Skinny Love - Birdy

Version 2 of 11
Capo: Fret 5
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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This is more accurate to Birdy's version of 'Skinny Love'.
I made this one 'cause it fits better with my voice.

Capo on 5th fret.


[Intro]

  
  


[Verse 1]

            
Come on skinny

             
 love just las

       
t the year
            
Pour a little 

             
salt we were n

       
ever here
            
My, my, my, my

             
, my, my, my, 

    
my
              
Staring at the

            
 sink of blood

            
 and crushed v

            
eneer

           
I tell my love

              
 to wreck it a

 
ll
            
Cut out all th

             
e ropes and le

       
t me fall
            
My, my, my, my

             
, my, my, my, 

    
my
             
Right in the m

             
oment this ord

                
er's tall


[Chorus]

   
I told you to 

be patient
             
I told you to 

   
be fine
   
I told you to 

be balanced
             
I told you to 

   
be kind
        
In the morning

 I'll be with 

you
             
But it will be

              
 a different "

 
kind"
         
I'll be holdin

g all the tick

ets
              
And you'll be 

             
owning all the

  
 fines

      


[Verse 2]

            
Come on skinny

             
 love what hap

       
pened here
            
Suckle on the 

             
hope in lite b

       
rassiere
            
My, my, my, my

             
, my, my, my, 

    
my
             
Sullen load is

             
 full; so slow

                
 on the split


[Chorus]

   
I told you to 

be patient
             
I told you to 

   
be fine
   
I told you to 

be balanced
             
I told you to 

   
be kind
    
Now all your l

ove is wasted?
             
Then who the h

        
ell was I?
         
Now I'm breaki

ng at the brit

ches
             
And at the end

              
 of all your l


ines


[Outro]


I
           
come on skinny

                               
 love
           
come on skinny

                               
 love 
            
My, my, my, my

             
, my, my, my, 

    
my
            
My, my, my, my

             
, my, my, my, 

    
my
           
           

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