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Skinny Love

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Song: Skinny Love
Artist: Bon Iver
Album: For Emma, Forever Ago
Open tuning...
C-G-E-G-C-C
[basic chord structures]
C|---0----0---0-----0----|
C|---0----0---0-----0----|
G|---2----5---0-----5----|
E|---0----0---0-----7----|
G|---2----5---0-----7----|
C|---x----x---x-----x----|
    Am   C    C/G  G/B
[chorus chords]
C|---0----0-----0--|
C|---0----0-----0--|
G|---0----0-----0--|
E|---8----3-----1--|
G|---9----4-----2--|
C|---x----x-----x--|
    C    G/B    F/A
[cool high note doohickeys]
                           C/G
these are played after the 's
C|---2--4-2-0--2--4-2-0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-----5-5-5-4-|
C|---2--4-2-0--2--4-2-0-----------7-9-7-4-2-4-2-0-----5-5-5-4-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
[the chords don't line up EXACTLY correctly but it's pretty close]
[Verse]
Am             C               C/G
Come on skinny love just last the year
Am            C                  C/G
Pour a little salt we were never here
        Am            C            C/G
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
            G/B                           Am     C      C/G
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
  Am        C              C/G
I tell my love to wreck it all
   Am               C              C/G
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
       Am             C             C/G
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
           G/B                         Am     C     C/G
Right in the moment this order's tall
[Chorus]
     C
I told you to be patient
 G/B            F/A
I told you to be fine
      C
I told you to be balanced
 G/B              F/A
I told you to be kind
           C
In the morning I'll be with you
           G/B              F/A
But it will be a different "kind"
          C
I'll be holding all the tickets
             G/B           F/A
And you'll be owning all the fines
[Verse]
  Am            C              C/G
Come on skinny love what happened here
Am              C            C/G
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
      Am             C          C/G
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
         G/B                           Am      C      C/G
Sullen load is full; so slow on the split
[Chorus]
     C
I told you to be patient
  G/B        F/A
I told you to be fine
      C
I told you to be balanced
 G/B            F/A
I told you to be kind
          C
Now all your love is wasted?
   G/B               F/A
Then who the hell was I?
             C
Now I'm breaking at the britches
        G/B             F/A
And at the end of all your lines
C                                   G/B
 Who will love you?
F/A
 Who will fight?
C            G/B       F/A
 Who will fall far behind?
[Outro]
Am  C  C/G
Am  C  C/G
Am  C  C/G
G/B  Am  C

Skinny Love chords and lyrics

Free chords for Skinny Love by Bon Iver. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Skinny Love
Artist: Bon Iver
Album: For Emma, Forever Ago
Open tuning...
[basic chord structures]
    Am   C    C/G  G/B
[chorus chords]
    C    G/B    F/A
[cool high note doohickeys]
these are played after the C/G's
[the chords don't line up EXACTLY correctly but it's pretty close]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Am  C  C/G
Am  C  C/G
Am  C  C/G
G/B  Am  C

Skinny Love Chords by Bon Iver

Learn how to play Skinny Love by Bon Iver with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Skinny Love chords”, “Skinny Love guitar chords”, or “Bon Iver Skinny Love chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Skinny Love chords and for experienced players who want accurate Skinny Love lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, E, Am, C/G, G/B.

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Is "Skinny Love" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Bon Iver below.

What key is "Skinny Love" in?

The chords for "Skinny Love" show the original chord names (including C, G, E, Am, C/G, G/B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.