high[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBecause, well all right, my skin is dry[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo each morning I rub my face with oil[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nAnd the fabric, you see, the grease could soil[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCan we speak a moment about the lining[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nAfter my own heart's designing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's nylon, so your skirts don't wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nUp in a bunch around you behind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the time comes for the coat to clean[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nYou throw this thing in the washing machine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrying, you doubt, but the filling does fluff[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nI'm here to proclaim, this coat is enough[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe length of the coat is below the knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nSo in the cold, your legs don't freeze[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm nuts about another one of its charms[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nThere's plenty of room underneath the arms[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe coat's not bulky, it weighs about an ounce[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd it's practically void of any frivolous flounce[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI will admit, it has shoulder pads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAll things considered, it's not so bad[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt looks alright even from the side[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nI guess 'cause the bottom isn't overly wide[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOkay, so you say, you'd prefer something hipper[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nCan I just tell you about the zipper[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI searched for it for many years[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nLast one I had, I tore up in tears[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt turned me into Jack the Ripper[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBut now I stepped in Cinderella's slipper[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt runs from the gullet to just south of the crotch[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nAnd working, it's a task you can hardly botch[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's made of a material that will not rust[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nIt won't get stuck, you don't get fussed[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt undoes easily in the usual way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBut you can also pull it up if you'd like to, let's say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's snaps as well, which I don't even use[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThey beat out buttons, if I had to choose[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI remember the night I went to the store[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nFighting my way across the cloak-stuffed floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuffocating, I was, it seemed[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nWhen from a rack, this last hope beamed[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 13]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOf all my requirements, I pursued the trail[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nTo find furthermore the damn thing was on sale[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt had a small chain at the back of the neck[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nSo you could hang it on a hook, but it broke, what the heck[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 14]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith the end of each sleeve, I'm totally smitten[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nAmple space for to emerge a thick mitten[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you wanna be warm, it wins far and away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nIt's like walking around in your bed all day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 15]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI know you're not supposed to be so fond of a thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBut today this is my heartfelt inspiration to sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI hope you don't think I'm merely trying to be clever[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nI wish this coat would last forever[/tab]","plain_text":"The Roches - My Winter Coat\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nD\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 11]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 12]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 13]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 14]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 15]","chords":["D","A","G","C","A7","F#m","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}