On A Coconut Island Chords by Louis Armstrong
Tempo:
128.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
A
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Gm]
On a coconut [G] island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
On a coconut island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
I would linger a while and just gaze into your [D] lovely eyes of blue.
Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
[Bb] There, [D] the waves would make a [A] bell, willing slaves of you and me [G] forever.
[A] And [G] for days and days and days we'd [D] never gaze out where the ships [A] go sailing [D] by.
On a [G] coconut island, [A] I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
On a coconut island, where we could make our [G] dreams come true.
On a coconut island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
On a coconut island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
I would linger a while and just gaze into your lovely [D] eyes of blue.
Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
[E] Then [D] the waves would make a bell, willing slaves of you and me [Am]
[G] forever.
[Bb] [D] Then we'd lace for days and days and never gaze out where the ships [C]
[G] go sailing [D] by.
On a [G] coconut island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
Just to bask in your smile and to realize my dreams [G] come true.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [Bb] [D] There, the waves would make a [G] bell, willing slaves of you [Am] and me [G] forever.
And for days and days [D] and days we'd never [Am] gaze out where the ships go sailing by.
On [G] a coconut island, I'd like to be [C] a castaway with [D] you.
Coconut Island Baby, [Am] we could make our [G] dreams come true baby.
On a coconut [G] island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
On a coconut island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
I would linger a while and just gaze into your [D] lovely eyes of blue.
Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
[Bb] There, [D] the waves would make a [A] bell, willing slaves of you and me [G] forever.
[A] And [G] for days and days and days we'd [D] never gaze out where the ships [A] go sailing [D] by.
On a [G] coconut island, [A] I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
On a coconut island, where we could make our [G] dreams come true.
On a coconut island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
On a coconut island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
I would linger a while and just gaze into your lovely [D] eyes of blue.
Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
[E] Then [D] the waves would make a bell, willing slaves of you and me [Am]
[G] forever.
[Bb] [D] Then we'd lace for days and days and never gaze out where the ships [C]
[G] go sailing [D] by.
On a [G] coconut island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
Just to bask in your smile and to realize my dreams [G] come true.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [Bb] [D] There, the waves would make a [G] bell, willing slaves of you [Am] and me [G] forever.
And for days and days [D] and days we'd never [Am] gaze out where the ships go sailing by.
On [G] a coconut island, I'd like to be [C] a castaway with [D] you.
Coconut Island Baby, [Am] we could make our [G] dreams come true baby.
Key:
G
D
Am
A
Bb
G
D
Am
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On a coconut [G] _ island, _ I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ On a coconut _ island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
_ _ I would linger a while and just gaze into your [D] lovely eyes of blue.
_ _ Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
_ _ [Bb] There, [D] the waves would make a [A] bell, willing slaves of you and me [G] forever.
_ _ _ _ [A] And [G] for days and days and days we'd [D] never gaze out where the ships [A] go sailing _ [D] by.
_ On a [G] coconut _ island, [A] I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ On a coconut _ island, where we could make our [G] dreams come true.
_ _ On a coconut island, _ I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ _ On a coconut island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
_ _ I would linger a while and just gaze into your lovely [D] eyes of blue.
_ _ Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
_ _ _ _ [E] Then [D] the waves would make a bell, willing slaves of you and me [Am] _
[G] forever.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] Then we'd lace for days and days and never gaze out where the ships [C] _
[G] go sailing [D] by.
On a [G] coconut _ island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ Just to bask in your smile and to realize my dreams [G] come _ true. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] [D] There, the waves would make a [G] bell, willing slaves of you [Am] and me [G] forever.
_ _ _ _ And for days and days [D] and days we'd never [Am] gaze out where the ships go sailing by.
_ _ On [G] a coconut island, _ I'd like to be [C] a castaway with [D] you. _ _ _ _ _ _
Coconut Island Baby, [Am] we could make our [G] dreams come true baby. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On a coconut [G] _ island, _ I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ On a coconut _ island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
_ _ I would linger a while and just gaze into your [D] lovely eyes of blue.
_ _ Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
_ _ [Bb] There, [D] the waves would make a [A] bell, willing slaves of you and me [G] forever.
_ _ _ _ [A] And [G] for days and days and days we'd [D] never gaze out where the ships [A] go sailing _ [D] by.
_ On a [G] coconut _ island, [A] I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ On a coconut _ island, where we could make our [G] dreams come true.
_ _ On a coconut island, _ I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ _ On a coconut island, there wouldn't be so very [G] much to do.
_ _ I would linger a while and just gaze into your lovely [D] eyes of blue.
_ _ Then I'd walk for a mile and come running back to be [G] with you.
_ _ _ _ [E] Then [D] the waves would make a bell, willing slaves of you and me [Am] _
[G] forever.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] Then we'd lace for days and days and never gaze out where the ships [C] _
[G] go sailing [D] by.
On a [G] coconut _ island, I'd like to be a [D] castaway with you.
_ _ Just to bask in your smile and to realize my dreams [G] come _ true. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] [D] There, the waves would make a [G] bell, willing slaves of you [Am] and me [G] forever.
_ _ _ _ And for days and days [D] and days we'd never [Am] gaze out where the ships go sailing by.
_ _ On [G] a coconut island, _ I'd like to be [C] a castaway with [D] you. _ _ _ _ _ _
Coconut Island Baby, [Am] we could make our [G] dreams come true baby. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _