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1/40

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The song is in 3/4 time like a waltz, so the bass note it struck on beats 1 
and the top strings are stuck on beats 2 and 3.
[Intro] 
e|---G----5-5-5-5-D----5-5-5-5-C----3-3-3-3-G----3-3-3-3----|
B|-------0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0----|
G|-------4-4-4-4-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----|
D|---5---------------4-4-4-4-----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0----|
A|---------------5-----------3--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3--------------|  x3
e|---Am----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-C----3-3-3-3----------------|
B|-------1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1----------------|
G|-------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0----------------|
D|-------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----------------|
A|---0-----------0-----------3-----------3--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|  x3
[Verse]
   GYou and DI know how to Cweather the Gweather
   GEven Dthough we have Choles in our Gshoes
  GBut still we Dlearn that you Cnever say Gnever
You were Amcovered in tubes in a Chospital bed
[Chorus]
I said GI   D/F#will   Emlove   Dyou   Cstill
   and GI   D/F#will   Emlove   Dyou   Cstill
[Verse]
   GI say I'll Dwait for you to Cput your fake Gteeth in
   GYou say you'll Dwait for me to Cspray on my Ghair
   GYou still Dsteal my heart though Cnobody can Greach it
I'll be Amkissing you when you take you Clast gasp of air
[Chorus]
Cause GI   D/F#will   Emstill   Dbe   Cthere
      GI   D/F#will   Emstill   Dbe   Cthere
If you Ambreak in two or turn into a Cskeleton
I'll give you my GskinD/F#  Em  D  C  
I'll give you my GskinD/F#  Em  D  C  
[Verse]
   GYou know you Dhave the most Cbeautiful Gbody
  GHate to Dremind you but Csomeday you Gwon't
You'll be G85 at Dchanging time and I'll Cstill sneak a Gpeak in
Can't Amwait to see the face you make Cover the hill
[Chorus]
cause GI   D/F#will   Emlove   Dyou   Cstill
      GI   D/F#will   Emlove   Dyou   Cstill
      GI   D/F#will   Emlove   Dyou   Cstill
      GI   D/F#will   Emlove   Dyou   Cstill
When you're Amfalling out I'll take it in you're Cbroken down
I'll give you my GskinD/F#  Em  D  C  
I'll give you my Gskin, D/F#yeah   Emyeah   Dyeah  Cyeah
I'll give you my Gskin, D/F#yeah   Emyeah   Dyeah  Cyeah
I'll give you my Gskin, D/F#skin,  Emskin, Dskin, Cskin
I'll give you my Gskin, D/F#skin   Emskin   Dyeah  Cyeah

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Skin

by Chris Trapper

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D/F#

The song is in 3/4 time like a waltz, so the bass note it struck on beats 1

and the top strings are stuck on beats 2 and 3.

[Intro]

G D C G

e|-------5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3----|

B|-------0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0----|

G|-------4-4-4-4-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----|

D|---5---------------4-4-4-4-----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0----|

A|---------------5-----------3--------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------3--------------| x3

Am C

e|-------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3----------------|

B|-------1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1----------------|

G|-------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0----------------|

D|-------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2----------------|

A|---0-----------0-----------3-----------3--------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------| x3

[Verse]

G D C G

You and I know how to weather the weather

G D C G

Even though we have holes in our shoes

G D C G

But still we learn that you never say never

Am C

You were covered in tubes in a hospital bed

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em D C

I said I will love you still

G D/F# Em D C

and I will love you still

[Verse]

G D C G

I say I'll wait for you to put your fake teeth in

G D C G

You say you'll wait for me to spray on my hair

G D C G

You still steal my heart though nobody can reach it

Am C

I'll be kissing you when you take you last gasp of air

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em D C

Cause I will still be there

G D/F# Em D C

I will still be there

Am C

If you break in two or turn into a skeleton

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin

[Verse]

G D C G

You know you have the most beautiful body

G D C G

Hate to remind you but someday you won't

G D C G

You'll be 85 at changing time and I'll still sneak a peak in

Am C

Can't wait to see the face you make over the hill

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em D C

cause I will love you still

G D/F# Em D C

I will love you still

G D/F# Em D C

I will love you still

G D/F# Em D C

I will love you still

Am C

When you're falling out I'll take it in you're broken down

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin, yeah yeah yeah yeah

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin, yeah yeah yeah yeah

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin, skin, skin, skin, skin

G D/F# Em D C

I'll give you my skin, skin skin yeah yeah

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