(Intro)
CFC G, C F, CG C,
(Verse)
CF
Everybody's got a place they go
CG
When the old battery gets running low.
CF
I'm a sucker for the sand and sea, yea
CG
If I had my way, hey I'd always be
(Chorus)
CF
Way up high in a coconut tree
CG
Layin' low, just my baby and me
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC
High up in a coconut tree
(Instrumental)
C F, CG C,
(Verse)
CF
Not to green, not too brown,
CG
I shimmy up and I shake the good ones down.
CF
Coconuts, a couple of bucks a piece
CG
And you can do alright if you ain't afraid to be
(Chorus)
CF
High in a coconut tree
CG
Layin' low, just my baby and me
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC
High in a coconut tree
(Instrumental-Bridge)
CFCGC F, CG C,
Dm
Yeah, there's less stress and the world's alright
FEm
It's a different point of view
DmG
When you're looking at life
(Chorus)
CF
Way up high in a coconut tree
CG
(Layin' low) low, just my baby and me
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CG
High up in a coconut
CF
High in a coconut tree (high in a coconut tree)
CG
Layin' low, just my baby and me
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC
High in a coconut tree
CF
High in a coconut tree (high in a coconut)
CG
Layin' low, just my baby and me
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC
High in a coconut tree
(Instrumental)
CFCG
(Chorus)
(sung simultaneously)
CF
(Layin' low, just my baby and me)
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC
(High up in a coconut tree)
High in a coconut tree
(Instrumental)
CFG C,
(Chorus-out)
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC
High up in a coconut tree
CG
Up here with Willie
CF
Sunny sky as far as I can see
CGC F, C G, C F, CGC (fade)
Let's get high in a coconut tree
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.