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Band: Little Feat
Song: Skin It Back
Album: Hoy-Hoy
(Verse 1)
Well I'm D7waitin' for something to take place 
Something to take me away from this race 
'Round G7city to city, town to town 
D7Runnin' around in the shoes of a clown 
(Verse 2)
And that G7desperate, no count, D7desperado 
A F9thief of love, my Bb9business is the street 
I be D7shakin' 'em down in A7old ColoAb7rado G7  
F9Texas she's E7nice, but DC's Eb7oh so D7sweet 
Steal aF9way with me E7darlin' your lovin' just Eb7can't be D7beat 
(Chorus)
So it sF9eems Gthat the world keeps on turnin' but Fso wAhat?
I don't Gdoubt F6it, it just keeps on the move D7  
You're a dF9ream, and Gthat's all that I ask for 
So Fwell Anow, I'm wonderin' Gjust F6how E7I'm gonna tEb7ell it to D7you 
Skin it back 
(Verse 3)
D9Somethin' real, G7somethin' to feel D7  
I G7can't find a soul who'll D9take on this mess 
It's those G7rock and roll hours D7early A7graves without Ab7flowers G7  
F9Please, please E7darlin' put my Eb7mind at rD7est 
I'm beggin' F9please E7darlin' put my Eb7mind at D7rest 
(Chorus)
So it sF9eems Gthat the world keeps on turnin' but Fso wAhat?
I don't Gdoubt F6it, it just keeps on the move D7  
You're a dF9ream, and Gthat's all that I ask for 
So Fwell Anow, I'm wonderin' Gjust F6how E7I'm gonna tEb7ell it to D7you 
Skin it back 
D7Skin it back, Db7tell C7it to you 
Skin it back, tell it to you 
Skin it back, tell it to you

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Skin It Back

by Little Feat

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb9

Ab7

Eb7

Db7

Band: Little Feat

Song: Skin It Back

Album: Hoy-Hoy

(Verse 1)

Well I'm waitin' for something to take place

Something to take me away from this race

'Round city to city, town to town

Runnin' around in the shoes of a clown

(Verse 2)

G7 D7

And that desperate, no count, desperado

F9 Bb9

A thief of love, my business is the street

D7 A7 Ab7 G7

I be shakin' 'em down in old Colorado

F9 E7 Eb7 D7

Texas she's nice, but DC's oh so sweet

F9 E7 Eb7 D7

Steal away with me darlin' your lovin' just can't be beat

(Chorus)

F9 G F A

So it seems that the world keeps on turnin' but so what?

G F6 D7

I don't doubt it, it just keeps on the move

F9 G

You're a dream, and that's all that I ask for

F A G F6 E7 Eb7 D7

So well now, I'm wonderin' just how I'm gonna tell it to you

Skin it back

(Verse 3)

D9 G7 D7

Somethin' real, somethin' to feel

G7 D9

I can't find a soul who'll take on this mess

G7 D7 A7 Ab7 G7

It's those rock and roll hours early graves without flowers

F9 E7 Eb7 D7

Please, please darlin' put my mind at rest

F9 E7 Eb7 D7

I'm beggin' please darlin' put my mind at rest

(Chorus)

F9 G F A

So it seems that the world keeps on turnin' but so what?

G F6 D7

I don't doubt it, it just keeps on the move

F9 G

You're a dream, and that's all that I ask for

F A G F6 E7 Eb7 D7

So well now, I'm wonderin' just how I'm gonna tell it to you

Skin it back

D7 Db7 C7

Skin it back, tell it to you

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