My Winter Coat

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[Verse 1]
                A       G
The fit is generous and loose
    D                   A     
The coat is filled with down of 
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goose
                           G
Should I feel guilty about that?
           D        A        D
I wouldn't wear the fur of a cat


[Verse 2]
    G                    C        
The coat is black, so in New York 
G      C  G
city
   A                      D   
It doesn't look dirty, it stays 
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pretty
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The cuffs are purple, which 
 A         G
perfectly suits
  D               A       D
A pair, I already had, of boots


[Verse 3]
                        A       
Can't help sharing on a personal 
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note
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A secret I have concerning the coat
                           G
One of the reasons that it got my 
vote
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Is the way it lies open around the 
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throat


[Verse 4]
    G                     C        
For me the collar mustn't come too 
G      C  G
high
  A                         D     
Because, well all right, my skin 
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is dry
        D                A         
So each morning I rub my face with 
G
oil
        D                    A    
And the fabric, you see, the 
        D
grease could soil


[Verse 5]
                       A       
Can we speak a moment about the 
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lining
      D      A         D
After my own heart's designing
It's nylon, so your skirts don't 
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wind
        D      A         D
Up in a bunch around you behind


[Verse 6]
G                           C    
When the time comes for the coat 
   G       C  G
to clean
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    A                       D     
You throw this thing in the 
    A7
washing machine
D                          A     
Drying, you doubt, but the 
       G
filling does fluff
    D                      A      
I'm here to proclaim, this coat is
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 enough


[Verse 7]
                            A      
The length of the coat is below the
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 knees
          D          A        
So in the cold, your legs don't 
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freeze
I'm nuts about another one of its 
G
charms
                  D         A     
There's plenty of room underneath 
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the arms


[Verse 8]
    G                    C    
The coat's not bulky, it weighs 
           G      C  G
about an ounce
         A                      
And it's practically void of any 
 D         A7
frivolous flounce
  F#m                         G
I will admit, it has shoulder pads
Em                          D     
All things considered, it's not so
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 bad
   D                  A        G
It looks alright even from the side
                   D           
I guess 'cause the bottom isn't 
 A      D
overly wide


[Verse 9]
                           A  
Okay, so you say, you'd prefer 
           G
something hipper
D                    A        D
Can I just tell you about the zipper
                           G
I searched for it for many years
           D           A     D
Last one I had, I tore up in tears


[Verse 10]
   G              C        G      
It turned me into Jack the Ripper
 C  G

    A                     D       
But now I stepped in Cinderella's 
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slipper
   D                           
It runs from the gullet to just 
 A            G
south of the crotch
                    D           
And working, it's a task you can 
 A      D
hardly botch


[Verse 11]
It's made of a material that will 
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not rust
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It won't get stuck, you don't get 
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fussed
     G                  C     G   
It undoes easily in the usual way
 C  G

            A                      
But you can also pull it up if 
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you'd like to, let's say


[Bridge]
        F#m                        
There's snaps as well, which I 
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don't even use
     Em                   D        
They beat out buttons, if I had to 
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choose


[Verse 12]
    D                  A           
I remember the night I went to the 
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store
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Fighting my way across the 
  A             D
cloak-stuffed floor
                       G
Suffocating, I was, it seemed
            D          A         
When from a rack, this last hope 
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beamed


[Verse 13]
   G                         C    
Of all my requirements, I pursued 
    G      C  G
the trail
   A                         D    
To find furthermore the damn thing
        A7
 was on sale
   D                        A     
It had a small chain at the back 
      G
of the neck
             D                     
So you could hang it on a hook, but
    A               D
 it broke, what the heck


[Verse 14]
With the end of each sleeve, I'm 
A       G
totally smitten
D                   A             
Ample space for to emerge a thick 
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mitten
If you wanna be warm, it wins far 
     G
and away
                   D             A
It's like walking around in your 
       D
bed all day


[Verse 15]
  G                                
I know you're not supposed to be so
 C         G       C  G
 fond of a thing
      A                       
But today this is my heartfelt 
      D         A7
inspiration to sing
  D                               
I hope you don't think I'm merely 
A            G
trying to be clever
            D          A       D
I wish this coat would last forever