Skinny Love Birdy
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Birdy's Version arranged for guitar based on Am, F and C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzCDt2eidg (Skinny Love - Birdy)
The chorded version is underneath.
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Each |----------------| represents a bar in 4/4 In the chorus, there is a bar in 2/4 (|--------|, it's meant to be like that)
Capo 4th fret
INTRO
E|0-------1-------|0---------------|0-------1-------|0-----------0---| B|1-------1-------|1-------0-------|1-------1-------|1-------0---0---| G|2-------2-------|0---------------|2-------2-------|0---------0-----| D|2-------3-------|2---------------|2-------3-------|2---------------| A|0-------3-------|3---------------|0-------3-------|3---------------| e|0-------1-------|0---------------|0-------1-------|0---------------|
VERSE 1
E|0-------1-------|0-----------0---|0-------1-------|0-----------0---| B|1-------1-------|1-------0---0---|1-------1-------|1-------0---0---| G|2-------2-------|0---------0-----|2-------2-------|0---------0-----| D|2-------3-------|2---------------|2-------3-------|2---------------| A|0-------3-------|3---------------|0-------3-------|3---------------| e|0-------1-------|0---------------|0-------1-------|0---------------|
Come on skinny love just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
E|----------------|----0-------0---|1---0-----------|0---------------| B|1---1-----------|----1-------1---|1-------3---1---|1-------1p0-----| G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0-|2---------------|2-----------2p0-| D|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------| A|----------3---3-|--------3-------|0---------------|0---------------| e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
VERSE 2
E|8---------------|----0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---| B|----------------|----1---0---1-3-|1---1-----------|0---1---1---1-3-| G|----5-------2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----| D|----7-------3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------| A|--7---7---3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------| e|--------1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
E|----------------|----0-------0---|1---0-----------|0---------------| B|1---1-----------|----1-------1---|1-------3---1---|1---------------| G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0-|2---------------|2---------------| D|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------| A|----------3---3-|--------3-------|0---------------|0-----------0-2-| e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
Right in the moment this order's tall
CHORUS
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------| G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---| A|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------| G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---| A|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different kind
E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------| B|1---1-------1---|0---0---|----------------|1-----1---------| G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----------| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----|2---2-------2---|--2-------------| A|----------------|--------|--0---0---0---0-|----------------| e|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
VERSE III
E|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---| B|1---1-----------|1---1---1---1-3-|1---1-----------|1---1---0---1-3-| G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----| D|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------| A|----------3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Come on skinny love what happened here
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
E|----------------|----0-------0---|1---0-----------|0---------------| B|1---1-----------|----1-------1---|1-------3---1---|1---------------| G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0-|2---------------|2---------------| D|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------| A|----------3---3-|--------3-------|0---------------|0-----------0-2-| e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
Sullen load is full so slow on the split
CHORUS
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------| G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---| A|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------| G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---| A|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different kind
E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------| B|1---1-------1---|0---0---|----------------|1-----1---------| G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----------| D|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----|2---2-------2---|--2-------------| A|----------------|--------|--0---0---0---0-|----------------| e|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
BRIDGE
E|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|----------------|--------0-------| B|1---------------|----3---1-----3-|1-----------3---|1---1-------1---|1-----1-1-------| G|0---------------|--------0-------|0---------------|----------------|----2---2-------| D|2---------------|--------2-------|2---------------|--2---2-2-2---2-|--2-----2-------| A|3---------------|--------2-------|3---------------|----------------|--------0-------| e|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|--------0-------|
Who will love you? who will fight?
And who will fall, far behind?
VERSE IV (OUTRO)
E|----------------|----0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---| B|1---1-----------|----1---1---1-3-|1---1-----------|1---1---0---1-3-| G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----| D|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------| A|----------3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Come on skinny love ...
E|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---| B|1---1---------0-|1---1---1---1-3-|1---1-----------|1---1---0---1-3-| G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----| D|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------| A|----------3-----|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my - my my ...
E|----------------|0------0--------|----------------|0-----0-0-------| B|1---1-----------|1---1-0-----0---|1------1--------|1---1---1-------| G|2---2---2---2---|--0--0----0-----|2---2-2-2---2---|--0-----0-------| D|--2---2-3---3---|--------------4-|--2--2--3---3---|--------2-------| A|----------3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|--------3-------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorded version
Capo 4th fret
Am F C (2x)
[Am]Come on skinny [F]love just last the y[C]ear
[Am]Pour a little s[F]alt we were never he[C]re
My my my[Am] - my my m[F]y - my my my my - my m[C]y ...
Staring at the [Am]sink of blood and crushed [Am]veneer
[Am]I tell my [F]love to wreck it [C]all
[Am]Cut out all the [F]ropes and let me [C]fall
My my my[Am] - my my m[F]y - my my my my - my m[C]y ...
Right in the [Am]moment this order's[Am] tall
I [C]told you to be patient I [Em]told you to be[Am] fine
I [C]told you to be balanced I[Em] told you to b[Am]e kind
In the mo[C]rning I'll be with you
But it will [Em]be a different[Am] kind
I'll be ho[C]lding all the tickets
And you'll be o[Em]wning all the [Am]fines
[Am]Come on skinny[F] love what happened[C] here
[Am]Suckle on the [F]hope in lite brassi[C]ere
My my my[Am] - my my m[F]y - my my my - my m[C]y ...
Sullen l[Am]oad is full so slow on the [Am]split
I t[C]old you to be patient I t[Em]old you to be [Am]fine
I t[C]old you to be balanced I [Em]told you to be[Am] kind
Now a[C]ll your love is wasted then [Em]who the hell wa[Am]s I?
Cause now I'm br[C]eaking at the britches
And at the [Em]end of all your [Am]lines
[C]Who will love you? [Em]who will [Am]fight?
[C]And who will fall, [Em]far be[Am]hind?
[Am]Come on skinny [F]love ........[C] [(Am] [F] [C)]
My my my[Am] - my my m[F]y - my my my - my my .[C].. (x2)
Am F C (2x)
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