Chord/Tab song: Skinny Love

Skinny Love - Bon Iver

Birdy's Version arranged for guitar based on Am, F and C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vaNzCDt2eidg (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)