Shed Some Skin Chords by Slow Gherkin
Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
Gb
Abm
E
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gbm] [B]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Eb] [E]
[B] [Gb]
It's [B]
Christmas Day [Gb] in gay Paris [Ab] Not so gay [Eb] for gay Lindsay
[E] 16 hours [B] in a sweaty kitchen [Gb] For money makes men, I'm a [Bb] waste [B] looker
6am [Em] [Gb] on the subway [Abm] Stop station [Eb] through the park
[E] Crowds of people [B] standing, LA screaming [Ebm] What's going [Gb] on, oh no, I must be [Abm] dreaming
Now the city [Ebm] forgets, they didn't even [Abm] perceive A train's just [Db] blown up, we [E] can't get [B] away
[Abm] [Eb] [Abm] [Eb]
[E] [Gb] [B]
[Gb]
[B] London's travelled [Gb] wide and far [Abm] Back from the [Eb] US and far
[E] Went there to [B] pursue a life of calling [Ebm] Found only [Gb] numb, choked and helpless and longing
[B] Now you're back [Gb] at home today [Abm] Back in the [Eb] old, new wed say
[E] Poof of handfuls [B] of your native [Gb] dutch And cropped Dutch nicely in a drank [Bb] down [Abm] line
Another failed [Ebm] attempt, it's just fine to [Abm] pretend Now your life's back where [Db] you started [E] again
[B]
I [Gb] [Abm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [E]
[B] [Gb]
[B]
[Em] [Gm] [Abm]
[B] saw [E] what [Gb] you see I [Abm]
[E] saw, I [B] saw where I'm blown [Gb] up now
[B] Today's your 20th birthday [Abm] Alone you walk [B] the banks of Maine
[E] As time runs out to [B] write the second verse of the love song of J.
Alfred [A] [B] Ruprock
While you're gone, [Gb] we'll be here still [Abm] Just beyond [Eb] those misted hills
[E] I'm happy that [Dbm] you [B] got me off the end [Gb] Left this plastic never never land
[Abm] Am I beating a [Ebm] script?
I feel the wall's [Abm] closing in quickly
And finally [Db] we're all sharing [E] something
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [E]
[Abm]
[Gb] [B] [D]
[N]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Eb] [E]
[B] [Gb]
It's [B]
Christmas Day [Gb] in gay Paris [Ab] Not so gay [Eb] for gay Lindsay
[E] 16 hours [B] in a sweaty kitchen [Gb] For money makes men, I'm a [Bb] waste [B] looker
6am [Em] [Gb] on the subway [Abm] Stop station [Eb] through the park
[E] Crowds of people [B] standing, LA screaming [Ebm] What's going [Gb] on, oh no, I must be [Abm] dreaming
Now the city [Ebm] forgets, they didn't even [Abm] perceive A train's just [Db] blown up, we [E] can't get [B] away
[Abm] [Eb] [Abm] [Eb]
[E] [Gb] [B]
[Gb]
[B] London's travelled [Gb] wide and far [Abm] Back from the [Eb] US and far
[E] Went there to [B] pursue a life of calling [Ebm] Found only [Gb] numb, choked and helpless and longing
[B] Now you're back [Gb] at home today [Abm] Back in the [Eb] old, new wed say
[E] Poof of handfuls [B] of your native [Gb] dutch And cropped Dutch nicely in a drank [Bb] down [Abm] line
Another failed [Ebm] attempt, it's just fine to [Abm] pretend Now your life's back where [Db] you started [E] again
[B]
I [Gb] [Abm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [E]
[B] [Gb]
[B]
[Em] [Gm] [Abm]
[B] saw [E] what [Gb] you see I [Abm]
[E] saw, I [B] saw where I'm blown [Gb] up now
[B] Today's your 20th birthday [Abm] Alone you walk [B] the banks of Maine
[E] As time runs out to [B] write the second verse of the love song of J.
Alfred [A] [B] Ruprock
While you're gone, [Gb] we'll be here still [Abm] Just beyond [Eb] those misted hills
[E] I'm happy that [Dbm] you [B] got me off the end [Gb] Left this plastic never never land
[Abm] Am I beating a [Ebm] script?
