Chords for Skippin' Work Today

Tempo:
142.7 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Cm

F

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Skippin' Work Today chords
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[F] [Cm]
[F]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Cm] [F]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] Out of bed, [Cm] grab my [Bb] shoes Off to [F]
work, no [Cm] time to lose
[Dm] Last night I had fun, [Cm] but I'm a [F] sleepy one [Dm] today
[Fm]
[F] So [Bb] it's [Dm] off to work, [Cm] I hate to go
[F] [Dm] But I just took off [Cm] two days [Bb] ago
[F] Oh, it's [Dm] such a lovely day
[Cm] How I'd like to stay [Bb] away and do [Cm] some things I like to
[F] do
[Bb] [Dm]
Skipping work [Cm] is on my
[C] [Bb] mind Don't [Dm] look for me, [Eb] oh, that's a [C] fine
[Dm] My boss will be there, [Cm] but I'll be [Bb] oh so [F] glad
[Bb] Today, [Dm]
[Cm] maybe [D] not tomorrow [Gm] There must be [Dm] something I can say
[Gm] A reason [Dm] to take off today [Cm] I know my boss [Dm] thinks that I'm insane
[Cm] But it's too nice a day [Eb] to tax my brain [F] That's why
Skipping work [Cm] is on my mind [Dm] Don't look for me, [Eb] oh, that's a fine
[Bb] [F] [Dm] Oh, J.B. [F]
feels the same [Cm] Life is [Bb] just a [F] game [G] we [Am] play
[Bb] [Bbm]
[G] [Cm] Skipping work can bring me sorrow [Dm] I could [G] lose my [Am]
[Bb] job [G] tomorrow
[Eb] But [Cm] I'm skipping work [F] [Eb]
I'm skipping [Bb] [Cm]
work
Skipping [Bb] work today
[Dm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Dm]
[Cm] la [F] la la
[Bb] [Dm] [Cm]
[Fm] [Dm]
[F] [Cm] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[C] [F]
[Dm]
[Cm] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Dm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
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To learn Eddie Kendricks - Skippin Work Today chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, Dm, Cm, F, Bb, Cm, Bb, F and Dm in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 71 BPM before aiming for the song's 143 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] Out of bed, _ [Cm] _ _ grab my _ [Bb] shoes _ _ _ Off to [F]
work, no [Cm] time to _ lose
_ [Dm] _ _ Last night I had fun, _ [Cm] _ but I'm a [F] sleepy one [Dm] _ today _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] So [Bb] it's [Dm] off to work, _ [Cm] I hate to go
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ But I just took off _ [Cm] two days [Bb] ago _
_ [F] Oh, it's [Dm] such a lovely _ day
_ [Cm] _ How I'd like to stay _ [Bb] away _ and do [Cm] some things I like to _
_ [F] do
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Skipping work [Cm] is on my _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] mind Don't [Dm] look for me, [Eb] oh, _ _ that's a [C] fine
[Dm] _ My boss will be there, _ _ [Cm] but I'll be [Bb] oh so [F] glad
[Bb] _ Today, _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ maybe [D] not tomorrow _ [Gm] _ _ _ There must be [Dm] something I can say
_ [Gm] _ A _ _ reason [Dm] to take off today _ _ [Cm] _ I _ know my boss [Dm] thinks that I'm insane
_ [Cm] But it's too nice a day [Eb] _ to tax my brain [F] That's why _ _ _
Skipping work [Cm] is on my mind _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ Don't look for me, _ [Eb] oh, that's a fine
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ Oh, J.B. [F]
feels the same [Cm] _ Life is [Bb] just a [F] game [G] we _ [Am] play
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ Skipping work _ can bring _ me sorrow [Dm] _ _ _ I could _ _ _ [G] lose my [Am] _
[Bb] job [G] tomorrow
_ [Eb] _ _ But _ [Cm] _ I'm skipping _ work [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
I'm skipping [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm]
work _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Skipping _ [Bb] work _ _ _ _ today
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ la [F] la la
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_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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