Skinny Love

Bon Iver - Skinny Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Skinny Love" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Skinny Love Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Iver

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Skinny Love" smoothly on your guitar.

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Intro: Am  C   C   C
       Am  C   C   C
       Am  C   C   C
       D   D   Am  Am
       C   C   C   C

 Am             C                  C     C
Come on skinny love just last the year
Am             C                  C    C
Pour a little salt we were never here
         Am          C       C    C
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
                D                  D        Am  Am
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer

C  C  C  C

Am           C               C    C
  I tell my love to wreck it all
Am               C                C    C
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
         Am          C       C   C
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
              D  D                Am  Am
Right in the moment this order's tall

Chorus:
   C              C
I told you to be patient
   G              F
I told you to be fine
   C              C
I told you to be balanced
   G              F
I told you to be kind
        C               C
In the morning I'll be with you
             G               F
But it will be a different "kind"
         C               C
I'll be holding all the tickets
              G               F   F   F   F
And you'll be owning all the fines

 Am              C                   C     C
Come on, skinny love, what happened here?
 Am            C                 C  C
Suckle on the hope in light brassieres
         Am          C       C   C
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my
                D         D            Am  Am
Sullen load is full, so slow on the split

A  A  A  A

Chorus:
       C              C
And I told you to be patient
       G              F
And I told you to be fine
       C              C
And I told you to be balanced
       G              F
And I told you to be kind
        C                 C
And now all your love is wasted
           G              F
And then who the hell was I?
          C               C
And I'm breaking at the britches
           G                F   F   F   F
And at the end of all your lines

C           C
  Who will love you?
G           F
  Who will fight?
C           C G        F   F   F   F
  Who will fall far behind?

Am  C   C   C
Am  C   C   C
Am  C   C   C
D   D   Am  Am


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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Skinny Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver.

Bon Iver - Skinny Love: Guitar Chords

Learn Skinny Love Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Iver

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