The War On Drugs - Old Skin

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Chord Shapes Used (Relative to capo on 5th fret)
e|--2---3---0---0-----2--|
B|--3---3---0---2-----3--|
G|--2---0---0---2-----0--|
D|--0---0---2---2-----x--|
A|------2---2---0-----2--|
E|------3---0--------(0)-|
G C Am D Gmaj7/B
 
[Intro]
G C x2 (Piano)
 
 
[Verse 1]
GI was born in a pyramid
CBy an old interstate
G CBeen down at the yard, workin' my whole life
GTo follow my father's dream
CThen watch it fade away
Am G CWrapped in our old tired skin
G CPeelin' away
 
 
[Verse 2]
G CAll the flowers lately in our window lay in disarray
G CThe shadows are scattered like rings of gold
Am G CAnd I'm watching the warm lights fade away
GGone, I'm in love with leaving
CLike a fadin' dream
Am G C G AmCall out in the darkest moments of our love
G C G AmFor the rest of my days, why let it linger?
C G AmCome along we're the same
G C G DLet's suffer through the changеs
 
 
[Verse 3] (G chords are passing chords, one strum)
 
D GOh my God, where Do I belong?
C GCan I makе it day to day?
D GI was all alone at the startin' line
C GWhen I watched you slip away
 
 
[Verse 4] (Same as above for G chords)
 
DNow I'm on the run baby, and I don't know why
G C GBut the fear it gets too much to take
D GDoesn't matter just how hard you try
CWhen you feel so far away
GI'm talkin' of the old time
CFeeling dead this way
GTired of the old life
CFeeling dead this way
 
 
[Verse 5]
C G Gmaj7/BWhen you're lost and you're runnin'
GBut the roads have changed
C G Gmaj7/BAnd the forces surround you
GBut you lost control
C G Gmaj7/B GAnd you think that nobody's walkin' by your side
C G Gmaj7/BWhen you're lost in some valley
GRunnin' far behind
C G Gmaj7/B GYeah, you don't need nobody, yeah
 
[Harp Solo]
C G Am G x4
 
[Outro]
C G Am GWell there's a price for everything, they'll try to kill you from the start
C G Am GSo take control of anything that tries to pull us all apart
C G Am GI ain't sure of nothing, babe, 'til I can feel it in my heart
C G Am GSo I keep movin' on
C G Am GYeah, keep holdin' on, mm
C G Am C (repeat to fade..)
Yeah
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