Skinny Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Ow[C][F][C][Bb][F]
[G]Yeah, [C]yeah[F][G][F][G]
[Bb]
[G]When I was a young skinny boy
[C]My mama said [C#dim]to me[D]
[G]The

[Verse 2]
world out [Gm]there is [G]hard and dirty
[C]Mean as it wants to [C#dim]be
[A]I kno[D]w there's gonna be tim[B]es
when you're down and [Em]out[D][C]
So [F]listen now [C]kid

[Verse 3]
Listen now son
[F]I'll tell you what it's [C]all [G]about
You gotta try to [D]keep your [Em]head
above the wa[D]ter
That's what my [G]mama [D]told me

[Verse 4]
You [C]gotta try [G]to keep a step
[Am]ahead of t[D]ime
And [G]even though you [D]do some [Em]things
you shouldn't ought [D]to
Shouldn't ought to
[F]If you love [C]your brothers [F]love will
[C]come back to [G]you

[Verse 5]
[G]
Love'll come back to you
Love'll come back to [Bb]you[G]
[F]Love'll come back to [Bb]you[F][Bb][G][D]
[G]Lived my life [Gm]in so many [G]ways

[Verse 6]
[C]To find out who [C#dim]I am[C#]
[D]Tim[Bb]e's app[G]roaching
I really can [Gm]say
[C]Truly I under[C#dim]stand

[Verse 7]
[D]Got more livin' [B]to do for my[Em]self[D][C]
To [F]run along now
[C]Play along later
[F]Stay [C]up by [G]the shelf

[Verse 8]
Sing it [G]girls
Gotta try [D]to keep your [Em]head
above the wa[D]ter
Yes [A]you do yes you [G]do
[D]You [C]gotta try [G]to keep a step
[Am]ahead of t[D]ime
[Em][D]

[Verse 9]
[G]Even though you [D]do some [Em]things
you shouldn't ought [D]to[A][D]
[F]If you love your [C]sisters,
[F]love will come back [C]to [G]you
Love'll come back to [F]you

[Interlude 1]
Love'll come back to you
[G][C][F]
[G][C][D][F][G][F][G][Gm][F]
[Bb]

[Verse 10]
[G]All the world is turnin' slow
[C]Slowly it [C#dim]will die
[G]But that is something I never wil[Gm]l see[Bb][C]
I don't [C#dim]know why
[D]Tryin'

[Verse 11]
to take the [B]world
the best I [Em]can[D][C]
Write a [F]bit [C]now
Love a bit later
[D]Stand [C]up like [G]a man

[Verse 12]
[G]Hey, hey
Gotta try [D]to keep your [Em]head
above the wa[D]ter
Yes you do yes you do yes you [C]do
Gotta try [G]to keep [Am]a step
ahead [A]of time
[D][G][D]

[Verse 13]
[G]Even though you [D]do some [Em]things
you shouldn't ought [D]to[Bm][D][Em][D]
Love [F]your brothers [C]and sisters,
[G]
[Bb]love[C]'ll come back [F]to you[G][F][G]
[C][Bb]
Love'll come [G]back[D][C][G][Bb]
[G]to you[C][D][G]
[Gm][G]
[C][F][G][Gm][Bb][C]
[G][D][A][G][D][Gm]
[G][D][G][F][G][C][G][Gm]
[G][Bb][C][C#dim][A][G]
[Bb][D][F][Em][C#dim][Gm][G]
[Gm]
Love'll come [G]back [C]to [G]you

[Outro 1]
[G][A][D][G][F]
[G][C][F][Gm][G][A][G][C][F]
[Bb][G][F][Gm][G][Am][D]
[G][Gm]
[C][Gm][C][Gm][F][G][Gm]
[F][G][G]
[C][F][G]
[G][D][Bb][G][Em][Am]
[G][Em][G][C][Dm]
[G][Gm][Eb]
[Baug]