Skin On Skin Chords by The Boomtown Rats

Tempo:
142.8 bpm
Chords used:

Em

E

F#

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Boomtown Rats - Skin on Skin chords
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[E]
[G] [C#] [F#]
[Em] [A]
[F#m] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[C] I want to lick the [D] sweat off my mouth.
[Em]
I want to cut in deep and [C] I lick the sink of my [D] teeth and
[Em]
[Bm] [G] [F#] [E]
[F#] [Em] [A]
[F#] [Em] [Am] [Em] I want to crush your [C] mouth and I want to lick your mouth.
I need to bruise your [D] lips and
tell me what did you [Em] know about me.
[E] I want to scratch the [Em] flesh off.
[C] I need to scrape the [D] bones off.
You've got to teach me a thing [Em] or
[E]
my
London stops and everything's swinging.
[C] I look out of your window but there's no street,
[D] nor the powers of bomb.
The night is dead and [Em] the dawn.
And the air seems stale cause the lions cage
[C] and the wind blows low but the beast has been tamed.
[D] So where's the riot?
It's much too quiet [Em] and the breath tastes like rotten feet.
I turn up from the windows but it seems so dead
and there's [C] no one talking but some talking heads.
[D] Yes, tonight you better sleep with a relevant sound.
[Em] Good night.
[F#]
[Em] [A] [F#m]
[Em] [Am] [Bm]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[E] Hate you feel the scratch [F#m] of skin on [E] skin.
Hate you feel the scrape [A] of bone on bone.
Hate you feel the scratch of skin on skin.
[E] Hate you feel the scrape of [Em] bone on bone.
Hate [C] you feel the scratch of skin on skin.
[D] Hate you feel [D#] the scrape of bone on [E]
bone.
Things getting tight close to [Em]
[F#] [G#] 잠ỗi
[D#m] We can stay warm at least [E] for an hour or two
Skin on skin
I need to scratch and bleed [C] it
Skin on skin
I just can't touch and feel [D] it
Skin on skin
We don't talk
[Em]
Skin on skin
I wanna smell the [C] seacoat
Skin on skin
Hot in the summer heat [D] and
Skin on skin
I
[Em] [E] [F#]
[G] [F#] [E] [F#]
[Em] [A] [F#m] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[F#] [G]
[F#] [E] [F#] [Em]
[A] [G]
[Am] [Em]
hate you
[E]
[Am]
[F#m] www.larryweaver.com.
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
F#
134211112
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
F#
134211112
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Let's start jamming The Boomtown Rats - Skin On Skin chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, D, Em, C, E and Em. Kick off your practice at a gentle 71 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 143 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] I want to lick the [D] sweat off _ my mouth. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I want to cut in deep and [C] _ I lick the sink of my [D] teeth _ and _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] I _ _ _ _ want to crush your [C] mouth and I want to lick your mouth.
I need to bruise your [D] lips and
_ _ tell me what did you [Em] know about _ _ _ _ _ _ me.
[E] I want to scratch the [Em] flesh off.
_ [C] I need to scrape the [D] bones off.
_ _ You've got to teach me a thing [Em] or _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
my_
London stops and everything's swinging.
[C] I look out of your window but there's no street,
[D] nor the powers of bomb.
The night is dead and [Em] the dawn. _ _ _ _ _ _
And the air seems stale cause the lions cage
[C] and the wind blows low but the beast has been tamed.
[D] So where's the riot?
It's much too quiet [Em] and the breath tastes like rotten feet. _
_ I turn up from the windows but it seems so dead
and there's [C] no one talking but some talking heads.
[D] Yes, tonight you better sleep with a relevant sound.
[Em] Good night. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Hate you feel the scratch [F#m] of skin on [E] skin.
Hate you feel the scrape [A] of bone on bone.
_ Hate you feel the scratch of skin on skin.
[E] Hate you feel the scrape of [Em] bone on bone.
Hate [C] you feel the scratch of skin on skin.
[D] Hate you feel [D#] the scrape of bone on [E] _ _ _ _ _
bone.
_ Things getting tight close to _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#] 잠ỗi
_ [D#m] We can stay warm at least [E] for an hour or two _
_ _ Skin on skin
I need to scratch and bleed [C] it
Skin on skin
I just can't touch and feel [D] it
Skin on skin
We don't talk _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Skin on skin
I wanna smell the [C] seacoat
Skin on skin
Hot in the summer heat [D] and
Skin on skin
I _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ hate you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] www.larryweaver.com. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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