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Cocoon Tabs

(ver. 1)
Johnson Jack
Cocoon - by jack johnson 


Firstly whack a capo on the second 
fret.  All tab relative to the capo.

Intro
e|-----3---2h3-------||
B|-------3-------3---||
D|-----------------0-||
G|-------------0-----||x4
A|---2---------------||
E|-3-----------------||


Verse (Main) Progression

G Em C C/B Am D D

Something like the following

e|-----3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2---
B|-------3-------3-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-----
D|-----------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2-----0-------
A|---2-------2-------2-------2-----3-------2-------0-------0---------------
E|-3-------3-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------

e|-----2-------2-------2---||
B|-------3-------3-------3-||
G|---2-------2-------2-----||
D|-0-------0-------0-------||
A|-------------------------||
E|-------------------------||

G                       
Em
  Well based on your 
smile
C           
C/B       
Am               
D   D
I'm betting all of this might be over 
soon
G                       
Em
  But you're bound to 
win,
C                   
C/B        
Am                   
D   D
'coz if I'm betting against you I think I'd rather lose


Pre Chorus

Am D

e|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---
B|-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-
G|-------------------2-------2-------2-------2-----
D|---2-------2-----0-------0-------0-------0-------
A|-0-------0---------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------

Am                             
D
   But this is all that I have

Chorus

G D/F# C9 D

e|-----3-------0-------0-------2---||
B|-------3-------3-------1-------3-||
G|---------------------------2-----||
D|-----------0-------2-----0-------||
A|---2-------------3---------------||
E|-3-------2-----------------------||
   

   G  D/F
So 
please,
C9             
D                      
G  D/F
   take what's left of this heart and 
uuuuse.
C9                    
D               
G  D/F
   ...Please use only what you really 
neeed.
C9                 
D
   You know I only have so little,
   G  
D/F
so 
please,
C9           
D                
(Intro progression x2)
   mend your broken heart and leave

Verse 2 (Main Progression)

I know it's not your style.
I can tell by the way you move, it's real, 
real soon.
But I'm on your side,
and I don't want to be your regret, I'd 
rather be your cocoon

Chorus 2 (Pre-chorus progression followed by chorus 
progression)

But this is all that you have.
So please,
let me take what's left of 
this heart and I will use.
...I sware I'll use only what I need.
I know 
you only have so little,
so please,
let me mend my broken heart and...

Bridge
(You should know the picking pattern by now, though you 
might try strumming
this part, but I'll leave that up to you)

G Em C Am G Em C Am C D

G
  You said this was all you have
Em
  and it's all I 
need
C
  but blah blah blah
Am
  because it fell apart 
and.
G
  I guess it's all you knew
Em
  and all I 
have
C
  but now we have
Am
  only confused 
hearts
C
  I guess all we have
D
  is really all we 
need

Chorus 3 (Chorus progression (No 
pre-chorus))

So please,
lets take what's left of these hearts and use.
...Let's use 
only what we really need.
You know we only have so little,
so 
please,
take these broken hearts and leave.

Outtro (Intro progression x2)  Followed 

e|-----3---5---5---7---7---5---5-------3---5---5---7---7---5---5---3-
B|-------3---0---0-----------0---0-------3---0---0-----------0---0-3-
G|-------------------0---0---------------------------0---0---------0-
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-
A|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------2-
E|-3-------------------------------3-------------------------------3-

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