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Skipping Stone

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Ebminor

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1/38

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 38Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe), capo 2
Chords used (in relation to capo)
E|F#5----G#5----A#5----C#5-----|
B|-----------------|
G|-------------4---|
D|-2---4---6---4---|
A|-2---4---6---2---|
E|-0---2---4-------|
     A#5  F#5I'm getting goC#5od at G#5saying goodA#5bye,F#5  C#5  G#5  
But I've alA#5ways F#5been bC#5etter G#5at believA#5ingF#5  
That C#5you're bG#5etter off
   F#5WF#5herever G#5you gA#5o
    F#5   F#5Go with G#5all A#5your heart
    F#5  F#5Worn oG#5ut
And A#5broken F#5in lF#5ike haG#5nd-me A#5downs
  F#5And A#5every memory
Is G#5like a skipping C#5stone
You'll never underF#5stand
How long it A#5took the tides
To briC#5ng them back to us
A#5  F#5    C#5  G#5     A#5  F#5     C#5  G#5
     A#5  F#5I'm getting goC#5od at G#5saying goodA#5bye, F#5saying C#5goodG#5bye
   F#5WF#5herever G#5you gA#5o
    F#5   F#5Go with G#5all A#5your heart
    F#5  F#5Worn oG#5ut
And A#5broken F#5in lF#5ike haG#5nd-me A#5downs
  F#5And A#5every memory
Is G#5like a skipping C#5stone
You'll never underF#5stand
How long it A#5took the tides
To briC#5ng them back to usF#5  
And A#5we groG#5w
C#5Into those sadder songsF#5  
And A#5leave our C#5love behind in every single line
(in relation to capo)
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
A|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|---|
E|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-4-|
G#5Maybe that's the oA#5nly place it can really live
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
A|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|---|
E|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-4-|
G#5But you could nA#5ever understand F#5  
You don't care, you don't caG#5re
You would A#5never understandF#5  
You don't care, you don't cG#5areA#5  
   F#5WF#5herever G#5you gA#5o
   F#5WF#5herever G#5you gA#5o
   F#5WF#5hereG#5ver A#5you F#5go__F#5____G#5____A#5  
  F#5And A#5every memory
Is G#5like a skipping C#5stone
You'll never underF#5stand
How long it A#5took the tides
To briC#5ng them back to usF#5  
And A#5we groG#5w
C#5Into those sadder songsF#5  
And A#5leave our C#5love behind in every single line
     A#5  F#5I'm getting goC#5od at G#5saying goodA#5bye, F#5saying C#5goodG#5bye

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Skipping Stone

by Transit

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

G#5

A#5

C#5

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe), capo 2

Chords used (in relation to capo)

F#5 G#5 A#5 C#5

E|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-------------4---|

D|-2---4---6---4---|

A|-2---4---6---2---|

E|-0---2---4-------|

A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5

I'm getting good at saying goodbye,

A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 A#5 F#5

But I've always been better at believing

C#5 G#5

That you're better off

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Wherever you go

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Go with all your heart

F#5 F#5 G#5

Worn out

A#5 F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

And broken in like hand-me downs

F#5 A#5

And every memory

G#5 C#5

Is like a skipping stone

F#5

You'll never understand

A#5

How long it took the tides

C#5

To bring them back to us

A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5

I'm getting good at saying goodbye, saying goodbye

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Wherever you go

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Go with all your heart

F#5 F#5 G#5

Worn out

A#5 F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

And broken in like hand-me downs

F#5 A#5

And every memory

G#5 C#5

Is like a skipping stone

F#5

You'll never understand

A#5

How long it took the tides

C#5 F#5

To bring them back to us

A#5 G#5

And we grow

C#5 F#5

Into those sadder songs

A#5 C#5

And leave our love behind in every single line

(in relation to capo)

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

A|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|---|

E|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-4-|

G#5 A#5

Maybe that's the only place it can really live

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|

A|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|---|

E|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-4-|

G#5 A#5 F#5

But you could never understand

G#5

You don't care, you don't care

A#5 F#5

You would never understand

G#5 A#5

You don't care, you don't care

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Wherever you go

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Wherever you go

F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5 F#5 F#5 G#5 A#5

Wherever you go__________

F#5 A#5

And every memory

G#5 C#5

Is like a skipping stone

F#5

You'll never understand

A#5

How long it took the tides

C#5 F#5

To bring them back to us

A#5 G#5

And we grow

C#5 F#5

Into those sadder songs

A#5 C#5

And leave our love behind in every single line

A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 A#5 F#5 C#5 G#5

I'm getting good at saying goodbye, saying goodbye

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