Two Skinny Kids chords by Mark Knopfler

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: C majorC

♫ Intro:

FF C majorC G+G FF G+G FF G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7  (x2)


♫ Verse :
C majorC            FF        G+G    C majorC
The Everly Brothers are back in town my friend
         FF         G+G      C majorC FF
Will they ever be, they may never be back again?
   G+G   C majorC   FF
First time around
     G+G      C majorC   A minorAm
They all loved their sound
Am7/GAm7/G          FF    Fmaj7Fmaj7
They're back in town my friend

   C majorC         FF         G+G C majorC
Their daddy took them to the county fair
         FF           G+G
Especially to see them from Tennessee
         C majorC FF
They were there
    G+G    C majorC
No money for the gate
  FF               G+G    C majorC   A minorAm
He took them to the fence and he said to wait
       Am7/GAm7/G        FF Fmaj7Fmaj7
He took them to the county fair

   C majorC         FF         G+G C majorC
They saw two skinny kids with dusty shoes
             FF          G+G
Peeking through the fence, at the instruments, begging you
    FF      G+G       C majorC FF
They'll die just to meet with you
          G+G     C majorC  A minorAm
Chet, you know they sing good too
        Am7/GAm7/G       FF Fmaj7Fmaj7
Two skinny kids with dusty shoes
         FF C majorC G+G FF G+G FF G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC
And you all sing mmh mmh

        FF        G+G C majorC
Gibson made them Everly guitars
        FF
Black as ebony
        G+G
Guard in ivory
           C majorC FF
They make the stars
        G+G   C majorC  FF
Songs from Dan and Lesley
       G+G   C majorC   A minorAm
And a little Bo Diddley
     Am7/GAm7/G      FF Fmaj7Fmaj7
With them Everly guitars

♫ Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
BB|--------------5-6--5h6p5------------5-6p5-------6----5-8-6p5---8--6-5------|
G+G|---5---5--5-7------------7-5p4-----x------7p5----------------7--------7-5-7|
D MajorD|-5---5-------------------------5--x-----------7----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---10-9-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

♫ Instrumental:
FF G+G C majorC FF G+G C majorC A minorAm Am7/GAm7/G FF Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC

♫ Verse :
       FF           G+G C majorC
Look where all the years have gone
        FF           G+G        C majorC FF
Singing harmony, you were usually Phil and I was Don
       G+G    C majorC   FF
That's how we used to play
           G+G   C majorC   A minorAm
Or was it rather the other way?
       Am7/GAm7/G        Fmaj7Fmaj7
Look where all the years have gone

♫ Outro:
FF C majorC G+G FF G+G FF G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7
FF C majorC G+G FF G+G FF G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note

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