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Raising The Skate

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 29Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro
The main riff goes like this
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------8-9-10-----------9---|
G|-------------10-------10-------7-----|
D|--7/15----11------------10-9-8-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Then the last time you play it the ending slightly changes and then it just goes into an F chord
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8-9-10--------------------|
G|-------------10-------10-------7-----5----|
D|--7/15----11------------10-9-8---8-6---6--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
        FHeaCven, have C#mercy on the A#hypnic jerk 
        Fyou Cblame for your sA#peech
        F  CWalk around the block agaiC#n
        BbWait 'til I feel cool and Fstraight
        With a dCiaristic A#bent on underF#taking
[Pre-Chorus]
        G#Careful, F#steady
        G#Are we sF#teady?
        G#Cruel and F#ready
[Chorus]
        I'm Fnot C#bossy, I'm the Fboss
        C#Shooter, not the Fshot
        C#On the tip and Ffit to exeC#cute
        I'm Fchief, C#not the overFthrown
        C#Captain, not a Fcrony
        So C#if you wanna Frow, you better have an A#awfully bG#ig boFat
        C#BoFat,    C#boFat,   C#boFatA#  G#  
        G#    F#    G#    F#    G#   F#
[Verse 2]
        FHolCding a C#package from a A#total stranger 
        Fwho Cclaims to know A#me
        F  CNo, you never knew me, C#man, A#not even a fraction
        FYou just Cglimpsed your own reA#flection in a F#gold sheen
[Chorus]
        I'm Fnot C#bossy, I'm the Fboss
        C#Shooter, not the Fshot
        C#Well-composed with Fkeys to raise the C#skate
        I'm Fchief, C#not the overFthrown
        C#Captain, not a Fcrony
        So C#if you wanna Fthrow, you better have aA#n awfully G#big Fstone
        C#StFone,   C#stFoneC#,  stFoneA#  G#  
        C#StFone,   C#stFoneC#,  stFoneA#  G#  
        G#    F#    G#    F#    G#   F#
[Bridge]
        We could Fhang out for the C#summer while you Fwait for your gC#irl
        Dip a G#toe 'til it's G7soaked and G#freeA#zing
        But Fjust because I C#let you kill time Fdangling me C#  
        from the G#quarry doesn't G7mean that I won't G#land on my fA#eet
        [Chorus]
        That's cause I'm the boss
        Caller of the shots
        Sutanejo, never spit to me
        Chief, play my own right hand
        Not haggish, but the hag
        How naïve to trample
        She who's running from the stampede
        I'm raising the skate
        Look, I'm raising the skate

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Raising The Skate

by Speedy Ortiz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Intro

The main riff goes like this

e|-------------------------------------|

B|----------------8-9-10-----------9---|

G|-------------10-------10-------7-----|

D|--7/15----11------------10-9-8-------|

A|-------------------------------------|

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

Then the last time you play it the ending slightly changes and then it just goes into an F chord

e|------------------------------------------|

B|----------------8-9-10--------------------|

G|-------------10-------10-------7-----5----|

D|--7/15----11------------10-9-8---8-6---6--|

A|------------------------------------------|

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

[Verse 1]

F C C# A#

Heaven, have mercy on the hypnic jerk

F C A#

you blame for your speech

F C C#

Walk around the block again

Bb F

Wait 'til I feel cool and straight

C A# F#

With a diaristic bent on undertaking

[Pre-Chorus]

G# F#

Careful, steady

G# F#

Are we steady?

G# F#

Cruel and ready

[Chorus]

F C# F

I'm not bossy, I'm the boss

C# F

Shooter, not the shot

C# F C#

On the tip and fit to execute

F C# F

I'm chief, not the overthrown

C# F

Captain, not a crony

C# F A# G# F

So if you wanna row, you better have an awfully big boat

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

Boat, boat, boat

G# F# G# F# G# F#

[Verse 2]

F C C# A#

Holding a package from a total stranger

F C A#

who claims to know me

F C C# A#

No, you never knew me, man, not even a fraction

F C A# F#

You just glimpsed your own reflection in a gold sheen

[Chorus]

F C# F

I'm not bossy, I'm the boss

C# F

Shooter, not the shot

C# F C#

Well-composed with keys to raise the skate

F C# F

I'm chief, not the overthrown

C# F

Captain, not a crony

C# F A# G# F

So if you wanna throw, you better have an awfully big stone

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

Stone, stone, stone

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

Stone, stone, stone

G# F# G# F# G# F#

[Bridge]

F C# F C#

We could hang out for the summer while you wait for your girl

G# G7 G# A#

Dip a toe 'til it's soaked and freezing

F C# F C#

But just because I let you kill time dangling me

G# G7 G# A#

from the quarry doesn't mean that I won't land on my feet

[Chorus]

That's cause I'm the boss

Caller of the shots

Sutanejo, never spit to me

Chief, play my own right hand

Not haggish, but the hag

How naïve to trample

She who's running from the stampede

I'm raising the skate

Look, I'm raising the skate

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