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[INTRO]
Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Ddim  Dm
[CHORUS]
DmHe's a man iDm(maj7)n the cocoon
Dm7Trapped in his Ddimselfish web
Watch out for Dmthe man in Dm(maj7)the cocoon
Dm7Where his darker side is Ddimkept
G7Step aside and watch yoFur back
A7He will suck you Aup from every Dmcrack
[VERSE]
DmYou see the signs
DmYou know them all
DmBut then again
You were nG7ever scared to fall
So you Dmlook away
DmYou'll hear his words
DmAnd after that
Your coG7nscience really hurts
G7It's just a dream
G7You silly girl
G7Watch yourself
G7You'd better give up hope
DmHe'll never change
DmHis way of life
DmIt may be strange
To find what you G7already A7knew
[CHORUS]
DmHe's a man iDm(maj7)n the cocoon
Dm7Trapped in his Ddimselfish web
Watch out for Dmthe man in Dm(maj7)the cocoon
Dm7Where his darker side is Ddimkept
G7Step aside and watch yoFur back
A7He will suck you Aup from every Dmcrack
Dm Bb G7 A
[VERSE]
DmBut maybe, maybe Bbafter a while
Then mG7aybe the cocoon will Achange his style
DmYou'll see the catterBbpillar through your tears
And aG7fter some time
The Abutterfly Dmappears
I'm Bbafraid I spoke too soon
He'lle always be....
[CHORUS]
DmA man in the Dm(maj7)cocoon
Dm7Trapped in his Ddimselfish web
Watch out for Dmthe man in Dm(maj7)the cocoon
Dm7Where his darker side is Ddimkept
G7Step aside and watch yoFur back
A7He will suck you Aup from every Dmcrack
[SOLO]
Dm Bb G7 A
Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Ddim  Dm
[CHORUS]
DmHe's a man iDm(maj7)n the cocoon
Dm7Trapped in his Ddimselfish web
Watch out for Dmthe man in Dm(maj7)the cocoon
Dm7Where his darker side is Ddimkept
G7Step aside and watch yoFur back
A7He will suck you Aup from every Dmcrack

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Man In The Cocoon

by Kayak

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm(maj7)

Dm7

Ddim

[INTRO]

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Ddim Dm

[CHORUS]

Dm Dm(maj7)

He's a man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Trapped in his selfish web

Dm Dm(maj7)

Watch out for the man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Where his darker side is kept

G7 F

Step aside and watch your back

A7 A Dm

He will suck you up from every crack

[VERSE]

You see the signs

You know them all

But then again

You were never scared to fall

So you look away

You'll hear his words

And after that

Your conscience really hurts

It's just a dream

You silly girl

Watch yourself

You'd better give up hope

He'll never change

His way of life

It may be strange

G7 A7

To find what you already knew

[CHORUS]

Dm Dm(maj7)

He's a man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Trapped in his selfish web

Dm Dm(maj7)

Watch out for the man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Where his darker side is kept

G7 F

Step aside and watch your back

A7 A Dm

He will suck you up from every crack

Dm Bb G7 A

[VERSE]

Dm Bb

But maybe, maybe after a while

G7 A

Then maybe the cocoon will change his style

Dm Bb

You'll see the catterpillar through your tears

And after some time

A Dm

The butterfly appears

I'm afraid I spoke too soon

He'lle always be....

[CHORUS]

Dm Dm(maj7)

A man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Trapped in his selfish web

Dm Dm(maj7)

Watch out for the man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Where his darker side is kept

G7 F

Step aside and watch your back

A7 A Dm

He will suck you up from every crack

[SOLO]

Dm Bb G7 A

Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 Ddim Dm

[CHORUS]

Dm Dm(maj7)

He's a man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Trapped in his selfish web

Dm Dm(maj7)

Watch out for the man in the cocoon

Dm7 Ddim

Where his darker side is kept

G7 F

Step aside and watch your back

A7 A Dm

He will suck you up from every crack

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