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[Intro]
E  B   A   E
[Verse 1]
EIf you break these moth wing fBeelings
Powdery dust on your fAingers
Well no we're not praying we're kEneeling.
Hard enough just to say you belBieve them
Well how the heck'dya think you could bAeat them
At the same time that you're trying to be Ethem
Hard enough just to say you don't need Bit when they
Serve it up well you will still eAat it
Well satellite and satellite Eskin
[Verse 2]
EJust to knock just to say you don't vBisit
Well, when everybody's willing to lAisten
Oh satellite, satellite skinE  
You can say what you want you're fBorgiven
Well happy fucking congratulAations
Everyone, everyone wEins
Just like being my own solar sBystem
Doing good things but then totally ecAlipse them
Oh what's the use, oh what the hell
solo
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p6h7p6---4-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------6666-6666-7-6--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p6h7p6--4-----------4---------------------4---------------------|
D|-------------6666-6666---6--4-4444-4444-4444---6---222222222222222-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
EIf you break these moth wing fBeelings
Butterfly knives in the Aceiling
Well everyone, everyone's wEaiting
Detachments get praised and Bcompleted
You can say what you want and not Amean it
When no one really seems to be Ewaiting
If you sweep up this mess I've Bcreated
Nothing's left to show I eAxisted
Oh satellite, satellite skiEn
Bridge:
 N.C                 A  B  
Asking for a question
Was it C#measier sAaid than was actually dBone?
Do you C#meven believe AthatB  
Do you C#meven believAe that there's a race to be won?
solo
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p6h7p6---4-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------6666-6666-7-6--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p6h7p6--4-----------4---------------------4---------------------|
D|-------------6666-6666---6--4-4444-4444-4444---6---222222222222222-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
EIf you break these moth wing fBeelings
I have seen it all beAcome satellite skin
Orbiting some eyesE  
EA knack to not thats Bnot their opinions
Get stacked in aAll those usual avoided spotsE  
EJust to tell you how I could nBot have seen
Through to the gist of tAhose unhappy
Happy accidentsE  

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Satellite Skin

by Modest Mouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

E B A E

[Verse 1]

E B

If you break these moth wing feelings

Powdery dust on your fingers

Well no we're not praying we're kneeling.

Hard enough just to say you believe them

Well how the heck'dya think you could beat them

At the same time that you're trying to be them

Hard enough just to say you don't need it when they

Serve it up well you will still eat it

Well satellite and satellite skin

[Verse 2]

E B

Just to knock just to say you don't visit

Well, when everybody's willing to listen

Oh satellite, satellite skin

You can say what you want you're forgiven

Well happy fucking congratulations

Everyone, everyone wins

Just like being my own solar system

Doing good things but then totally eclipse them

Oh what's the use, oh what the hell

solo

e|------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--7p6h7p6---4-----------------------------------------|

D|---------------6666-6666-7-6--------------------------|

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

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

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--7p6h7p6--4-----------4---------------------4---------------------|

|-------------6666-6666---6--4-4444-4444-4444---6---222222222222222-|

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

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

[Verse 3]

E B

If you break these moth wing feelings

Butterfly knives in the ceiling

Well everyone, everyone's waiting

Detachments get praised and completed

You can say what you want and not mean it

When no one really seems to be waiting

If you sweep up this mess I've created

Nothing's left to show I existed

Oh satellite, satellite skin

Bridge:

A B

N.C

Asking for a question

C#m A B

Was it easier said than was actually done?

C#m A B

Do you even believe that

C#m A

Do you even believe that there's a race to be won?

solo

e|------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--7p6h7p6---4-----------------------------------------|

D|---------------6666-6666-7-6--------------------------|

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

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

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--7p6h7p6--4-----------4---------------------4---------------------|

|-------------6666-6666---6--4-4444-4444-4444---6---222222222222222-|

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

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

[Verse 4]

E B

If you break these moth wing feelings

I have seen it all become satellite skin

Orbiting some eyes

E B

A knack to not thats not their opinions

A E

Get stacked in all those usual avoided spots

E B

Just to tell you how I could not have seen

Through to the gist of those unhappy

Happy accidents

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