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Cocoon

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Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Jack Johnson - Cocoon
Standard Tuning
e|---A0---C#m-4----D2----Bm2----E0----G#4---F#m-2---|
B|---2----5----3----3----0----4----2---|
G|---2----6----2----4----1----5----2---|
D|---2----6----0----4----2----6----4---|
A|---0----4----x----2----2----6----4---|
E|---x----x----x----x----0----4----2---|
[Verse 1]
  ABased on your smile,C#m  
DI’m betting C#mall of this
  BmMight be over soon.E  
  ABut you’re bound to win,C#m  
‘Cause Dif I’m betting C#magainst you,
  BmI think I’d rather lose.E  
  BmBut this is all that I have.E  
[Chorus]
So  Aplease,G#  
  DTake what’s Eleft of this heart and  Ause,G#  
  DPlease use only Ewhat you really  Aneed.
  DYou know I only Ehave so little, so  Aplease,G#  
  DMend your Ebroken heart and  Aleave.E  A  E  
[Verse 2]
  AI know it’s not your styleC#m  
And I can Dtell by the C#mway that you move 
  BmIt’s real, real soon.E  
  ABut I’m on your sideC#m  
And DI don’t want to C#mbe your regret.
  BmI’d rather be your cocoon.E  
  BmBut this is all that you have.E  
[Chorus]
So  Aplease,G#  
  DLet me take what’s Eleft of your heart and I will  Ause,G#  
  DI swear I’ll Euse only what I  Aneed.G#  
  DI know you only Ehave so little,
So  Aplease,G#  
  DLet me mend my Ebroken heart and...
[Verse 3]
  AYou said this was all you have    C#mand it’s all I need,
   F#mBut blah, blah, blah,  Dbecause it fell apart and
  AI guess it’s all you knew,    C#mand all I had.
   F#mBut now we have  Donly confused hearts,
And   BmI guess all we have  Eis really all we need.
[Chorus]
So  Aplease,G#  
  DLet’s take these Ebroken hearts and  Ause,G#  
  DLet’s use only Ewhat we really  Aneed.G#  
  DYou know we only Ehave so little
So,  Aplease,G#  
  DTake these Ebroken hearts and  Aleave.E  A  E  A  
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| x  Dead note
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Cocoon

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C#m

F#m

Jack Johnson - Cocoon

Standard Tuning

A C#m D Bm E G# F#m

e|---0----4----2----2----0----4----2---|

B|---2----5----3----3----0----4----2---|

G|---2----6----2----4----1----5----2---|

D|---2----6----0----4----2----6----4---|

A|---0----4----x----2----2----6----4---|

E|---x----x----x----x----0----4----2---|

[Verse 1]

A C#m

Based on your smile,

D C#m

I’m betting all of this

Bm E

Might be over soon.

A C#m

But you’re bound to win,

D C#m

‘Cause if I’m betting against you,

Bm E

I think I’d rather lose.

Bm E

But this is all that I have.

[Chorus]

A G#

So please,

D E A G#

Take what’s left of this heart and use,

D E A

Please use only what you really need.

D E A G#

You know I only have so little, so please,

D E A E A E

Mend your broken heart and leave.

[Verse 2]

A C#m

I know it’s not your style

D C#m

And I can tell by the way that you move

Bm E

It’s real, real soon.

A C#m

But I’m on your side

D C#m

And I don’t want to be your regret.

Bm E

I’d rather be your cocoon.

Bm E

But this is all that you have.

[Chorus]

A G#

So please,

D E A G#

Let me take what’s left of your heart and I will use,

D E A G#

I swear I’ll use only what I need.

D E

I know you only have so little,

A G#

So please,

D E

Let me mend my broken heart and...

[Verse 3]

A C#m

You said this was all you have and it’s all I need,

F#m D

But blah, blah, blah, because it fell apart and

A C#m

I guess it’s all you knew, and all I had.

F#m D

But now we have only confused hearts,

Bm E

And I guess all we have is really all we need.

[Chorus]

A G#

So please,

D E A G#

Let’s take these broken hearts and use,

D E A G#

Let’s use only what we really need.

D E

You know we only have so little

A G#

So, please,

D E A E A E A

Take these broken hearts and leave.

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| x Dead note

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About Cocoon Chords by Jack Johnson

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What key is "Cocoon" in?

The chords for "Cocoon" show the original chord names (including A, C#m, D, Bm, E, G#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.