The Man With No Skin chords by Great Lake Swimmers

Chords with lyrics

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The Man With No Skin - Great Lake Swimmers
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Tabbed by: Joseph

Tuning: Standard

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

?: Down Strum
?: Up Strum


[Intro]

    D? D?  D? D?  D? D?  D?D?D?D?*  C? C?  C? C?  C? C? C?C?C?C?*
e|-----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-2-2-2-----0--0----0--0----0--0---0-0-0-0--------|
BB|-----3--3----3--3----3--3----3-3-3-3-----1--1----1--1----1--1---1-1-1-0--------|
G+G|-----2--2----2--2----2--2----2-2-2-0-----0--0----0--0----0--0---0-0-0-0--------|
D MajorD|-0---0--0----0--0----0--0----0-0-0-0-----2--2----2--2----2--2---2-2-2-2--------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------3--3----3--3----3--3---3-3-3-3--------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Remove your finger from the string to play it openly. G+G string (third string) for the D MajorD chord and
BB string (second string) for the C majorC chord.

Please NOTE: Don't follow completely the upper tab. Just listen to the song to get the right strumming.
The tablature above is just a guidance. I strongly recommend to just listen to the song, feel it and you will
get the perfect strumming pattern.


[Verse 1]

For the four verses you can continue playing the intro with the same strumming pattern or just play the
chords.

D MajorD

D MajorD            C majorC
If I could crawl into a shell
           D MajorD
Then I would a mile away
              C majorC    D MajorD
Things are heavy enough already
D MajorD
And I really do think that's
  C majorC
The best that I can do
        D MajorD
Stuck here and all

And I really do think that
C majorC
Don't care at all

D MajorD           C majorC
Take a step forwards

Don't be afraid
  D MajorD
Take a step backwards
C majorC         D MajorD
Don't be afraid
D MajorD
So go on
      C majorC
So look back
           D MajorD
Stuck inside a heavy shell
            C majorC
Try to walk and not be pushed

[Chorus 1]

The chords for the chorus are G+G - A augmentedA - D MajorD - G. There are some variations for the A augmentedA and D MajorD chords that
I am showing in the tab below, however you can play them just normal and it sounds still very good.
You can play the variations if you want to sound it the most similar to the record as possible

  G+G     A augmentedA     A4    D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2
e|--3---------0---------0---------2---------0---------|
BB|--3---------2---------0---------3---------3---------|
G+G|--0---------2---------2---------2---------2---------|
D MajorD|--0---------2---------2---------0---------0---------|
A augmentedA|--2---------0---------0-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-------------------------------------------------|

    G+G      A augmentedA     A4
And the man with no skin
 D MajorD      Dsus2Dsus2 G+G
I would not let him in
G+G         A augmentedA     D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  G+G
Would not let him sign off
G+G       A augmentedA     A4
'Cause nobody wants to see
D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2 G+G
 A augmentedA beating heart
G+G
Or a lung
   A augmentedA   A4
Or a brain

D MajorD


[Verse 2]

D MajorD           C majorC
Used to get so caught up
            D MajorD
Used to get so wrapped up
           C majorC
Now I find myself feeling
             D MajorD
Disillusioned and emotionless
        C majorC
Like I've been betrayed
           D MajorD
This world let me down
       C majorC
In a big way
           D MajorD
Now I feel like a dog maimed
         C majorC
Picking at fleas

Picking at fleas

[Chorus 2]

    G+G      A augmentedA     A4
And the man with no skin
 D MajorD      Dsus2Dsus2 G+G
I would not let him in
G+G         A augmentedA     D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  G+G
Would not let him sign off
G+G       A augmentedA     A4
'Cause nobody wants to see
D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2 G+G
 A augmentedA beating heart
G+G
Or a lung
   A augmentedA   A4
Or a brain

D MajorD

[Verse 3]

D MajorD
  It's hard to walk
C majorC
  With broken legs
D MajorD
  It gets hard to breathe
C majorC
  Without lungs
D MajorD
It's hard to love the world
C majorC
Without a heart
D MajorD
What else should I cut out?
C majorC
  Where do I start?


[Chorus 3]

A augmentedA new chord appears at the end of this chorus.

  D/F#D/F#
e|---2----|
BB|---3----|
G+G|---2----|
D MajorD|---x----|
A augmentedA|---x----|
E MajorE|---2----|

    G+G      A augmentedA     A4
And the man with no skin
 D MajorD      Dsus2Dsus2 G+G
I would not let him in
G+G         A augmentedA     D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  G+G
Would not let him sign off
G+G       A augmentedA     A4
'Cause nobody wants to see
D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2 G+G
 A augmentedA beating heart
G+G
Or a lung
   A augmentedA   A4
Or a brain

D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2  G+G  D/F#D/F#


[Verse 4]

D MajorD        A augmentedA
Start to grow a second skin
  D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2  G+G  D/F#D/F#
To keep the insides in
G+G      A augmentedA  A4  D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2   G+G  D/F#D/F#
This one is obviously not thick enough
D MajorD          A augmentedA
It's time to grow a second skin
D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2  G+G  D/F#D/F#
Keep the insides in
G+G         A augmentedA  A4  D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 G+G D/F#D/F#
And maybe get some longer and mask(?)
G+G         A augmentedA  A4  D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 G+G D/F#D/F#
And maybe get some longer and mask(?)
G+G         A augmentedA  A4  D MajorD
And maybe get some longer and mask(?)

That's all. I hope this can be useful to anybody trying to learn the song. It's a beatiful theme. Please