Skinny Love by Birdy

Skinny Love tab by Birdy

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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)

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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       F          C
Come on skinny love just last the year
Am       F          C
Pour a little salt we were never here
    Am    F           C
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
        Am            Am
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer

Am    F        C
I tell my love to wreck it all
Am       F        C
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
    Am    F           C
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
       Am         Am
Right in the moment this order's tall

C            Em      Am
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
 C            Em      Am
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
     C
In the morning I'll be with you
      Em      Am
But it will be a different kind
     C
I'll be holding all the tickets
        Em      Am
And you'll be owning all the fines

Am      F         C
Come on skinny love what happened here
Am      F         C
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
    Am    F         C
My my my - my my my - my my my - my my ...
    Am             Am
Sullen load is full so slow on the split

C            Em      Am
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
  C            Em      Am
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
   C              Em       Am
Now all your love is wasted then who the hell was I?
        C
Cause now I'm breaking at the britches
      Em       Am
And at the end of all your lines

C         Em    Am
Who will love you? who will fight?
C         Em  Am
And who will fall, far behind?

Am       F      C  (Am F C)
Come on skinny love ........
    Am    F           C
My my my - my my my - my my my - my my ... (x2)

Am F C (2x)

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