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Skin Thin

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Bminor

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1/44

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 44Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tuning EADGBE 
[Intro + verses]
E|--------------------------------|-------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------|
G|--------0h2-2-4-2-2h4-----------|-----0h2-2-4-|
D|-0--0-0---------------4p2-2-0-0-|-0-0---------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
Now that you've grown up
You can finally learn to be a child
We made it to the end of the world
But we'll never make it out a lie
[Chorus]
BmSkin thDin
I brF#eathe out, you brBmeathe in
But the Gday   Dseems so lAong
BmSkin thDin
BlF#ood  agBmain
It's Gall  I can dDo  to hAold on
We're just skEmin    F#-    GthDin
[Verse 2]
Always knew if we didn't have each other
We'd have nothing at all
But you were always brave enough
To live like you can never fall
[Chorus]
BmSkin thDin
I brF#eathe out, you brBmeathe in
But the Gday   Dseems so lAong
BmSkin thDin
BlF#ood  agBmain
It's Gall  I can dDo  to hAold on
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
Now that we've grown up
You can finally learn to be a child
Good friends behind me
But ghosts up ahead for miles and miles
[Chorus]
BmSkin thDin
I brF#eathe out, you brBmeathe in
The dGays they Dseem so loAng
BmSkin thDin
BlF#ood  agBmain
It's Gall  I can dDo  to hAold on
              Em  F#-   G  D  
Life's just skin     thin 
[Outro]
E|--------------------------------|-------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------|
G|--------0h2-2-4-2-2h4-----------|-----0h2-2-4-|
D|-0--0-0---------------4p2-2-0-0-|-0-0---------| x3
A|--------------------------------|-------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------|
********************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
********************************************
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Skin Thin

by Ben Harper and Relentless7

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#-

Standard tuning EADGBE

[Intro + verses]

E|--------------------------------|-------------|

B|--------------------------------|-------------|

G|--------0h2-2-4-2-2h4-----------|-----0h2-2-4-|

D|-0--0-0---------------4p2-2-0-0-|-0-0---------|

A|--------------------------------|-------------|

E|--------------------------------|-------------|

[Verse 1]

Now that you've grown up

You can finally learn to be a child

We made it to the end of the world

But we'll never make it out a lie

[Chorus]

Bm D

Skin thin

F# Bm

I breathe out, you breathe in

G D A

But the day seems so long

Bm D

Skin thin

F# Bm

Blood again

G D A

It's all I can do to hold on

Em F#- G D

We're just skin thin

[Verse 2]

Always knew if we didn't have each other

We'd have nothing at all

But you were always brave enough

To live like you can never fall

[Chorus]

Bm D

Skin thin

F# Bm

I breathe out, you breathe in

G D A

But the day seems so long

Bm D

Skin thin

F# Bm

Blood again

G D A

It's all I can do to hold on

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

Now that we've grown up

You can finally learn to be a child

Good friends behind me

But ghosts up ahead for miles and miles

[Chorus]

Bm D

Skin thin

F# Bm

I breathe out, you breathe in

G D A

The days they seem so long

Bm D

Skin thin

F# Bm

Blood again

G D A

It's all I can do to hold on

Em F# G D

Life's just skin thin

[Outro]

E|--------------------------------|-------------|

B|--------------------------------|-------------|

G|--------0h2-2-4-2-2h4-----------|-----0h2-2-4-|

D|-0--0-0---------------4p2-2-0-0-|-0-0---------| x3

A|--------------------------------|-------------|

E|--------------------------------|-------------|

********************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

********************************************

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