Unlucky Skin Chords
Unlucky Skin by Shakey Graves is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Ab, Eb, Fm, Db, Bb, E, Ebm, B, C, G, Bbm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Ab Eb Fm Ab Eb Ab Fm Ab Db Bb Ab E
verse 1
Db
Well
Ab Bb
life tasted sweet when I was the bad twin
Ab Ebm Ab
devil himself sat waving me by
Bb
all of my tattoos
Ab
they were of no use
B
no monetary values have I
Bb
But
Ab
ooh
wont be long till I belong
Bb
Ooooooooh
Ab
Won’t be long till I belong
Ab
A bridge of oohs
verse 2
Ab
bird at my window tells me tomorrow
mean ol tornado carries me off
pulls me from bed and bashes my head in
C Bb G
buries me halfway across the globe
Ab
ooh
Bb Ab
wont be long till I belong
Ab
without all of this unlucky skin
Db
Wherever I gooooo oooh won’t be long til I belong
Ab E Ab
without all of this unlucky skin
Bbm Ab Bbm Ab
Ohhh without all of this unlucky skin
D Bb Bbm Ab
Ohhh without all of this unlucky skin
Bb E
without all of this unlucky skin
verse 3
Ab
think of me often
loosen my coffin
Eb Ab
let all the bugs in my wooden home
my wooden home (X4)
ooh
Db Ab
wont be long till I belong
Db Bbm
Ooooooooh
Bb Ab
Won’t be long til I belong
Eb Ab Eb Ab
without all of this unlucky skin
Outro
Ab
Oooooooooh