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Skin Deep
Album: Skin Deep
Artist: Buddy Guy
E-mail: [email protected]
INTRO:
~A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~F#m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VERSE:
 AI've been around awhile,
I Eknow wrong from right,
lF#mearned a long time ago,
things aint Dalways black and white.
JAust like you can't,
judge a bEook, by the cover,
wF#me all got to be careful,
how we Dtreat, one another.
CHORUS:
SAkin deep,
sF#mkin deep, 
uEnderneath,
we Dall the same.
SAkin deep,
sF#mkin deep,
uEnderneath, 
wDe all are the same.
WAe all, are the same.
 F#m
Guitar Solo~~~~~~~~~
~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VERSE:
A Aman in Louisiana, 
he never cEalled be my name,
he said "F#mboy do this", and "boy do that",
but I Dnever once complained.
I Aknew he had a good heart,
but he jEust didn't understand, 
that I F#mneeded, to be treated, 
just like Dany other man.
CHORUS:
SAkin deep, 
sF#mkin deep,
uEnderneath,
we Dall the same.
SAkin deep,
sF#mkin deep, 
uEnderneath,
we all Dare the same.
WAe all are the same.
~F#m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~F#m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~E~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VERSE:
I Asat my child down,
when he was Eold enough to know,
I said F#mout there in this big wide world,
you're gonna Dmeet all kind of folk.
I said Ason,
it all comes down to Ejust one simple rule,
that you F#mtreat everybody, just the way,
you Dwant them to treat you!
CHORUS:
SAkin deep,
sF#mkin deep,
uEnderneath,
we Dall are the same.
SAkin deep,
sF#mkin deep,
uEnderneath,
we all Dthe same.
We Aall, are the same.
SF#mkin deep!
UEnderneath,
we alDl are the same.
SAkin deep,
sF#mkin deep,
uEnderneath,
we all Dthe same.
We all are Athe same.

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Skin Deep

by Buddy Guy

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F#m

Skin Deep

Album: Skin Deep

Artist: Buddy Guy

E-mail: [email protected]

INTRO:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

F#m

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

VERSE:

I've been around awhile,

I know wrong from right,

F#m

learned a long time ago,

things aint always black and white.

Just like you can't,

judge a book, by the cover,

F#m

we all got to be careful,

how we treat, one another.

CHORUS:

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all the same.

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all are the same.

We all, are the same.

F#m

Guitar Solo~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

VERSE:

A man in Louisiana,

he never called be my name,

F#m

he said "boy do this", and "boy do that",

but I never once complained.

I knew he had a good heart,

but he just didn't understand,

F#m

that I needed, to be treated,

just like any other man.

CHORUS:

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all the same.

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all are the same.

We all are the same.

F#m

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

F#m

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

VERSE:

I sat my child down,

when he was old enough to know,

F#m

I said out there in this big wide world,

you're gonna meet all kind of folk.

I said son,

it all comes down to just one simple rule,

F#m

that you treat everybody, just the way,

you want them to treat you!

CHORUS:

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all are the same.

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all the same.

We all, are the same.

F#m

Skin deep!

Underneath,

we all are the same.

Skin deep,

F#m

skin deep,

underneath,

we all the same.

We all are the same.

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