Skin
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Intro
D G
D G
D G
D G
Verse
D G D G
I just want to feel at home in my skin
D G D
There's no peace without if there's a war within
A
There's no rest that I can see
Bm G
When you're your own worst enemy
D G D d
It almost took me forty years to figure out
Verse
D G D
That the call was coming from inside the house
A
The greatest lie the devil tells
Bm G
Is that he is someone else
A
And we die swinging at a ghost
Bm A
Instead of looking in ourselves
So
[Refrão]
G Bm A
Cover me in tattoos of my old ladies' names
G Bm A
And symbols that remind me when I lose my way-ay
G D G
That Heaven is not just a place we go some day
D G
Oh, it's not far away
A G
It's hiding in plain sight and covered in
G D/F# A A
Skiii-iiii-in
G D/F# A A
All worn in
Verse
D G D G
So if there's something in my soul you need to save
D G D G
It's to know that we're the ocean, not the wave
A
And there are times that I feel free
Bm A
When it washes over me
So
[Refrão]
G Bm A
Cover me in tattoos of my old ladies' names
G Bm A
And symbols that remind me when I lose my way-ay
G D G
That Heaven is not just a place we go some day
D G
Oh, it's not far away
A G
It's hiding in plain sight and covered in
G D/F# A
Skiiiiiiiin
G D/F# A A G D A
Oh oh yeah
Break
D G D A
I was born with an old soul
G D A
That forgot how to get home
G D A
It comes back in glimpses
G D A
Like a dark room picture
G D A
I remember as I burn
D G
And I learn as I unlearn
D/F# A
And unlearn and unlearn
[Refrão]
G Bm A
So cover me in tattoos of my old ladies' names
G Bm A
And symbols that remind me when I lose my way-ay
G D G
That Heaven is not just a place we go some day
D G
Oh, it's not far away
A G
It's hiding in plain sight and covered in
Outro
G D A A
Skiiiiiin
G D A A
Oh oh, yeah
G D A D G D/F# A
Ski-in
How to play Skin
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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.