{"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":2045831,"song":"Coconut Telegraph","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2045831-coconut-telegraph-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2045831?type=chord","rating":4.92464,"votes":17,"content":"By: Jimmy Buffett 1980  For the Gang at the Fish House\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTuesday on the island[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNot much goin' on[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe parties are all over[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey ended just past dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe jungle drums are beating[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith the tales from late last night[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cause stories bear repeating[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFor everyone's delight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou can hear 'em on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCan't keep nothin' under their hat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou can hear 'em on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSayin' who did dis and dat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDis and dat, Dis and dat[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNow I'm not one to deal in gossip[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut was he that big a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo do a belly-buster high dive[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd miss the entire pool[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd what became of sweet Melissa[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the boy nobody knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDid Ricardo ever find her[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI swear it's just between me and you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut you can hear it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBy now everybody knows[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou can hear it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJust who comes and goes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nComes and goes, comes and goes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLa,    la la la,   la la la[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLa,    la la la,   la la la[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLa,    la la la, (la la la la la la la)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLa,    la la la, (la la la la la la oooooh)[/tab]\r\n\r\nAh!\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's hump day on the island[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe lines have all gone dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll the juicy news is history[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI guess everything's been said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut when the eagle flies on Friday[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the boys break out the rum[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the joint begins to jumpin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd you'll hear those hot lines hum[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAh, put it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll the celebration and the stress[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBaby put it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIn twenty-five words or less[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI want to hear it on the coconut telgraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll the celebration and the stress[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBaby put it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIn twenty-five words or less[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDis and dat, Comes and goes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDis and dat, Comes and goes[/tab]","plain_text":"By: Jimmy Buffett 1980  For the Gang at the Fish House\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\nAh!\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}