Space Wrangler Tabs & Lyrics by Widespread Panic

Space Wrangler

guitar tabs lyrics

Widespread Panic

Coconuts
Widespread Panic
Transcribed by: Will Dorton



two ways to do Mikey's signature Coconut riff:
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------8---6-5-6-5-6-5------|
|-----------------------------|-----7-----------------7-5--|

|-------5---3-2-3-2-3-2-------|---5------------------------|
|-----5-----------------5-3---|----------------------------|
|---3-------------------------|----------------------------|
G C G C

This riff is used all over the place, so just listen and
toss it in whenever you think it's appropriate. When it
moves up to the key of A, move the above riffs up 2 frets.

G
I like coconuts
C
You can break them open
G C
They smell like ladies lying in the sun
G
I like coconuts
C
You can break them open
G C
They smell like ladies lying in the sun
D D-C
And if I had my way
(no chord) G
I'd give a coconut to everyone
G (arp) C (arp) x2
G
I got a friend named Jack
C
Look like a bone in a paper sack
G C
That's my friend Jack
G C G C
C'mon Jack, smell these coconuts
G C
There's enough for everyone
G
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass
C
He used to play ball on Saturdays
G C
Playing in the sun
G
Jackie likes the smell of cut grass
C
He used to play ball on Saturdays
G C
Playing in the sun
D D-C
If Jackie had his way
(no chord) G
He'd give some cut grass to everyone.


G C D
It's time to play
C-D C- D C- D C- D
Never tasted such a sweet thing
G C D
Yesterdays
C-D C- D C- D C- D
Sweet memories my heart's repeating
G C D
Time today
C- D C-D C- D C- D
Everybody's heart is beating
Everybody's smile is greeting
Everybody's soul is heating (eating?)
A D A A D A B E B A D (new rhythm, up whole step)

A
I know a guy named Fred
D
Look like a bone in a slanted shed
A D
That's my friend Fred
A D A D
C'mon Fred, smell these coconuts
A D(x2)
There's enough for everyone
A
Freddy likes the sound of cold drink
D
He used to pop tops on Saturday
A D
Sipping in the sun
A
Freddy likes the sound of cold drink
D
He used to pop tops on Saturday
A D
He was sipping in the sun
E E-D
And if Freddy had his way
NC A
He'd give a cold drink to everyone

A
Gonna follow my nose to where the coconut grows
D A
Nobody knows like I know my nose knows (repeated till end)

I like... ladies lying in the sun... (repeat + 1st verse)