Skipping Stone
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Capo 2
Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5
I'm getting good at saying goodbye,
Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5 Bb5 F#5
But I've always been better at believing
C#5 Ab5
That you're better off
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Wherever you go
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Go with all your heart
F#5 F#5 Ab5
Worn out
Bb5 F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
And broken in like hand-me downs
F#5 Bb5
And every memory
Ab5 C#5
Is like a skipping stone
F#5
You'll never understand
Bb5
How long it took the tides
C#5
To bring them back to us
Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5
Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5
I'm getting good at saying goodbye, saying goodbye
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Wherever you go
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Go with all your heart
F#5 F#5 Ab5
Worn out
Bb5 F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
And broken in like hand-me downs
F#5 Bb5
And every memory
Ab5 C#5
Is like a skipping stone
F#5
You'll never understand
Bb5
How long it took the tides
C#5 F#5
To bring them back to us
Bb5 Ab5
And we grow
C#5 F#5
Into those sadder songs
Bb5 C#5
And leave our love behind in every single line
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(in relation to capo)
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
A|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|---|
E|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-4-|
Ab5 Bb5
Maybe that's the only place it can really live
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
A|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|-----4-/-6-----------6---9------|---|
E|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-0-----------7---0-----------7--|-4-|
Ab5 Bb5 F#5
But you could never understand
Ab5
You don't care, you don't care
Bb5 F#5
You would never understand
Ab5 Bb5
You don't care, you don't care
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Wherever you go
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Wherever you go
F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5 F#5 F#5 Ab5 Bb5
Wherever you go
F#5 Bb5
And every memory
Ab5 C#5
Is like a skipping stone
F#5
You'll never understand
Bb5
How long it took the tides
C#5 F#5
To bring them back to us
Bb5 Ab5
And we grow
C#5 F#5
Into those sadder songs
Bb5 C#5
And leave our love behind in every single line
Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5 Bb5 F#5 C#5 Ab5
I'm getting good at saying goodbye, saying goodbye
How to play Skipping Stone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb5. 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.