Napoleon Sheds His Skin Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
The streets are covered [Em]in chalk
The [D]shops are boarded up
The [Em]bodies are carried back
down from the square
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[Verse 2]
[Em]He begins to wonder
If [D]it always was this hot
Or [Em]is it just the clothes
That he now wears
[D]

[Verse 3]
Na[Em]poleon [C]sheds his [G]skin
[D]In the summer when the sun is high
[Em]He never knows w[C]hen to[G] quit
When [D]to stop
Or [Em]when to say die

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
Pick the [Em]bones, get a tan
Or [D]wander
Underground
[Em]She would not have left him [D]anyway
[Em]Wait by the sea, wait in the sun
As [D]if the time
Stood still
Did [Em]he get involved
In whichever side
That paid
[D]

[Verse 5]
Na[Em]poleon [C]sheds his [G]skin
In the sum[C]mer when [D]the sun is high
[Em]He never knows w[C]hen to[G] quit
When [D]to stop
Or [Em]when to say die

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 6]
And [C]time stands still behind
The distant [Em]gates
[C]Time moves on outside in [Em]the sun
Then he won[C]ders which side
he's really on
[Em]

[Verse 7]
Then he [C]doesn't care
It's so grey in there
[D]He just wants to get back to her

[Verse 8]
Napo[Em]leon sheds [C]his [G]skin
In the sum[C]mer when [D]the sun is high
[Em]He never knows w[C]hen to[G] quit
[D]When to stop
Or [Em]when to say die

[Verse 9]
[Em]She waits for [C]him by the w[G]harf
By [C]the sea where they [D]used to go
[Em]She sings [C]a song that they'd s[G]ing
[D]Then waits for the [Em]echo

[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 10]
[C]Napoleon
Sheds his [Em]skin
[C]Na poleon
Sheds his [Em]skin
[D]Napo[C]leon

[Verse 11]
Sheds his skin
[Em]I've got to get out [C]of here
Can she [Em]save me
I've got to get out of [C]here
Can [Em]she save me
I've got to get out of [C]here

[Outro 1]
Can you hear me
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