Chord The Coat Is Always On by Cat Power

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the coat is always on by cat power - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - from 1996’s ’what would the community think’ . this is actually a really creepy song , with multiple vocal tracks going on at once and some fairly disturbing lyrics . chan is singing the main verses of the song , while a male voice sings the asides , and chan occasionally comes in and sings these aside verses as well . i’ve denoted those with parentheses . i think the guy singing with her may be steve shelley , but there is nothing in the liner notes that gives the anonymous voice credit . anyway , the guitar part is pretty freakin’ easy . tabbed by : scott h . tuning : standard chords used : G5 Fm E | - - - - - - - - 1 - - - | B | - - - - - - - - 1 - - - | G | - - - - - - - - 1 - - - | D | - - 5 - - - - - 3 - - - | A | - - 5 - - - - - 3 - - - | E | - - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - | intro/verse : G5 - Fm - G5 - Fm repeat G5 - Fm progression throughout entire song . lyrics : mother , don’t sit mother , don’t stand mother , don’t send me sister , come and lay your head on me smoking grass , go into the movie the ambulence is after you too promise we were gonna go to new york city i can see you haven’t had any sleep in a long time sorry about the fight in front of you anchorwoman said "motherfxxker" on tv that baby’s gonna be so easy on me never see his smile never see his face father said he was gonna give me something smoking grass , go into the movie the ambulence is after you too he gave me hate promise we were going to go to new york city mother , don’t sit sorry about the fight in front of you mother don’t stand anchorwoman said "motherfxxker" on tv mother , don’t send me brother can’t even speak the coat is always on because it’s always cold he’s got a tongue and two legs to walk on you always laugh when she wants to hear it a lot of times we would just starve and he can leave they recognize the color of the smear brother is old and gray maybe you’ll all listen when you can read my mind brother is old and gray i’m sorry , don’t be mad brother is old and gray you always laugh when she wants to hear it and he’s only a lot of times we would just starve he’s only seventeen father said he was gonna give me something we recognize the color of the smear he gave me hate maybe we will listen when we’re all under mother , don’t sit mother , don’t stand mother , please don’t send me maybe we will all listen when we’re all under what happened to home? anchorwoman said "motherfxxker on tv" what happened to home sweet . . . maybe i’ll listen when you can read my mind sorry , please don’t be mad what happened to home sweet home?