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Skipalong

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Verse 1
BSo F#tired of feeling G#mblue.
BSuch a F#heavy weight on G#myou.
BSo F#shake it off and G#mmake your way
To Esomewhere differentB  
To Esomewhere D#different
Oh no now you're G#mleaving me
Oh Ewhat will you D#do all alone
In the G#mbig bad world?
But I'm Enot worried, no.
(chorus)
BAhh ohh so you're F#gonna skipalong
G#mQuite merrily baby you're gonna Erevel in, hating what's going
Bon. And you're like a sugar F#bomb. And 
no G#mharm will come, no
Eharm will come if you just skipBalong
Verse 2
BActiF#ng oblG#mivious
BComes F#natural to G#mus
BKeep F#smiling knowing G#mall the while the Eworld will fall Bapart
EThe world will fall D#apart
(chorus)
BAhh ohh so we'rF#e gonna skipalong ohh
G#mQuite merrily baby we're gonna Erevel in, hating what's going
Bon. And you're like a sugar F#bomb. And 
G#mno harm will come, no
Eharm will come if we just skipaBlong
Wouldn't it be lovely to be F#home? oh
G#mSafe and sound and no one left
To Ebring us down but so far aBway.
(chorus)
BAhh ohh so I'm F#gonna skipalong ohh
G#mQuite merrily baby I'm gonna reveEl in, hating what's going
Bon. And I'm like a sugar bomb. F#And 
G#mno harm will come, no
Eharm will come If I just skipalBong
(chorus)
BAhh ohh so we'rF#e gonna skipalong ohh
G#mQuite merrily baby we're gonna Erevel in, hating what's going
Bon. And you're like a sugar F#bomb, bomb, bomb. And 
G#mno harm will come, no
Eharm will come if we just skipaBlong
skipaF#long, skipaG#mlong
no Eharm will come if we just Bskipalong

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Skipalong

by Lenka

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Verse 1

B F# G#m

So tired of feeling blue.

B F# G#m

Such a heavy weight on you.

B F# G#m

So shake it off and make your way

E B

To somewhere different

E D#

To somewhere different

G#m

Oh no now you're leaving me

E D#

Oh what will you do all alone

G#m

In the big bad world?

But I'm not worried, no.

(chorus)

B F#

Ahh ohh so you're gonna skipalong

G#m E

Quite merrily baby you're gonna revel in, hating what's going

B F#

on. And you're like a sugar bomb. And

G#m

no harm will come, no

E B

harm will come if you just skipalong

Verse 2

B F# G#m

Acting oblivious

B F# G#m

Comes natural to us

B F# G#m E B

Keep smiling knowing all the while the world will fall apart

E D#

The world will fall apart

(chorus)

B F#

Ahh ohh so we're gonna skipalong ohh

G#m E

Quite merrily baby we're gonna revel in, hating what's going

B F#

on. And you're like a sugar bomb. And

G#m

no harm will come, no

E B

harm will come if we just skipalong

Wouldn't it be lovely to be home? oh

G#m

Safe and sound and no one left

E B

To bring us down but so far away.

(chorus)

B F#

Ahh ohh so I'm gonna skipalong ohh

G#m E

Quite merrily baby I'm gonna revel in, hating what's going

B F#

on. And I'm like a sugar bomb. And

G#m

no harm will come, no

E B

harm will come If I just skipalong

(chorus)

B F#

Ahh ohh so we're gonna skipalong ohh

G#m E

Quite merrily baby we're gonna revel in, hating what's going

B F#

on. And you're like a sugar bomb, bomb, bomb. And

G#m

no harm will come, no

E B

harm will come if we just skipalong

F# G#m

skipalong, skipalong

E B

no harm will come if we just skipalong

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