Tabs with lyrics
------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKIN – Poets of the Fall ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Kengus Nice song with nice guitar. Have fun. Standard tuning INTROE minorEm F#m11/E
E minorEm E7sus2 Bm7/A
Amadd9Amadd9
Am9Am9 e|--15------14------12------10------10--------7-----5-----3-----3-----3----|
BB|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G+G|-------16------14------12------11------11-------7-----5-----5-----5-----5|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
E MajorE|0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E minorEm F#m11/E
E minorEm E7sus2 Bm7/A
Amadd9Amadd9
Am9Am9 e|--15------14------12------10------10--------7-----5-----3-----3-----3----|
BB|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G+G|-------16------14------12------11------11-------7-----5-----5-----5-----5|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
E MajorE|0------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gadd4/C Bm7b9/D E7omit3 E7sus2 e|---3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7-10------10------10------|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0--------0-------0------------|
G+G|-------0-----0---------5-----5---------7-----7--------11------11---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| Gadd4/C Bm7b9/D E7omit3
E minorEm e|---3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7-12------12------12------|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0--------0-------0------------|
G+G|-------5-----5---------5-----5---------7-----7--------12------12---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3---------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| VERSE I (repeat intro pattern) PRE-CHORUS
Amadd9Amadd9 B7omit3
E minorEm A9/C# Gadd4/C e|---5-----5-----5---2-----2-----2---3-----3-------5-----7p5-----5---3-----|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0---|
G+G|-------5-----5---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------2-----------------------------4-----------------3-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B7omit3 E7omit3 F#mbb5
G+G e|-3-----3---2-----0-----0---7-----7------2-(2)-3-(3)-|
BB|---0---------0-----0---------0-----0----0-----0-----|
G+G|-----0---------2-----2---------7-----7--2-----0-----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------2------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------0--------------2-----3-----|
CHORUS IAmadd9Amadd9 B7omit3
E minorEm A9/C# Gadd4/C e|---5-----5-----5---2-----2-----2---3-----3-------5-----7p5-----5---3-----|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0---|
G+G|-------5-----5---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------2-----------------------------4-----------------3-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B7omit3 E7omit3 F#mbb5
G+G e|-3-----3---2-----0-----0---7-----7------2-(2)-3-(3)-|
BB|---0---------0-----0---------0-----0----0-----0-----|
G+G|-----0---------2-----2---------7-----7--2-----0-----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------2------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------0--------------2-----3-----|
Amadd9Amadd9 B7omit3
E minorEm A9/C# Gadd4/C e|---5-----5-----5---2-----2-----2---3-----3-------5-----7p5-----5---3-----|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0---|
G+G|-------5-----5---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------2-----------------------------4-----------------3-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B7omit3 E7omit3 E6sus4
Amadd9Amadd9
G+G
E minorEm e|-3-----3---2-----0-----0---7-----5--5-----5-----5--5------3--0---|
BB|---0---------0-----0-------0-----0----0-----0------0------0--0---|
G+G|-----0---------2-----2-----7-----6------6-----6----5------0--0---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------2-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------0-------------------------5------3--0---| VERSE II (repeat intro pattern) PRE-CHORUS (same pattern as previous pre-chorus) CHORUS II
Amadd9Amadd9 B7omit3
E minorEm A9/C# Gadd4/C e|---5-----5-----5---2-----2-----2---3-----3-------5-----7p5-----5---3-----|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0---|
G+G|-------5-----5---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------2-----------------------------4-----------------3-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B7omit3 E7omit3 F#mbb5
G+G e|-3-----3---2-----0-----0---7-----7------2-(2)-3-(3)-|
BB|---0---------0-----0---------0-----0----0-----0-----|
G+G|-----0---------2-----2---------7-----7--2-----0-----|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------2------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------0--------------2-----3-----|
Amadd9Amadd9 B7omit3
E minorEm A9/C# Gadd4/C e|---5-----5-----5---2-----2-----2---3-----3-------5-----7p5-----5---3-----|
BB|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0---|
G+G|-------5-----5---------2-----2---------0-----0-------0-------0---------0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------------2-----------------------------4-----------------3-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------0---------------------------------------| B7omit3 E7omit3 E6sus4 e|-3-----3---2-----0-----0--|---7-----7---5-5-----5-----5--|
BB|---0---------0-----0------|-----0-----0-0---0-----0------|repeat this last
G+G|-----0---------2-----2----|-------7-----6-----6-----6----|section twice
D MajorD|--------------------------|------------------------------|(E7omit3+E6sus4)
A augmentedA|---------2----------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|-0-----------0----------------| BRIDGE (strum the chords)
C majorC
D MajorD All I ever wanted was to hold you
E minorEm
C majorC
D MajorD B7/D# = xx1202 What can I do now to make things new B7/D#
E minorEm I ain't trying to write you into a song
C majorC
G/BG/B
A minorAm 'Cause you're too sacred and I would feel wrong
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm
C majorC
D MajorD But what irony life holds, I was finally ready to meet you halfway B7/D# (straight into interlude...) You turned and walked away INTERLUDE (repeat pre-chorus pattern) CHORUS III (last part slightly longer and altered) OUTRO
E minorEm F#m11/E
E minorEm E7sus2 Bm7/A
Amadd9Amadd9
Am9Am9 e|--15------14------12------10------10--------7-----5-----3-----3-----3----|
BB|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
G+G|-------16------14------12------11------11-------7-----5-----5-----5-----5|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
E MajorE|0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E minorEm F#m11/E
E minorEm E7sus2 Bm7/A
Amadd9Amadd9
Am9Am9 e|--15------14------12------10------10--------7-----5-----3-----3-----3----|
BB|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-----0-----0-----0--------|
G+G|-------16------14------12------11------11-------7-----5-----5-----5------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
E MajorE|0------------------------------------------------------------------------| *** LYRICS: INTRO VERSE I We made ourselves a home out of our dreams Brought with us this love now bittersweet And maybe I could say now that I always thought of you How you've run to walk with me your whole life through PRE-CHORUS And I know, we go deeper than skin But what lies within is still deeper than we know CHORUS I And for all this pantomime, you should see the state I'm in I couldn't heal myself with time alone I have you tattooed on my skin VERSE II This house is full of stories we both told These rooms their very stage where they'd unfold These walls they whisper secrets and memories thereof But this door no longer leads us to that love PRE-CHORUS Yeah, I know, we go deeper than skin But what lies within is still deeper than we know CHORUS II And for all this pantomime, you should see the state I'm in I couldn't heal myself with time alone I have you tattooed on my skin BRIDGE All I ever wanted was to hold you What can I do now to make things new I ain't trying to write you into a song 'Cause you're too sacred and I would feel wrong But what irony life holds, I was finally ready to meet you halfway You turned and walked away INTERLUDE CHORUS III And for all this pantomime, you should see the state I'm in I couldn't heal myself with time alone I have you tattooed on my skin I couldn't heal myself with time alone I have you tattooed on my skin OUTRO
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Skin' by Poets Of The Fall, an alternative rock band formed in 2002 from Helsinki, Finland