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CAPO 1ST FRET
Quite gutted over the fact nobody did this sooner and at how there are so many 
wrong chords though it's ever so simple! 
So here it is with the lyrics all worked out by ear. Fairly sure it's correct. 
Sometimes chords start before the singing commences but i'm sure 
you'll know when precisely to play, it's novice work! If you don't know 
your chords then here it is in tab (G can be played numerous ways 
but from watching Charlie's playing style live, he seems to play like the one tabbed):
C/GX                  GX                   Fsus41                  Am0       
1                  0                   1                  1
0                  0                   2                  2
2                  0                   3                  2
3                  2                   3                  0
3                  3                   1                  X
Intro 
C/G, G, Fsus4.
Verse
AmMaggie, it's all right.
C/GHave I been Fsus4taking too much of your time?
AmBeen holding you so tight C/Gall night Fsus4long.
Pre-Chorus
C/GBut your skin and your Gbones,
Your Fsus4apathy is wearing me down.
C/GWhen you're out there on your Gown,
Will you need me Fsus4around?
Chorus
C/GDon't you say it,
GDon't you say it's Fsus4all,
It's all a misAmtake, Goh don't.
C/GDon't you say it,
GDon't you say it's Fsus4all,
It's all a misAmtake.G  
Verse 2
AmWell Maggie, it's all right,
C/GBut I can't be Fsus4all of the things that you want.
AmI left you here last night to C/Gkeep you cFsus4lose.
Pre-Chorus
C/GBut your skin and your Gbones,
Your Fsus4apathy is wearing me down.
C/GWhen you're out there on your Gown,
Will you need me Fsus4around?
Chorus 
C/GDon't you say it,
GDon't you say it's Fsus4all,
It's all a misAmtake, Goh no.
C/GDon't you say it,
GDon't you say it's Fsus4all,
It's all a misAmtake,G  
It's all a misFsus4take
Bridge
C/GAh, there you are, there you are.
GAh, there you are, there you are.
AmAh, there you are, there you areFsus4.
C/GOh my God, I've done it again.
GPushed you into thinking that I thought it could end.
AmDid you really think it would never make a difference to Fsus4me?
Oh, cause you are...
Chorus 
C/GDon't you say it,
GDon't you say it's Fsus4all,
It's all a misAmtake, Goh no.
C/GDon't you say it,
GDon't you say it's Fsus4all,
It's all a misAmtake,G  
It's all a misFsus4take
And there you have it!

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Skin And Bones

by Charlie Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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C/G

Fsus4

CAPO 1ST FRET

Quite gutted over the fact nobody did this sooner and at how there are so many

wrong chords though it's ever so simple!

So here it is with the lyrics all worked out by ear. Fairly sure it's correct.

Sometimes chords start before the singing commences but i'm sure

you'll know when precisely to play, it's novice work! If you don't know

your chords then here it is in tab (G can be played numerous ways

but from watching Charlie's playing style live, he seems to play like the one tabbed):

C/G G Fsus4 Am

X X 1 0

1 0 1 1

0 0 2 2

2 0 3 2

3 2 3 0

3 3 1 X

Intro

C/G G Fsus4

, , .

Verse

Maggie, it's all right.

C/G Fsus4

Have I been taking too much of your time?

Am C/G Fsus4

Been holding you so tight all night long.

Pre-Chorus

C/G G

But your skin and your bones,

Fsus4

Your apathy is wearing me down.

C/G G

When you're out there on your own,

Fsus4

Will you need me around?

Chorus

C/G

Don't you say it,

G Fsus4

Don't you say it's all,

Am G

It's all a mistake, oh don't.

C/G

Don't you say it,

G Fsus4

Don't you say it's all,

Am G

It's all a mistake.

Verse 2

Well Maggie, it's all right,

C/G Fsus4

But I can't be all of the things that you want.

Am C/G Fsus4

I left you here last night to keep you close.

Pre-Chorus

C/G G

But your skin and your bones,

Fsus4

Your apathy is wearing me down.

C/G G

When you're out there on your own,

Fsus4

Will you need me around?

Chorus

C/G

Don't you say it,

G Fsus4

Don't you say it's all,

Am G

It's all a mistake, oh no.

C/G

Don't you say it,

G Fsus4

Don't you say it's all,

Am G

It's all a mistake,

Fsus4

It's all a mistake

Bridge

C/G

Ah, there you are, there you are.

Am Fsus4

Ah, there you are, there you are.

C/G

Oh my God, I've done it again.

Pushed you into thinking that I thought it could end.

Am Fsus4

Did you really think it would never make a difference to me?

Oh, cause you are...

Chorus

C/G

Don't you say it,

G Fsus4

Don't you say it's all,

Am G

It's all a mistake, oh no.

C/G

Don't you say it,

G Fsus4

Don't you say it's all,

Am G

It's all a mistake,

Fsus4

It's all a mistake

And there you have it!

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