Tom: Em
Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
Em
The streets are covered in chalk,
D
the shops all boarded up,
Em D
the bodies are carried back down from the square.
Em
He begins to wonder,
D
if it always was this hot,
Em D
or is it just the clothes that he now wears?
C
[Chorus]
Em C G C D
Napoleon sheds his skin in the summer when the sun is high.
Em C G C
He never knew when to quit, when to stop,
Em
or when to say die
[Verse 2]
Em
Pick the bones, get a tan,
D
or wander underground.
Em D
She would not have left him anyway.
Em
Wait by the sea, wait in the sun,
D
as if the time stood still.
Em D
And he'd get involved in whichever side could pay.
C
[Chorus]
Em C G C D
Napoleon sheds his skin in the summer when the sun is high.
Em C G C
He never knew when to quit, when to stop,
Em
or when to say die
[Instrumental]
C Em C
Napoleon
B7sus4 B5 B7sus4 B5 Asus2 A
B7sus4 B5 B7sus4 B5 Asus2 A
[Bridge]
C Em C Em
ohhhh
C Em
And time stands still behind the distant gates.
C Em
Time moves on outside in the sun.
C Em
Then he wonders which side he's really on.
C
Then he doesn't care it's so gray in there,
D
he just wants to get back to her...
[Chorus]
Em C G C D
Napoleon sheds his skin in the summer when the sun is high.
Em C G C
He never knew when to quit, when to stop,
Em
or when to say die
[Chorus 2]
Em C G C D
She waits for him by the wharf by the sea where they used to go.
Em C G C Em
She sings a song that they'd sing then waits for the echo...
[Outro]
C
Napoleon
Em
Sheds his skin
C
Napoleon
Em
Sheds his skin
Em
Napoleon
C
Sheds his skin
Em C Em C
