Learn to play "Skipalong" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
B F# G#m So tired of feeling blue. B F# G#m Such a heavy weight on you. B F# G#m So shake it off and make your way E B To somewhere different E D# To somewhere different G#m Oh no now you're leaving me E D# Oh what will you do all alone G#m In the big bad world? E But I'm not worried, no. Chorus: B F# Ahh ohh so you're gonna skipalong G#m E Quite merrily baby you're gonna revel in, hating what's going B F# on. And you're like a sugar bomb. And G#m no harm will come, no E B harm will come if you just skipalong Acting oblivious Comes natural to us Keep smiling knowing all the while the world will fall apart The world will fall apart, ah-ah-oh Chorus: So we're gonna skip along Oh quite merrily baby We're gonna revel in hating what's going on And you're like a sugar bomb And no harm will come No harm will come if we just skip along F# Wouldn't it be lovely to be home? oh G#m Safe and sound and no one left E B To bring us down but so far away. Chorus: So I'm gonna skip along Quite merrily baby I'm gonna revel in hating what's going on And I'm like a sugar bomb And no harm will come No harm will come if I just skip along Yeah, we're gonna skip along Quite merrily baby We're gonna revel in hating what's going on And you're like a sugar bomb, bomb, bomb And no harm will come No harm will come if we just skip along Skip along, skip along, la-de-da No harm will come if we just skip along You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD# ![]() E ![]() F# ![]() G#m ![]() B ![]() 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. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Skipalong" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Skipalong" by Lenka.