I feel the wall's [Abm] closing in quickly
And finally [Db] we're all sharing [E] something
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [E]
[Abm]
[Gb] [B] [D]
[N]
Key:
B
Gb
Abm
E
Eb
B
Gb
Abm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ It's _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ Christmas Day [Gb] in gay Paris [Ab] Not so gay [Eb] for gay Lindsay
[E] 16 hours [B] in a sweaty kitchen [Gb] For money makes men, I'm a [Bb] waste [B] looker
6am [Em] [Gb] on the subway [Abm] Stop station [Eb] through the park _ _
_ [E] Crowds of people [B] standing, LA screaming [Ebm] What's going [Gb] on, oh no, I must be [Abm] dreaming
Now the city [Ebm] forgets, they didn't even [Abm] perceive A train's just [Db] blown up, we [E] can't get _ [B] _ away _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ London's travelled [Gb] wide and far [Abm] Back from the [Eb] US and far
[E] Went there to [B] pursue a life of calling [Ebm] Found only [Gb] numb, choked and helpless and longing
[B] Now you're back [Gb] at home today _ [Abm] Back in the [Eb] old, new wed say
[E] Poof of handfuls [B] of your native _ [Gb] dutch And cropped Dutch nicely in a drank [Bb] down [Abm] line
Another failed [Ebm] attempt, it's just fine to [Abm] pretend Now your life's back where [Db] you started [E] again
[B] _ _
I _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] saw _ [E] what [Gb] you see I _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [E] saw, I [B] saw where I'm blown [Gb] up _ now
[B] Today's your _ 20th birthday [Abm] Alone you walk [B] the banks of Maine
[E] As time runs out to [B] write the second verse of the love song of J.
Alfred [A] _ [B] Ruprock
While you're gone, [Gb] we'll be here still [Abm] Just beyond [Eb] those misted hills
[E] I'm happy that [Dbm] you [B] got me off the end [Gb] Left this plastic never never land
[Abm] _ Am I beating a [Ebm] script?
I feel the wall's [Abm] closing in quickly
And finally [Db] we're all sharing [E] something
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ It's _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ Christmas Day [Gb] in gay Paris [Ab] Not so gay [Eb] for gay Lindsay
[E] 16 hours [B] in a sweaty kitchen [Gb] For money makes men, I'm a [Bb] waste [B] looker
6am [Em] [Gb] on the subway [Abm] Stop station [Eb] through the park _ _
_ [E] Crowds of people [B] standing, LA screaming [Ebm] What's going [Gb] on, oh no, I must be [Abm] dreaming
Now the city [Ebm] forgets, they didn't even [Abm] perceive A train's just [Db] blown up, we [E] can't get _ [B] _ away _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ London's travelled [Gb] wide and far [Abm] Back from the [Eb] US and far
[E] Went there to [B] pursue a life of calling [Ebm] Found only [Gb] numb, choked and helpless and longing
[B] Now you're back [Gb] at home today _ [Abm] Back in the [Eb] old, new wed say
[E] Poof of handfuls [B] of your native _ [Gb] dutch And cropped Dutch nicely in a drank [Bb] down [Abm] line
Another failed [Ebm] attempt, it's just fine to [Abm] pretend Now your life's back where [Db] you started [E] again
[B] _ _
I _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[B] saw _ [E] what [Gb] you see I _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [E] saw, I [B] saw where I'm blown [Gb] up _ now
[B] Today's your _ 20th birthday [Abm] Alone you walk [B] the banks of Maine
[E] As time runs out to [B] write the second verse of the love song of J.
Alfred [A] _ [B] Ruprock
While you're gone, [Gb] we'll be here still [Abm] Just beyond [Eb] those misted hills
[E] I'm happy that [Dbm] you [B] got me off the end [Gb] Left this plastic never never land
[Abm] _ Am I beating a [Ebm] script?
I feel the wall's [Abm] closing in quickly
And finally [Db] we're all sharing [E] something
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _