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Cocoanut Grove

Words and Music by Harry Owens - 1938

Verse:
F            Dm	Am        Dm	Gm7       C7	F          C7
F            Dm	Am        Dm	Gm7       C7	Gm7      F
Gm         Bbm	F           Dm	G9          G7	Gm7     C7
Chorus:
F	-             F7	Bb	F                   Db7
C7sus      C7     C9	Gm7       C7	F          Gm7    C+	F
F	-             F7	Bb	F                   Db7
C7sus      C7     C9	Gm7       C7	F          Gm7    C7	F Gm7 G#dim F7
Bb          Bbm	F                       F+	Bb        Bbm	F                     F+
Bb    D7  Gm    Bbm	F    Cm   D7	G9	Gm7      C7
F	-              F7	Bb	F                    Db7
C7sus      C7     C9	Gm7        C7	F	-  (C7 to chorus)

16-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

I know of a place poets write about, An island of dreams they delight about,

Where the birds on high sing a song to us, And the earth and sky belong to us;

There's a grove of palm trees growing by the sea, Beckoning to you and me:

 

Chorus:

There's a cocoanut grove where life is entrancing, And there sweetheart, we'll find romancing,

And love for two, By the light of a southsea island moon;

There's a cocoanut grove where your happy lover will do his part, And soon discover,

A rendezvous, In the shelter of a tropical lagoon;

Palm trees will be swaying, While steel guitars are playing;

Believe what I'm saying, Dear, I swear it's true;

There's a cocoanut grove where I'll be confessing the simple truth that you've been guessing,

Sweetheart, I love but you.

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Click here to watch Barbara Faustine and Jim perform this song (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com