Lime and Coconut Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays885

Lime and Coconut by Harry Nilsson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			This one is from memory. Best as I can recall, all the music is 
simply repeating a 7th chord and the 7th chord one fourth up. 
I use A7 and D7, because the D7 makes for a nifty sounding 
up strum. 
  
LIME IN DE COCONUT                       by Harry Nillson 
  
           A7                  D7 
She put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder 
she put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' up. 
She put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder 
put de lime in de coconut, call de doctor woke him up, an' say 
  
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, I say 
Doctor! to relieve dis belly ache, I say 
Doctor! ain't der notin I can take, I say 
Doctor! To relieve my belly ache? 
  
I put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder, 
put de lime in de coconut, I drink 'em bot' down, 
I put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder, 
put de lime in de coco nut, call de Doctor, woke him up an' say 
  
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take? I say 
Doctor! To relieve my bellay ache. I say 
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take? I say 
Doctor! And he say Lemme get dis straight 
  
You put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder, 
put de lime in de coconut, you drink 'em bot' up. 
You put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder, 
put de lime in de coconut, call de Doctor, woke him up, an' say 
  
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, you say 
Doctor! To relieve your belly ache, you say 
Doctor! Ain't der notin I can take, you say 
Doctor!       You such a silly woman! 
  
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot' togeder, 
put de lime in de coconut. Den you feel better. 
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot down. 
Put de lime in de coconut, an' call me in da mo-o-o-ornin'. 
  
         REPEAT ONCE FROM START, THEN: 
  
Woo Woo, ain't der notin I can take, I say 
Woo Woo, to relieve my belly ache, 
I say Doctor! Doctor! ain't der notin I can take, I say 
Yaah Yaah! To relieve my belly ache. 
  
Put de lime in de coconut, drink 'em bot togeder 
(go on and fade) 

    	

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