Hayden – Skates (Guitar)

C Tuning (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

Intro + Verse Chorus ---------------- ------------------ E 022100 E 022100 C 8-10-10-9-0-0 G 32003x G 355xxx A x0222x A 577600 D 10-12-12-11-x-x C 8-10-10-9-x-x - Tune down two full steps (C-standard) to match album recording - Live performances typically tuned down only one full step (D-standard) - Chords identified as if in E-standard tuning to maintain regular chord shapes
[Intro]
     E          C          G   A
C |-----0-0-0-------0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
G |-----0-0-0-------0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D#|-----1-1-1-------9-9-9---------6-6-6-6--6-6-6--|
A#|--2---------/10---------5--/7--------7---------| x2
F |--2---------/10---------5--/7--------7---------| 
C |--0---------/8----------3--/5--------5---------|
[Verse 1]
           E       C  G A           
When I was younger

               E       C  G A           
A part-time job worker

                E       C  G A           
Department store centre

           E      C  G A           
I saw a man enter

      E            C  G A           
He was middle-aged

          E            C  G A           
Deep lines on his face

            E               C  G A           
Tight mouth and eyes glazed

            E            C  G A           
Eyelids just half-raised
[Chorus 1]
                E       G        A
And I looked at him, he looked at me

             E      G     A
He looked so sad, I had to see

            E          G       A
What did he want, what could it be

            E            G         A
What had he been through before me

                  D               C
Seeing him in the store, I worked for

    E     C  G A           
That year

    E     C  G A           
That year
[Verse 2]
              E         C  G A
Ice skates he asked for

                E       C  G A
In the middle of summer

           E          C  G A
He wanted a good pair

                E         C  G A
The price he did not care

        E             C  G A
I looked for his size

             E         C  G A
Our best pair he tried

       E              C  G A
Custom back and sides

          E            C  G A
Excitement in his eyes
[Chorus 2]
                E       G        A
And I looked at him, he looked at me

             E      G     A
He looked so sad, I had to see

            E          G       A
What did he want, what could it be

            E            G         A
What had he been through before me

                  D               C
Seeing him in the store, I worked for

    E     C  G A           
That year

    E     C  G A           
That year
[Harmonica Solo] E C A E C A E C A E C A E C G A E C G A [Verse 3]
           E          C  G A
I asked are you a pro

                 E        C  G A
He looked sad and said no

                 E            C  G A
These skates are my last hope

              E            C  G A
Without them I cannot cope
[Chorus 3]
               E         G           A
And he said my wife, she drowned this summer

           E          G    A
Behind our house, the river took her

         E       G      A 
I cannot swim, I need to find her

       E          G          A 
I will wait, till it freezes over

                D                  C
And then I will skate, as far as it takes

       D                  C
I will skate, as far as it takes

                 E     C  G A
To bring her back home

                 E     C  G A
To bring her back home

                 E     C  G A
To bring her back home

    E
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