Beneath My Skin chords by Flora Sage

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

Dm C G
Dm C G

Verse 1:
            C
I was born beneath a ceiling
                   Dm
Where silence knew my name
                 C
They fought in firelit evenings
           Em
Love just played its game
          Dm
Eyes held on to shadows
           C            G
Hands too cold to hold

Verse 2:
                C
This body once felt sacred
                         Dm
Till shame wore down the stone
                  C
They laughed behind soft whispers
            Em
Till I was skin and bone
                      Dm
Couldn′t find my own reflection
              C          G
Just longed to be unknown

Chorus:
            Dm         Em
But still I learned to breathe
        Em            Am
Built a chapel out of need
         Dm            G7
Loved in shadows quiet sin
        Em          A7
Let the ache settle in
        Dm                 F
Still I danced through the spin
         G                C
With the ashes beneath my skin

Verse 3:
                   C
Med school made me smaller
             Dm
Played a role each day
                    C
Their silver tongues kept shining
                 Em
Mine just slipped away
                     Dm
So I stitched my grief in song
              C          G
Praying it wasn't wrong

Bridge:
F
  I kissed her like a prayer
C
  Then kissed another too
F
  Love burned through my fingers
G
  Didn′t know what was true

Chorus:
            Dm         Em
But still I learned to breathe
     Em            Am
Even bleeding underneath
       Dm             G7
No I'm not who I once was
        Em       A7
But I'm finally true
        Dm                 Dm
Still trembling still thin
         G                C
But I live beneath my skin