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Aminor

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Capo 1
[Intro]
Am F C E
[Verse]
AmI haven't met a locked door yFet
that I couldn't Cbeat
on a chain around my Eneck
I keep my E7skeleton key
[Chorus]
AmDon't waste your worry on me
FI always find what I need
Ccome and go as I please
EI've got my skeleton key 
AmDon't waste your worry on me
FI always find what I need
Dcome and go as I please
FI've got my skeleton key 
[Verse]
AmBy now it's just a simple Ftrick
not much to sCee
you hear the tumblers catch and EclickE7  
then turn the Amkey
but I've found work and Fwelcome everywhere I've Dbeen
cause everyone's got Fsomeplace they wanna be let in
[Chorus]
AmAlong the way the Fold men call me by my mother's Cname
she looked the Esame they say
Amthe children wave or Fhide behind their mothers' skirts, Dafraid
strangers here Fstill seem strange
[Verse]
Amthey hear the accent
Fknow I'm from nowhere near
Cbut I speak the language
Eand I know the E7customs here
[Verse]
AmI come from over the hoFrizon
pass through every dozen Dyears
go home, tell of my Farrival
the Eskeleton key's here
[Chorus]
AmI've got my, my Fskeleton, my skeleton CkeyE  
AmI've got my, got my, got my Fskeleton, my skeleton Dkey
AmYeah
[Chorus]
Amdon't you go Fwaste all your Cworry on Eme
cause AmI'll make my Fway with my Dskeleton FkeyAm  
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Skeleton Key

by Dessa

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

Am F C E

[Verse]

Am F

I haven't met a locked door yet

that I couldn't beat

on a chain around my neck

I keep my skeleton key

[Chorus]

Don't waste your worry on me

I always find what I need

come and go as I please

I've got my skeleton key

Don't waste your worry on me

I always find what I need

come and go as I please

I've got my skeleton key

[Verse]

Am F

By now it's just a simple trick

not much to see

E E7

you hear the tumblers catch and click

then turn the key

F D

but I've found work and welcome everywhere I've been

cause everyone's got someplace they wanna be let in

[Chorus]

Am F C

Along the way the old men call me by my mother's name

she looked the same they say

Am F D

the children wave or hide behind their mothers' skirts, afraid

strangers here still seem strange

[Verse]

they hear the accent

know I'm from nowhere near

but I speak the language

E E7

and I know the customs here

[Verse]

Am F

I come from over the horizon

pass through every dozen years

go home, tell of my arrival

the skeleton key's here

[Chorus]

Am F C E

I've got my, my skeleton, my skeleton key

Am F D

I've got my, got my, got my skeleton, my skeleton key

Yeah

[Chorus]

Am F C E

don't you go waste all your worry on me

Am F D F Am

cause I'll make my way with my skeleton key

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You can add an E7 after an E in the song wherever sounds good.

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