Tabs
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Birdy's Version arranged for guitar based on Am, 
FF and 
C majorC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzCDt2eidg (Skinny Love - Birdy)
The chorded version is underneath.
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Each |----------------| represents a bar in 4/4
In the chorus, there is a bar in 2/4 (|--------|, it's meant to be like that)
Capo 4th fret
INTRO
E MajorE|0-------1-------|0---------------|0-------1-------|0-----------0---|
BB|1-------1-------|1-------0-------|1-------1-------|1-------0---0---|
G+G|2-------2-------|0---------------|2-------2-------|0---------0-----|
D MajorD|2-------3-------|2---------------|2-------3-------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|0-------3-------|3---------------|0-------3-------|3---------------|
e|0-------1-------|0---------------|0-------1-------|0---------------|
VERSE 1
E MajorE|0-------1-------|0-----------0---|0-------1-------|0-----------0---|
BB|1-------1-------|1-------0---0---|1-------1-------|1-------0---0---|
G+G|2-------2-------|0---------0-----|2-------2-------|0---------0-----|
D MajorD|2-------3-------|2---------------|2-------3-------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|0-------3-------|3---------------|0-------3-------|3---------------|
e|0-------1-------|0---------------|0-------1-------|0---------------|
Come on skinny love just last the year
Pour a little salt we were never here
E MajorE|----------------|----0-------0---|1---0-----------|0---------------|
BB|1---1-----------|----1-------1---|1-------3---1---|1-------1p0-----|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0-|2---------------|2-----------2p0-|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|----------3---3-|--------3-------|0---------------|0---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
VERSE 2
E MajorE|8---------------|----0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
BB|----------------|----1---0---1-3-|1---1-----------|0---1---1---1-3-|
G+G|----5-------2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|
D MajorD|----7-------3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|
A augmentedA|--7---7---3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------|
e|--------1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I tell my love to wreck it all
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
E MajorE|----------------|----0-------0---|1---0-----------|0---------------|
BB|1---1-----------|----1-------1---|1-------3---1---|1---------------|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0-|2---------------|2---------------|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|----------3---3-|--------3-------|0---------------|0-----------0-2-|
e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
Right in the moment this order's tall
CHORUS
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|
G+G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|
D MajorD|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|
G+G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|
D MajorD|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different kind
E MajorE|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1-------1---|0---0---|----------------|1-----1---------|
G+G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----------|
D MajorD|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----|2---2-------2---|--2-------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|--------|--0---0---0---0-|----------------|
e|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
VERSE III
E MajorE|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
BB|1---1-----------|1---1---1---1-3-|1---1-----------|1---1---0---1-3-|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Come on skinny love what happened here
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
E MajorE|----------------|----0-------0---|1---0-----------|0---------------|
BB|1---1-----------|----1-------1---|1-------3---1---|1---------------|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0-|2---------------|2---------------|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|----------3---3-|--------3-------|0---------------|0-----------0-2-|
e|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
Sullen load is full so slow on the split
CHORUS
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|
G+G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|
D MajorD|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|1---1-------1---|0---0-----------|
G+G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-------0-|
D MajorD|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----2---2---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different kind
E MajorE|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1-------1---|0---0---|----------------|1-----1---------|
G+G|0---0-------0---|0---0-2-|2---2-------2---|----2-----------|
D MajorD|--2---2---2---2-|--2-----|2---2-------2---|--2-------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|--------|--0---0---0---0-|----------------|
e|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines
BRIDGE
E MajorE|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|
BB|1---------------|----3---1-----3-|1-----------3---|1---1-------1---|1-----1-1-------|
G+G|0---------------|--------0-------|0---------------|----------------|----2---2-------|
D MajorD|2---------------|--------2-------|2---------------|--2---2-2-2---2-|--2-----2-------|
A augmentedA|3---------------|--------2-------|3---------------|----------------|--------0-------|
e|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|--------0-------|
Who will love you? who will fight?
And who will fall, far behind?
VERSE IV (OUTRO)
E MajorE|----------------|----0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
BB|1---1-----------|----1---1---1-3-|1---1-----------|1---1---0---1-3-|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Come on skinny love ...
E MajorE|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
BB|1---1---------0-|1---1---1---1-3-|1---1-----------|1---1---0---1-3-|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0-----|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|--2---2-3---3---|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------3-----|----------------|----------3---3-|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
My my my - my my my - my my my - my my ...
E MajorE|----------------|0------0--------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|
BB|1---1-----------|1---1-0-----0---|1------1--------|1---1---1-------|
G+G|2---2---2---2---|--0--0----0-----|2---2-2-2---2---|--0-----0-------|
D MajorD|--2---2-3---3---|--------------4-|--2--2--3---3---|--------2-------|
A augmentedA|----------3---3-|----------------|----------3---3-|--------3-------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorded version
Capo 4th fret
A minorAm FF C majorC (2x)
A minorAm FF C majorC
Come on skinny love just last the year
A minorAm FF C majorC
Pour a little salt we were never here
A minorAm FF C majorC
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
A minorAm A minorAm
Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer
A minorAm FF C majorC
I tell my love to wreck it all
A minorAm FF C majorC
Cut out all the ropes and let me fall
A minorAm FF C majorC
My my my - my my my - my my my my - my my ...
A minorAm A minorAm
Right in the moment this order's tall
C majorC 
E minorEm A minorAm
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
C majorC
In the morning I'll be with you
E minorEm A minorAm
But it will be a different kind
C majorC
I'll be holding all the tickets
E minorEm A minorAm
And you'll be owning all the fines
A minorAm FF C majorC
Come on skinny love what happened here
A minorAm FF C majorC
Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere
A minorAm FF C majorC
My my my - my my my - my my my - my my ...
A minorAm A minorAm
Sullen load is full so slow on the split
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
I told you to be patient I told you to be fine
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
I told you to be balanced I told you to be kind
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Now all your love is wasted then who the hell was I?
C majorC
Cause now I'm breaking at the britches
E minorEm A minorAm
And at the end of all your lines
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Who will love you? who will fight?
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
And who will fall, far behind?
A minorAm FF C majorC (A minorAm FF C majorC)
Come on skinny love ........
A minorAm FF C majorC
My my my - my my my - my my my - my my ... (x2)
A minorAm FF C majorC (2x)
Other versions of Skinny Love
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Skinny Love by Birdy
