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Skating Away

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Skating Away chords
Capo III *
(Opening should be fingerpicked)
CMean while Gback in the Fyear Aone 
CWhen you beGlonged Fto no Aone 
CYou didn´t Gstand a Fchance Ason 
CIf your Gpants were FunDdonDsus4e D  
´Cause you were Dbred for huGmanity  
And DsolDsus4d to  soGciety  
One day you´ll Dwake up: in the Gpresent days  
A Csus4million generations, reBbmoved from expectation of,
Dbeing who you Greally want to Abe  Asus4  A  
 GSkating aDway
 GSkating aDway 
 GSkating aDway  
On the thin Gice of a new Cday Gay ay ay ay  Cay ay ay DayDsus4  D  
So as you Gpush off from the shoDre,  
won't you turn your head once AmoreAsus4; A  
and make your peace with everyDoneDsus4? D  G  
For those who choose to Dstay, will live just one more Aday  Asus4  A  
To do the things they should have DdonDsus4e  D  G  
And as you cross the Gwilderness, 
a Emspinning in your Gemptiness you Dfeel you have to pray Dsus4  D  G  
Looking for a Gsign, that the Emuniversal Gmind,  
has Dwritten you inGto the passion Aplay Asus4  A  
 GSkating aDway
 GSkating aDway 
 GSkating aDway  
On the thin Gice of a new Cday Gay ay ay ay  Cay ay ay DayDsus4  D  
And as you Gcross the circle liDne,
well the ice wall creaks beAhindAsus4;A  
you're a rabbit on the Drun Dsus4  D  G  
And silver splinters Dfly in the corner of your Aeye  Asus4  A  
Shining in the setting Dsun  
Well do you Gever get to Emfeeling,  
that the Gstory's too damn Emreal, and in the Dpresent tense  Dsus4  D  
Or that Geverybody's Emon the stage, 
and it Gseems like you're the Emonly, Dperson sitting Gin the audAienceAsus4?  A  
 GSkating aDway
 GSkating aDway 
 GSkating aDway  
On the thin Gice of a new Cday Gay ay ay ay  Cay ay ay DayDsus4  D  
 GSkating aDway
 GSkating aDway 
 GSkating aDway  
Capo I
     C= D  
     G= A  
     F= G  
     A= B  
     D= E  
 Dsus4= Esus4  
 Csus4= Dsus4  
    Bb= C  
 Asus4= Bsus4  
    Em= F#m  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
     C= G  
     G= D  
     F= C  
     A= E  
     D= A  
 Dsus4= Asus4  
 Csus4= Gsus4  
    Bb= F  
 Asus4= Esus4  
    Em= Bm  

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Skating Away

by Jethro Tull

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Csus4

Asus4

Esus4

Bsus4

F#m

Gsus4

Skating Away chords

Capo III *

(Opening should be fingerpicked)

C G F A

Mean while back in the year one

C G F A

When you belonged to no one

C G F A

You didn´t stand a chance son

C G F D Dsus4 D

If your pants were undone

D G

´Cause you were bred for humanity

D Dsus4 G

And sold to society

D G

One day you´ll wake up: in the present days

Csus4 Bb

A million generations, removed from expectation of,

D G A Asus4 A

being who you really want to be

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G C G C D Dsus4 D

On the thin ice of a new day ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay

G D

So as you push off from the shore,

A Asus4 A

won't you turn your head once more;

D Dsus4 D G

and make your peace with everyone?

D A Asus4 A

For those who choose to stay, will live just one more day

D Dsus4 D G

To do the things they should have done

And as you cross the wilderness,

Em G D Dsus4 D G

a spinning in your emptiness you feel you have to pray

G Em G

Looking for a sign, that the universal mind,

D G A Asus4 A

has written you into the passion play

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G C G C D Dsus4 D

On the thin ice of a new day ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay

G D

And as you cross the circle line,

A Asus4 A

well the ice wall creaks behind;

D Dsus4 D G

you're a rabbit on the run

D A Asus4 A

And silver splinters fly in the corner of your eye

Shining in the setting sun

G Em

Well do you ever get to feeling,

G Em D Dsus4 D

that the story's too damn real, and in the present tense

G Em

Or that everybody's on the stage,

G Em D G A Asus4 A

and it seems like you're the only, person sitting in the audience?

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G C G C D Dsus4 D

On the thin ice of a new day ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

G D

Skating away

Capo I

C D

G A

F G

A B

D E

Dsus4 Esus4

Csus4 Dsus4

Bb C

Asus4 Bsus4

Em F#m

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C G

G D

F C

A E

D A

Dsus4 Asus4

Csus4 Gsus4

Bb F

Asus4 Esus4

Em Bm

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