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The Roches - My Winter Coat
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
The fit is generAous and Gloose
The Dcoat is filled with Adown of Dgoose
Should I feel guilty about Gthat?
I wouldn't Dwear the Afur of a Dcat
[Verse 2]
The Gcoat is black, so in CNew York GcityC  G  
It Adoesn't look dirty, it Dstays pretA7ty
The Dcuffs are purple, which Aperfectly Gsuits
A Dpair, I already Ahad, of Dboots
[Verse 3]
Can't help sharing on a Apersonal Gnote
A Dsecret I have conAcerning the Dcoat
One of the reasons that it Ggot my vote
Is the way it lies Dopen aAround the Dthroat
[Verse 4]
For Gme the collar mustn't Ccome too GhighC  G  
BeAcause, well all right, my Dskin is A7dry
So each Dmorning I rub my Aface with Goil
And the Dfabric, you see, the Agrease could Dsoil
[Verse 5]
Can we speak a moment aAbout the Glining
After Dmy own Aheart's deDsigning
It's nylon, so your skirts don't Gwind
Up in a Dbunch aAround you Dbehind
[Verse 6]
GWhen the time comes for the Ccoat to GcleanC  G  
You Athrow this thing in the Dwashing maA7chine
DDrying, you doubt, but the Afilling does Gfluff
I'm Dhere to proclaim, this Acoat is eDnough
[Verse 7]
The length of the coat is beAlow the Gknees
So in the Dcold, your Alegs don't Dfreeze
I'm nuts about another one of its Gcharms
There's plenty of Droom underAneath the Darms
[Verse 8]
The Gcoat's not bulky, it Cweighs about an GounceC  G  
And it's Apractically void of any Dfrivolous A7flounce
I F#mwill admit, it has shoulder Gpads
EmAll things considered, it's Dnot so A7bad
It Dlooks alright even Afrom the Gside
I guess 'cause the Dbottom isn't Aoverly Dwide
[Verse 9]
Okay, so you say, you'd preAfer something Ghipper
DCan I just tell you aAbout the Dzipper
I searched for it for many Gyears
Last one I Dhad, I tore Aup in Dtears
[Verse 10]
It Gturned me into CJack the GRipperC  G  
But Anow I stepped in CindeDrella's A7slipper
It Druns from the gullet to just Asouth of the Gcrotch
And working, it's a Dtask you can Ahardly Dbotch
[Verse 11]
It's made of a material that will not Grust
It won't get Dstuck, you Adon't get Dfussed
It unGdoes easily in the Cusual GwayC  G  
But you can Aalso pull it up if you'd Dlike to, let's A7say
[Bridge]
There's F#msnaps as well, which I don't even Guse
They Embeat out buttons, if DI had to A7choose
[Verse 12]
I reDmember the night I Awent to the Gstore
DFighting my way across the Acloak-stuffed Dfloor
Suffocating, I was, it Gseemed
When from a Drack, this Alast hope Dbeamed
[Verse 13]
Of Gall my requirements, I purCsued the GtrailC  G  
To Afind furthermore the damn Dthing was on A7sale
It Dhad a small chain at the Aback of the Gneck
So you could Dhang it on a hook, but it Abroke, what the Dheck
[Verse 14]
With the end of each sleeve, I'm Atotally Gsmitten
DAmple space for to eAmerge a thick Dmitten
If you wanna be warm, it wins far and aGway
It's like walking aDround in your Abed all Dday
[Verse 15]
I Gknow you're not supposed to be so Cfond of a GthingC  G  
But toAday this is my heartfelt inspiDration to A7sing
I Dhope you don't think I'm merely Atrying to be Gclever
I wish this Dcoat would Alast forDever

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My Winter Coat

by The Roches

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

The Roches - My Winter Coat

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A G

The fit is generous and loose

D A D

The coat is filled with down of goose

Should I feel guilty about that?

D A D

I wouldn't wear the fur of a cat

[Verse 2]

G C G C G

The coat is black, so in New York city

A D A7

It doesn't look dirty, it stays pretty

D A G

The cuffs are purple, which perfectly suits

D A D

A pair, I already had, of boots

[Verse 3]

A G

Can't help sharing on a personal note

D A D

A secret I have concerning the coat

One of the reasons that it got my vote

D A D

Is the way it lies open around the throat

[Verse 4]

G C G C G

For me the collar mustn't come too high

A D A7

Because, well all right, my skin is dry

D A G

So each morning I rub my face with oil

D A D

And the fabric, you see, the grease could soil

[Verse 5]

A G

Can we speak a moment about the lining

D A D

After my own heart's designing

It's nylon, so your skirts don't wind

D A D

Up in a bunch around you behind

[Verse 6]

G C G C G

When the time comes for the coat to clean

A D A7

You throw this thing in the washing machine

D A G

Drying, you doubt, but the filling does fluff

D A D

I'm here to proclaim, this coat is enough

[Verse 7]

A G

The length of the coat is below the knees

D A D

So in the cold, your legs don't freeze

I'm nuts about another one of its charms

D A D

There's plenty of room underneath the arms

[Verse 8]

G C G C G

The coat's not bulky, it weighs about an ounce

A D A7

And it's practically void of any frivolous flounce

F#m G

I will admit, it has shoulder pads

Em D A7

All things considered, it's not so bad

D A G

It looks alright even from the side

D A D

I guess 'cause the bottom isn't overly wide

[Verse 9]

A G

Okay, so you say, you'd prefer something hipper

D A D

Can I just tell you about the zipper

I searched for it for many years

D A D

Last one I had, I tore up in tears

[Verse 10]

G C G C G

It turned me into Jack the Ripper

A D A7

But now I stepped in Cinderella's slipper

D A G

It runs from the gullet to just south of the crotch

D A D

And working, it's a task you can hardly botch

[Verse 11]

It's made of a material that will not rust

D A D

It won't get stuck, you don't get fussed

G C G C G

It undoes easily in the usual way

A D A7

But you can also pull it up if you'd like to, let's say

[Bridge]

F#m G

There's snaps as well, which I don't even use

Em D A7

They beat out buttons, if I had to choose

[Verse 12]

D A G

I remember the night I went to the store

D A D

Fighting my way across the cloak-stuffed floor

Suffocating, I was, it seemed

D A D

When from a rack, this last hope beamed

[Verse 13]

G C G C G

Of all my requirements, I pursued the trail

A D A7

To find furthermore the damn thing was on sale

D A G

It had a small chain at the back of the neck

D A D

So you could hang it on a hook, but it broke, what the heck

[Verse 14]

A G

With the end of each sleeve, I'm totally smitten

D A D

Ample space for to emerge a thick mitten

If you wanna be warm, it wins far and away

D A D

It's like walking around in your bed all day

[Verse 15]

G C G C G

I know you're not supposed to be so fond of a thing

A D A7

But today this is my heartfelt inspiration to sing

D A G

I hope you don't think I'm merely trying to be clever

D A D

I wish this coat would last forever

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