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This Old Skin

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[Intro]
C Em F G C Em F G
[Verse]
It was C'96 in EmSouth Carolina
That's the Fplace and not the goddamn Gyear
CSittin' on the porch out at EmBobby's place
Just Ftuggin' on a Lukewarm Gbeer
[Pre-Chorus]
And Fthere I was peepin' like an oDmld sidewinder
Just an Finch or so above the Dmmud
The Amfirst to find out that Fit's rainin'
Is the Clast to find out it's a Gflood
[Verse]
And it was Cparadise valley NevEmada
Not Ffar from where the west was Gwon
I am the Conly black face in the Emwhole damn place
Just a Fraisin' in the blazing Gsun
[Pre-Chorus]
And Fthere I am like that Dmold sidewinder
Just Fwishin' that her eggs ain't Dmhatched
And Amthe chain I wear has 'em Fwishin' for the day
When Cit came with a ball Gattached
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna mCove,   Emright outta this tFown
  GThis Cold skin, Emstops weighing me dFown
 GThis old skin
[Bridge]
He was Fsittin' in the very same Dmspot that Otis
CSat to watch the dock of thAme bay
In the Bbvery same spot, that the Dmships rolled in
Now there's Gnothin' but the mud and the clay
[Chorus]
I'm gonna mCove,   Emright outta this tFown
 GThis oCld skin     Emis weighing me dFown
 GThis old skin
[Instrumental]
C Em F G
[Verse]
COutside Orlando when the Emsunshine state
Has Fjust upped itself another Gdegree
I am the Cvery last orange of the Emwhole year's crop
HaFngin' dearly to the branch of the Gtree
[Pre-Chorus]
And tFhe wind and the spring couldn't Dmdo anything
So I'm Fburnin' in the sun of Dmthe south
AmThat old sidewinder in the Fdust below
I'm just Cwaiting till it opens its Gmouth
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna Cmove,   Emright outta this tFown
 GWhen this oCld skin,  Emfinally touches the gFround
 GThis old skin
[Bridge]
He was Fsittin' in the very same Dmspot that Otis
CSat to watch the dock of thAme bay
In the Bbvery same spot, that the Dmships rolled in
Now there's Gnothin' but the mud and the clay
[Chorus]
Now, I'm gonna Cmove,   Emright outta this tFown
 GWhen this oCld skin,   Emfinally touches the gFroundG  
This Cold skin    EmThis Fold skinG  
This Cold sEmkin    F    GThis old Cskin

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This Old Skin

by The Beautiful South

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em F G C Em F G

[Verse]

C Em

It was '96 in South Carolina

F G

That's the place and not the goddamn year

C Em

Sittin' on the porch out at Bobby's place

F G

Just tuggin' on a Lukewarm beer

[Pre-Chorus]

F Dm

And there I was peepin' like an old sidewinder

F Dm

Just an inch or so above the mud

Am F

The first to find out that it's rainin'

C G

Is the last to find out it's a flood

[Verse]

C Em

And it was paradise valley Nevada

F G

Not far from where the west was won

C Em

I am the only black face in the whole damn place

F G

Just a raisin' in the blazing sun

[Pre-Chorus]

F Dm

And there I am like that old sidewinder

F Dm

Just wishin' that her eggs ain't hatched

Am F

And the chain I wear has 'em wishin' for the day

C G

When it came with a ball attached

[Chorus]

C Em F

So I'm gonna move, right outta this town

G C Em F

This old skin, stops weighing me down

This old skin

[Bridge]

F Dm

He was sittin' in the very same spot that Otis

C Am

Sat to watch the dock of the bay

Bb Dm

In the very same spot, that the ships rolled in

Now there's nothin' but the mud and the clay

[Chorus]

C Em F

I'm gonna move, right outta this town

G C Em F

This old skin is weighing me down

This old skin

[Instrumental]

C Em F G

[Verse]

C Em

Outside Orlando when the sunshine state

F G

Has just upped itself another degree

C Em

I am the very last orange of the whole year's crop

F G

Hangin' dearly to the branch of the tree

[Pre-Chorus]

F Dm

And the wind and the spring couldn't do anything

F Dm

So I'm burnin' in the sun of the south

Am F

That old sidewinder in the dust below

C G

I'm just waiting till it opens its mouth

[Chorus]

C Em F

So I'm gonna move, right outta this town

G C Em F

When this old skin, finally touches the ground

This old skin

[Bridge]

F Dm

He was sittin' in the very same spot that Otis

C Am

Sat to watch the dock of the bay

Bb Dm

In the very same spot, that the ships rolled in

Now there's nothin' but the mud and the clay

[Chorus]

C Em F

Now, I'm gonna move, right outta this town

G C Em F G

When this old skin, finally touches the ground

C Em F G

This old skin This old skin

C Em F G C

This old skin This old skin

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