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Napoleon Sheds His Skin chords by Tom Cochrane, Red Rider

  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • B

    2
Intro 1
Em
D
Em
D
Em
Verse 1
Em
The streets are covered in chalk
D
The shops are boarded up
Em
The bodies are carried back
down from the square
D

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Verse 2
Em
He begins to wonder
D
If it always was this hot
Em
Or is it just the clothes
That he now wears
D
Verse 3
Em
C
G
Napoleon sheds his skin
D
In the summer when the sun is high
Em
C
G
He never knows when to quit
D
When to stop
Em
Or when to say die
Interlude 1
Em
D
Em
D
Em
D
Em
Verse 4
Em
Pick the bones, get a tan
D
Or wander
Underground
Em
D
She would not have left him anyway
Em
Wait by the sea, wait in the sun
D
As if the time
Stood still
Em
Did he get involved
In whichever side
That paid
D
Verse 5
Em
C
G
Napoleon sheds his skin
C
D
In the summer when the sun is high
Em
C
G
He never knows when to quit
D
When to stop
Em
Or when to say die
Interlude 2
Em
D
Em
D
Bm
D
Bm
D
A
Bm
Em
B
Bm
A
C
Em
C
Em
Verse 6
C
And time stands still behind
Em
The distant gates
C
Em
Time moves on outside in the sun
C
Then he wonders which side
he's really on
Em
Verse 7
C
Then he doesn't care
It's so grey in there
D
He just wants to get back to her
Verse 8
Em
C
G
Napoleon sheds his skin
C
D
In the summer when the sun is high
Em
C
G
He never knows when to quit
D
When to stop
Em
Or when to say die
Verse 9
Em
C
G
She waits for him by the wharf
C
D
By the sea where they used to go
Em
C
G
She sings a song that they'd sing
D
Em
Then waits for the echo
Interlude 3
Em
D
Em
D
Em
Verse 10
C
Napoleon
Em
Sheds his skin
C
Napoleon
Em
Sheds his skin
D
C
Napoleon
Verse 11
Sheds his skin
Em
C
I've got to get out of here
Em
Can she save me
C
I've got to get out of here
Em
Can she save me
C
I've got to get out of here
Outro 1
Can you hear me
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Em
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