Skin Divers
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D D
walking under skies, waiting for the fall
C A# F
meet me at the cornershop I show you it all
D D
free you of your mind, something you won’t find
C A# F
in the West End pages with yer Google-dirty fingers
D D C A# F
it’s a skin dive deep, silence, we are ... going underwater
D D C A# F
it’s a lifeline teardrop, bullets, all night ... dip into the water
D
Baby, that's what it feels like when you come up for air
D
When you come up for air
C
You feel brand new, when you come up for air
A# F
When you come up for air
D
That's what it feels like when you come up for air
D
When you come up for air
C
You feel brand new, when you come up for air
A# F
When you come up for air
D D
wipe us off the face of the human race
C A# F
whichever way you look it’s indisposed or disgraced
D D
fighting on the shore, the hoi polloi want more
C A# F
howling bloody murder but it’s nothing, just a murmur
D D C A# F
in your skin dive in deep, silence, we are ... going underwater
D D C A# F
it’s a lifeline teardrop, bullets, all night ... slip into the water
D
Baby, that's what it feels like when you come up for air
D
When you come up for air
C
You feel brand new, when you come up for air
A# F
When you come up for air
D
That's what it feels like when you come up for air
D
When you come up for air
C
You feel brand new, when you come up for air
A# F
When you come up for air
D D
a blushing rose is torn from these sugar walls
C A# F
I misplaced my future, could I please borrow yours?
D D
paint it opalscene, you know what I mean
C A# F
anything you want to be, the only thing you want from me ...
D D C A# F
skin dive in deep, silence, we are ... going underwater
D D C A# F
it’s a lifeline teardrop, bullets, all night ... going South Dakota
D D C A# F (2x)
D D
Baby girl, you swimmin' a little too deep
C A# F
So deep that I think you might hit a reef
D D
I think you're low on oxygen and your tube got a leak
C
Baby girl, swim to the top
A# F
Grab my hand and hold me and breath
D
Baby, that's what it feels like when you come up for air
D
When you come up for air
C
You feel brand new, when you come up for air
A# F
When you come up for air
D
That's what it feels like when you come up for air
D
When you come up for air
C
You feel brand new, when you come up for air
A# F
When you come up for air
D D C A# F (3x)
D D C A#
How to play Skin Divers
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.