Chords for "The King Beetle on the Coconut Estate" by mewithoutYou

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As the moon rose and the hour [A] grew late, The day held upon the coconut [Bm] estate, _ _
Raked up the dried leaves [A] that fell dead from the trees,
Which they burned in a pile [Bm] by the lake. _ _
[B] Mmmm, Mmm, [A] Mmm, Mmm, [E] _ _ Mmm, [Bm] Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm
The beetle king summoned [A] his men, _ _ From the top of the [Bm] rhododendron stem, _
Calling all volunteers [A] who can carry it back here,
The great mystery's been lit [Bm] once again. _ _ _
Mmmm, Mmm, [A] Mmm, Mmm, _ Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, [Bm] Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm.
One beetle emerged [A] from the crowd, _ in a fashionable abdomen [Bm] shroud,
said, I'm a professor, you see, [A] that's no mystery to me, I'll be back soon, successful [F#] and proud. _
[G] But when the beetle professor [Bm] returned, he crawled [A] on all six as his wings had [E] been burned,
and described [G] to the finest detail all [Bm] he'd learned, there was neither [A] a light nor a heat [Bm] in his word. _ _
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He pleaded, satisfied [A] _ king, climbed the same stem to announce [Bm] the same thing,
but in his second appeal, sought [A] to sweeten the deal with a silver pad parrot [Bm] charade. _
The lieutenant stepped out from the [A] line, _ _ as he lassoed his thorax [Bm] with twine, thinking, I'm
stronger and braver, and [F#] I'll earn the king's favor, [A] one day all he has will [F#] be mine. _
[G] But for all the [Bm] lieutenant's conceit, he too [A] returned sin and admitting [E] defeat, I had [G] no choice,
please believe, but [Bm] retreat.
It was [F#] bright as [A] the sun, but with ten [E] times the heat, and it cracked
like [Em] the thunder [G] and blood shot [Bm] my eyes, though smothered [A] with sticks, it advanced [E] undeterred,
carelessly [G] cast an ash cloud to [Bm] the sky, my lord, like [A] a flock of [F#] dark, thatching [Bm] birds. _ _
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[C] The beetle king slammed [Em] down his fist, your [D] flowery descriptions no better [A] than his,
we sent for [C] the great light and you bring [E] us this, we didn't ask what [Bm] it seems like,
we ask [A] what it is, his [C] majesty's hour at last is [F#] drawn [E] nigh, the elegant [D] queen took her [B] leave
from his side, [E] without [C] understanding, but without [E] asking why, gathered [D] their kids to [E] come bid their
[A] goodbyes, and the father [E] explained, given somewhat the scene, we've all called me [D] your dad, but your
true [A] dad, not me, I lay next to [E] your mom and your forms were [B] conceived, your father's [Bm] the life within
all [A] that you see, he fills up [E] the pond as he empties [B] the clouds, sold [D] without end and he speaks [E] without
sounds, provides us [C] with the cows waste and coconuts [B] to eat, giving one that [D] nice soft taste and the
other [A] is sweet, extends the [C] black carriage the day, death [Em] shows its face, fitting [D] our numbers with
kindness [A] and grace, and just as [C] a flower and its fragrance [B] are one, there's so much need [E] to view in your
father, but now we shall distribute [C] my settler, my crown and [E] my throne, and all we've known [A] as well,
to the poor and [E] alone, without further [C] hesitation, without looking [E] back home, the king flew and longed
to the blazing [A] _ unknown, and [C] as the smoke came [Em] curling higher and higher, the troops [A] flying loose around the
telephone wires, they said our [C] beloved's not dead, but [B] his highness instead, [D] has been utterly changed
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