The Avett Brothers - Skin And Bones

capo 4

intro and verse
G C
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use this intro for the first lines of the verses , you can here the way it is
played in the song . when you play it , don’t pick , strum the entire thing .

it’s the skin and bones that keep me on the road
the shoulderblades of a beast that haunts my soul
G D C
wandering lonely and scared
G D C
i live the tragedy i shared

it’s quick to drag you in but hard to shake
it gives but doesn’t match how much it takes
G D C
growing stronger and loud
G D C
i lived it but now i’m wanting out

Em C
i built the fence , i hung the sign
G D
wine red letters said ’keep in mind
C G
where i been so don’t come in’
Em C
but how long can you live in shame
G D
and drop a life long curse on your own last name
C G
the trouble is , i’m used to it

intro x2

it’s the questions that keep me turning back
to see those rumors turned to fact
G D C
wandering lonely and scared
G D C
i live the tragedy i shared

Em C
i built the fence , i hung the sign
G D
blood red letters said ’keep in mind
C G
where we’ve been so don’t come in’
Em C
but how long can we live in shame
G D
and drop a life long curse on your own last names
C G
the trouble is , we’re used to it
C G
the trouble is , we’re used to it
C G
the trouble is , we’re used to it

intro x2

it’s the tin and the board that keep me going home
but it’s who i Am that won’t let me alone
G D C
growing stronger and loud
G D C
growing stronger and loud
G D C
growing stronger and loud