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