Napoleon Sheds His Skin chords by
Tom Cochrane
Red Rider

N/A•

Key: E minor•

Intro 1

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Verse 1

Em

Em

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The streets are covered in chalk

D

D

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The shops are boarded up

Em

Em

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The bodies are carried back

down from the square

D

D

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Verse 2

Em

Em

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He begins to wonder

D

D

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If it always was this hot

Em

Em

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Or is it just the clothes

That he now wears

D

D

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Verse 3

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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Na_ poleon sheds his skin

D

D

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In the summer when the sun is high

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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He never knows when to quit

D

D

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When to stop

Em

Em

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Or when to say die

Interlude 1

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Verse 4

Em

Em

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Pick the bones, get a tan

D

D

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Or wander

Underground

Em

Em

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D

D

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She would not have left him anyway

Em

Em

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Wait by the sea, wait in the sun

D

D

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As if the time

Stood still

Em

Em

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Did he get involved

In whichever side

That paid

D

D

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Verse 5

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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Na_ poleon sheds his skin

C

C

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D

D

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In the sum_ mer when the sun is high

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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He never knows when to quit

D

D

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When to stop

Em

Em

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Or when to say die

Interlude 2

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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A

A

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Bm

Bm

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Em

Em

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B

B

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Bm

Bm

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A

A

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Verse 6

C

C

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And time stands still behind

Em

Em

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The distant gates

C

C

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Em

Em

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Time moves on outside in the sun

C

C

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Then he won_ ders which side

he's really on

Em

Em

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Verse 7

C

C

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Then he does_ n't care

It's so grey in there

D

D

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He just wants to get back to her

Verse 8

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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Napo_ leon sheds his skin

C

C

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D

D

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In the sum_ mer when the sun is high

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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He never knows when to quit

D

D

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When to stop

Em

Em

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Or when to say die

Verse 9

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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She waits for him by the wharf

C

C

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D

D

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By the sea where they used to go

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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She sings a song that they'd sing

D

D

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Em

Em

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Then waits for the echo

Interlude 3

Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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D

D

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Em

Em

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Verse 10

C

C

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Napo_ leon

Em

Em

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Sheds his skin

C

C

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Na_ poleon

Em

Em

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Sheds his skin

D

D

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C

C

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Napo_ leon

Verse 11

Sheds his skin

Em

Em

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C

C

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I've got to get out of here

Em

Em

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Can she save me

C

C

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I've got to get out of here

Em

Em

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Can she save me

C

C

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I've got to get out of here

Outro 1

Can you hear me

Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Chords

Em
D
C
G
Bm
A
B

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What is the original key of Napoleon Sheds His Skin?

The original key of Napoleon Sheds His Skin by Tom Cochrane, Red Rider is E minor.

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