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[Intro]
 Bm-  F#m-  Em7-  Bm-  F#x2
[Verse]
Paint yourselBmf a picture
Of what you wish you looF#mked like
Maybe then they Em7just might
Feel an Bmounce of your F#pain
Come intBmo focus
Step out of tF#mhe shadows
It's a Em7losing battle
There's nBmo neeF#md to Em7be ashamed
[Chorus]
Cause they don't eGven know you
All they see is Dscars
And they don't see the aAngel
Living in your Bmheart
ALet them find the reGal you
Buried deep wDithin
Let them know with alAl you've goAt
ThaA7t you are noA7t your skinBm  
 F#m-  Em7-  Bm- F#  
Oh [X2]
[Verse]
And when they staBmrt to judge you
Show them your true colorF#ms
And do onto oEm7thers
As you'd Bmhave done to youF#  
Just riBmse above this
Kill them with your kF#mindness
Ignorance is Em7blindness
They're Bmthe ones that sF#mtand to loEm7se
[Chorus]
'Cause they doGn't even know you
All they see Dis scars
And they don't see tAhe angel
Living in youBmr heart
ALet them find the reGal you
Buried deep withDin
Let them know with all Ayou've Agot
That A7you are nA7ot your sBmkin
 F#m-  Em7-  Bm- F#  
OHHHHHHHHHH
 G-  D-  F#- Bm  
Well Athey don't even knoGw you
All they see is Dscars
And they don't see the Aangel
Living in your Bmheart
ALet them find the Greal you
Buried deep withiDn
Let them know with all yoAu've gotA  
That you A7are notA7  
                   A7            A7   Bm-  F#m-  Em7-  Bm-  F#- Bm  
That you are not your skin

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Skin

by Sixx:A.M.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

[Intro]

Bm F#m Em7 Bm F#

- - - - x2

[Verse]

Paint yourself a picture

F#m

Of what you wish you looked like

Em7

Maybe then they just might

Bm F#

Feel an ounce of your pain

Come into focus

F#m

Step out of the shadows

Em7

It's a losing battle

Bm F#m Em7

There's no need to be ashamed

[Chorus]

Cause they don't even know you

All they see is scars

And they don't see the angel

Living in your heart

A G

Let them find the real you

Buried deep within

A A

Let them know with all you've got

A7 A7 Bm

That you are not your skin

F#m Em7 Bm F#

- - -

Oh [X2]

[Verse]

And when they start to judge you

F#m

Show them your true colors

Em7

And do onto others

Bm F#

As you'd have done to you

Just rise above this

F#m

Kill them with your kindness

Em7

Ignorance is blindness

Bm F#m Em7

They're the ones that stand to lose

[Chorus]

'Cause they don't even know you

All they see is scars

And they don't see the angel

Living in your heart

A G

Let them find the real you

Buried deep within

A A

Let them know with all you've got

A7 A7 Bm

That you are not your skin

F#m Em7 Bm F#

- - -

OHHHHHHHHHH

G D F# Bm

- - -

A G

Well they don't even know you

All they see is scars

And they don't see the angel

Living in your heart

A G

Let them find the real you

Buried deep within

A A

Let them know with all you've got

A7 A7

That you are not

A7 A7 Bm F#m Em7 Bm F# Bm

- - - - -

That you are not your skin

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