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If these chords are too difficult, use the Ultimate Guitar
"simplify chords" button. it works great.
The strum pattern added is only for the 7/8 bars, with each
four 16th notes of the pattern. Although, fingerpicking (in my
This chart is written with one chord symbol per measure, but in
the 7/8 sections the chords change in the middle of the bar (on
7/8 | 1 2 3 D/A4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 Bm74 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 D/A4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 D4 5 6 7 |
The  D/A   D6/A   Dmaj7/A   D/A   Dadd9/A   D/Aoptional progression added
does not change one chord per measure. listen to the song for
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Gadd9/B  7 5 5 7 8 5
D/A      X 0 7 7 7 5
D        X 5 7 7 7 5
During the intro on the Bm7, the guitar switches in and out
of playing the 6th, it starts with Bm7.
Bm7      7 X 9 7 10 7
Bm7add6  7 X 9 7 8 7
D/A      X 0 7 7 7 5
D6/A     X 0 7 7 7 7
Dmaj7/A  X 0 7 7 7 9
D/A      X 0 12 11 10 10
Dadd9/A  X 0 12 11 10 12
D/A      X 0 12 11 10 14
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[INTRO]
G/B G/B G/B G/B
D/A D/A D/A D/A                         D/A D6/A Dmaj7/A D/A Dadd9/A D/A
Bm7 Bm7 A#add6 A#add6
D/A D/A D/A D/A                         D/A D6/A Dmaj7/A D/A Dadd9/A D/A
D/A Bm7 D/A D
D/A Bm7 D/A D
G/B G/B G/B G/B
D/A[VERD/ASE 1D/A]                 D/A  
life tasted D/Asweet when I was the Bm7bad twin
devil himD/Aself sat waving me Dby
all of my D/Atattoos they were of Bm7no use
no moneD/Atary values have DI
[CHORUS]
G/Booh G/B  G/B  G/B  
wont be long till I beloD/AngD/A  D/A  D/A  
G/B[VERG/BSE 2G/B]G/B  
bird at my D/Awindow tells me toBm7morrow
mean ol torD/Anado carries me offD  
pulls me from D/Abed and bashes my Bm7head in
buries me D/Ahalfway across the globDe
[CHORUS]
G/Booh G/B  G/B  G/B  
wont be long till I beloD/AngD/A  D/A  D/A  
  A#add6without A#add6all of A#add6this uA#add6nlucky  D/AskinD/A  D/A  D/A  
G/B G/B G/B G/B D/A D/A D/A D/A
G/Booh G/B  G/B  G/B  
wont be long till I beloD/AngD/A  D/A  D/A  
  A#add6without A#add6all of A#add6this uA#add6nlucky  D/AskinD/A  D/A  D/A  
[VERSE 3]
think of me D/Aoften loosen my Bm7coffin
let all the D/Abugs in my wooden Dhome
[CHORUS]
G/Booh G/B  G/B  
wont be long A#add6till I beloD/AngD/A  D/A  D/A  
 G/Bwithout G/Ball of G/Bthis unG/Blucky
   D/AskinBm7  D/A  D  
D--D--------------------------------------------------------------

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Unlucky Skin

by Shakey Graves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

Bm7

D6/A

Dmaj7/A

Dadd9/A

G/B

A#add6

If these chords are too difficult, use the Ultimate Guitar

"simplify chords" button. it works great.

The strum pattern added is only for the 7/8 bars, with each

four 16th notes of the pattern. Although, fingerpicking (in my

This chart is written with one chord symbol per measure, but in

the 7/8 sections the chords change in the middle of the bar (on

D/A Bm7 D/A D

7/8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |

D/A D6/A Dmaj7/A D/A Dadd9/A D/A

The optional progression added

does not change one chord per measure. listen to the song for

----------------------------------------------------------------

Gadd9/B 7 5 5 7 8 5

D/A X 0 7 7 7 5

D X 5 7 7 7 5

During the intro on the Bm7, the guitar switches in and out

of playing the 6th, it starts with Bm7.

Bm7 7 X 9 7 10 7

Bm7add6 7 X 9 7 8 7

D/A X 0 7 7 7 5

D6/A X 0 7 7 7 7

Dmaj7/A X 0 7 7 7 9

D/A X 0 12 11 10 10

Dadd9/A X 0 12 11 10 12

D/A X 0 12 11 10 14

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[INTRO]

G/B G/B G/B G/B

D/A D/A D/A D/A D/A D6/A Dmaj7/A D/A Dadd9/A D/A

Bm7 Bm7 A#add6 A#add6

D/A D/A D/A D/A D/A D6/A Dmaj7/A D/A Dadd9/A D/A

D/A Bm7 D/A D

G/B G/B G/B G/B

D/A D/A D/A D/A

[VERSE 1]

D/A Bm7

life tasted sweet when I was the bad twin

D/A D

devil himself sat waving me by

D/A Bm7

all of my tattoos they were of no use

D/A D

no monetary values have I

[CHORUS]

G/B G/B G/B G/B

ooh

D/A D/A D/A D/A

wont be long till I belong

G/B G/B G/B G/B

[VERSE 2]

D/A Bm7

bird at my window tells me tomorrow

D/A D

mean ol tornado carries me off

D/A Bm7

pulls me from bed and bashes my head in

D/A D

buries me halfway across the globe

[CHORUS]

G/B G/B G/B G/B

ooh

D/A D/A D/A D/A

wont be long till I belong

A#add6 A#add6 A#add6 A#add6 D/A D/A D/A D/A

without all of this unlucky skin

G/B G/B G/B G/B D/A D/A D/A D/A

G/B G/B G/B G/B

ooh

D/A D/A D/A D/A

wont be long till I belong

A#add6 A#add6 A#add6 A#add6 D/A D/A D/A D/A

without all of this unlucky skin

[VERSE 3]

D/A Bm7

think of me often loosen my coffin

D/A D

let all the bugs in my wooden home

[CHORUS]

G/B G/B G/B

ooh

A#add6 D/A D/A D/A D/A

wont be long till I belong

G/B G/B G/B G/B

without all of this unlucky

D/A Bm7 D/A D

skin

D D

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