Skid Row Chords
by Herman Brood
Skid Row by Herman Brood is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, Dm, F, C, E, Em, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
A A A D
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---2-----|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|---3-----|
G|-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-----|-2-2-------|---2-----|
D|-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-----|-2-2-------|---------| x2
A|-0-0-0h3p0-|-0-0-3p0---|-0-0-3-----|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
verse 1
A A A D
The swiftest fingers play for money
A A A D
the best are tangled up in minds
A A A D
The sweetest sisters come down to connin
A A A D
they buy no truth of any kind
A A A D
Senile mothers woo their spittin' sons
A A A D
hunky husbands sell their pounds of flesh
A A A D
the most sung song is sixteens tons
A A A D
only trash is good for cash
Dm F
Send me y'r greetings, sweet sweet love
C E
commend me if I need to be heaven above
verse 2
A A A D
Y'r socalled friends just drain y'r brain
A A A D
to be a star in conversation
A A A D
the clap trap rows on Lover's Lane are
A A A D
only meant to keep you on probation
A A A D
Shoot y'r shit & shoot y'r stinkin' lip
A A A D
you find no way to score a solid hit
A A A D
try everything now to prove y'r hip
A A A D
you're gonna end up the final stupid flip
Dm F
Send me your greetings, sweet sweet love
C E
commend me if I need to be heaven above
verse 3
A A A D
but leave me, please leave me
A A A D
with the scum the junkies
Dm Em
On skid row, where all names are delusive
Am Em
skid row, where all pain is exclusive
F G
Skid Row
Solo
C A
C A
C A
C A
G F
A A A D
A A A D
Dm Em
On skid row, where all names are delusive
Am Em
skid row, where all pain is exclusive
F G
Skid Row
Huh huh hu
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| h Hummer-on
| p Pull-off
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