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Skeleton Song by Kate Nash
Skeleton Song
Intro: A F#m E
A
Skeleton you are my friend
F#m E
But you are made of bone
(continues in a similar vein until the chorus)
Chorus: (chord changes are oddly timed here)
A
And I should have known
F#m E D
That it wouldn't be long until you've
F#m E D A
Got me standing in an awkward position with
F# E D A
Unwanted attention and a need for explanation and it's
F# E D A
Not that I'm letting go of you
F# E D A
But I dunno what to do
...Verse again. Chorus again.
Bridge: (strum faster)
Dm
And some
Am
Times
Dm
At at at at at at at night
(and so on)
When it decelerates, start playing an A major chord instead, then slow down into the verse:
A
...And smash...
A F# E
But skeleton, you are my friend...
(etc)
It's one more go at the chorus, and then the song finishes, which is all easy enough.
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version 2
CAPO SECOND
Chords (Related To Capo): G:320033
Em:022000
D:x00232
C:x32010
Intro 2x: G Em D (G)
VERSE ONE:
G
Skeleton you are my friend
Em D G Em D
But you are made of bone
G
And you have got no flesh and blood
Em D G Em D
Running through you to help protect the bone
G Em D
Skeleton we have been friends for years
G
And you have seen me through some trials
Em D G
And tribulations and some tears
Em D G Em D
But everybody thinks I'm weird
CHORUS: /Weird Chord Progression Change\
G
And I should have known
Em D C
That it wouldn't be long
Em D C G
Until you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
Em D C G
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
Em D C G
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
Em D C G
But I don't know what to do
VERSE TWO: /Same Chord Progression As The Beginning\
G Em D
Skeleton we are so close
G
But you have got no body
Em D G Em
G
So why do you insist on wearing clothes
G Em
Skeleton when we were young
D
It was easy
G
Even though the other kids
Em D
They would tease me
G Em
But I was only seven I had you
D G
But now I'm twenty-two
CHORUS: /Weird Chord Progression\
G Em D C
And now it's different, when I take you out
Em D C G
And you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
Em D C G
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
Em D C G
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
Em D C G
But I don't know what to do
BRIDGE: (In Kate Nash's live version all she is playing is on A. Which is a G on capo
This part is mostly drums... So just play a G through this whole part.)
'Cause sometimes at night,
I dream of the most terrible things
I take a hammer and I creep out of bed
And I raise it high
And I smash your head
Fibular and tubular
And ribs and cages, too
In fact, while I'm here
I'll smash the whole of you
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah............ (etc)
Smaaaaaaaaaaash !
VERSE THREE: Slower
G Em D G
D
But Skeleton, you are my friend
G Em D
And I could never bring your life to an end
G Em D G
D
Yes Skeleton you are, you are my friend
G Em D
And I will be there for you until the end
CHORUS: Back To Original Tempo
G Em D C
And even though, when I take you out
Em D C G
You've got me, you've got me standing in an awkward position
Em D C G
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
I could, I could never let you go
Em D C G
And that is all I know
Em DCG
And that is all I know
Em D C G
And that is all I, that is all I know
Em D C G
And that is all I know, know
(Fade Out)
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version 3
A F#m
Skeleton you are my friend
E
But you are made of bone A F#m E
A F#m
And you have got no flesh and blood
E
Running through you to help protect the bone A F#m E
A F#m E
Skeleton we have been friends for years
A
And you have seen me through some trials
F#m E A
And tribulations and some tears
F#m E A
But everybody thinks I'm weird
Chorus
A
And I should have known
E
That it wouldn't be long
F#m D
Until you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
A E
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
F#m D
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
A E F#m D
But I don't know what to do
Verse
(Repeat as first verse)
Skeleton we are so close
But you have got no body
So why do you insist on wearing clothes
Skeleton when we were young
It was easy
Even though the other kids
They would tease me
But I was only seven I had you
But now I'm twenty-two
(repeat chorus as before)
And now it's different, when I take you out
And you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
But I don't know what to do
F#m D A E
And sometimes at night,
F#m D A E
I dream of the most terrible things
F#m D A E
I take a hammer and I creep out of bed
F#m D
And I raise it high
A E
And I smash your head
F#m D
Fibula and tibula
A E
And ribs and cages, too
F#m D
In fact, while I'm here
A E
I'll smash the whole of you
F#m
Yuh-Uh-Aye
F#m
Yuh-Uh-Aye
D
Yuh-Huh-Uh-Aye
A
Uh-Huh
A
Uh-Huh
E
Uh-Huh Uh-Huh
F#m
Ah-A-Ah
D
A-Ah A-Ah
A-Ah A-Ah
E
Ahh
(Same as chorus)
But Skeleton, you are my friend
And I could never bring your life to an end
Yes Skeleton you are, you are my friend
And I will be there for you until the end
And even though, when I take you out
You've got me, you've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
I could, I could never let you go
And that is all I know
And that is all I know
And that is all I, that is all I know
And that is all I know, know
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version 4
Tuning: EADGBe
A F#m E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2-----------2--------2----2--------0---0--------------------------|
G|---------2-----------2--------2----2--------1---1--------------------------|
D|---------2-----------2--------4----4--------2---2--------------------------|
A|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2--------------0----------------------------------|
Intro: A F#m E (2x)
A
Skeleton you are my friend
F#m E A F#m E
But you are made of bone
A
And you have got no flesh and blood
F#m E A F#m E
Running through you to help protect the bone
A F#m E
Skeleton we have been friends for years
A
And you have seen me through some trials
F#m E A
And tribulations and some tears
F#m E A F#m E
But everybody thinks I'm weird
Refrain:
A D
And I should have known
F#m E D
That it wouldn't be long
F#m E D A
Until you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
F#m E D A
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
F#m E D A
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
F#m E D A
But I don't know what to do
A F#m E
Skeleton we are so close
A
But you have got no body
F#m E A F#m E
So why do you insist on wearing clothes
A F#m E
A
Skeleton when we were young
F#m E
It was easy
A
Even though the other kids
F#m E
They would tease me
A
But I was only seven I had you
F#m E A F#m E
But now I'm twenty-two
Refrain:
A D F#m E D
And now it's different, when I take you out
F#m E D A
And you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
F#m E D A
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
F#m E D A
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
F#m E D A
But I don't know what to do
Bridge:
Dm Am Dm Am
'Cause sometimes at night,
Dm Am Dm Am
I dream of the most terrible things
Dm Am Dm Am
I take a hammer and I creep out of bed
Dm Am
And I raise it high
Dm Am
And I smash your head
Dm Am
Fibular and tubular
Dm Am
And ribs and cages, too
Dm Am
In fact, while I'm here
Dm Am
I'll smash the whole of you
Dm Am (4x) A
Smaaaaaaaaaaash!
F#m E A F#m E
But Skeleton, you are my friend
A F#m E A F#m E
And I could never bring your life to an end
A F#m E A F#m E
Yes Skeleton you are, you are my friend
A F#m E A F#m E
And I will be there for you until the end
Refrain:
A D F#m E D
And even though, when I take you out
F#m E D A
You've got me, you've got me standing in an awkward position
F#m E D A
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
F#m E D A
I could, I could never let you go
F#m E D A
And that is all I know
F#m E D A
And that is all I know
F#m E D A
And that is all I, that is all I know
F#m E D A
And that is all I know, know
F#m E D A
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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