The letter notes below for “Skinny Love” are great fun to play 🙂 The song was originally performed by Bon Iver and famously covered by Birdy on her debut album.
A great practice piece, whatever instrument you’re learning!
G# B B-B ^C# B B G# G#
Come on skinny love just last the year
G# B B-G# ^C#
Pour a little salt
B B B-E G#-F#-E
We were never here ~
.B C# E
My my my
.B C# E
My my my
C# E G# C# E
My my my my my…
E – E F# G# A G# F#
Staring at the sink of blood
E .B .B – C#
And crushed veneer
G# B ^C# B B E G#
Tell my love to wreck it all
G# B B G# ^C#
Cut out all the ropes
B B E G#-F#-E
And let me fall ~
.B C# E
My my my
.B C# E
My my my
C# E G# C# E
My my my my my…
E E E F#-G#
Right in the moment
E F#-E F#-E
This order’s tall…
E E B G# G# F# F#-G#
And I told you to be patient
E E B G# G# F# E
And I told you to be fine
E E B G# G# F# F#-F#
And I told you to be balanced
E E B G# G# F# F#-E
And I told you to be kind ~
E E B – G# G# F# F# G#
In the morning I’ll be with you
E E B G# G#-F# E
But it’ll be a different kind
E E E B – G#
‘Cause I’ll be holding
G# F# F#-G#
All the tickets
E E E B – B
And I’ll be owning
G# G# F#-E
All the fines…
G# B B-G# ^C#
Come on skinny love
B B – E G#
What happened here
G#-B B G# ^C#
Suckle on the hope
B B E-G#-G#-F#-E
In light brassiere ~
.B C# E
My my my
.B C# E
My my my
C# E G# C# E
My my my my my…
F#-G# A G# F#-E E E C#
Sullen load is full on the split
E E B G# G# F# F#-F#-G#
And I told you to be patient ~
E E B G# G# F# E
And I told you to be fine
E E B G# G# F# F#-F#-G#
And I told you to be balanced
E E B G# G# F# E
And I told you to be kind
E B G# G# F# F#-G#-E
Now all your love is wasted
E B G# G# F# E
Then who the hell was I?
E E B – B G# G# F#-G#
Now I’m breaking all the bridges
E E B G# G# F# E
At the end of all your lies.
G# G# B G#
Who will love you?
G# F# E
Who will fight?
G# B ^C# ^C#-B
And who will fall
F# F#-E
Far behind?
G# B B-B ^C#-B
Come on skinny love
.B C# E
My my my
.B C# E
My my my
C# E G# C# E
My my my my my…
.B C# E
My my my
.B C# E
My my my
C# E G# C# E
My my my my my…