The Stranglers – Skin Deep (Guitar)

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Song: Skin deep Artist: The Stranglers Composers: Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell & David Greenfield Album: Aural sculpture Tabbed by DJ 14th Feb 2016 IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website displays, they are generated automatically from a generic database and often don't show the best option for a particular chord progression. Just use the voicings suggested in the text column numbers A = x02220 E = 022100 Dsus2 = xx0230 D/A = x00232 Dsus4 = xx0233 Esus4 = 022200 E/A = x02100 D = xx0232 D4/A = x00233 E5 = 022400 ^ = Emphasise the beats Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro]
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A               D/A    E/A  E/A
    Many people     ...tell you...

D/A  E/A     D/A  A      D/A   E/A E/A    D/A E/A D/A
That they're your friend,

         A               D/A       E/A E/A
You be - lieve them, you need them,

    D/A     E/A   D/A  A           D/A
For what's 'round the  river bend

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E                          Dsus4       Dsus2 D
Make sure that you're re - ceiving the sig - nals...

     A     D/A    E/A E/A    D/A E/A D/A
They send,

        E               Dsus4    D   Dsus2
'Cause, brother, you've only got two hands...

   A     D/A   E/A E/A    D/A E/A D/A
To lend
[Verse 2]
A          D/A          E/A   E/A
    Maybe,   ...there's some- one...

D/A      E/A   D/A  A    D/A    E/A E/A   D/A E/A D/A
     Who Makes you  weep,

    A                D/A     E/A E/A
And some nights they loom up a - head,

D/A      E/A    D/A  A    D/A   E/A E/A   D/A E/A D/A
    When you're a  - sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
E                     Dsus4          D
   Some days, there's things on your mind...

Dsus2      A     D/A    E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
You should keep,

E                  Dsus4      D
   Sometimes, it's tougher to look...

Dsus2   A     D/A    E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
Than to leap
[Chorus]
A             Esus4  E      Dsus4        D
   (Oo - oo!  Oo   - oo!)   Better watch out...

Dsus2   A         D/A    E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep,

A             Esus4  E      Dsus4        D
   (Oo - oo!  Oo   - oo!)   Better watch out...

Dsus2   A         D/A     E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep
[Bridge]
E  E5  E  D                E
             (Better watch out!)

      E5  E       D                        E
Watch out for the skin deep, (Better watch out!)

      E5  E       D              Dsus4        D
Watch out for the skin deep,  ...better watch out...

Dsus2   A        D/A     E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep
[Verse 3]
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A        D/A     E/A   E/A         D/A    E/A D/A
  One day ...the track that you're climb- ing gets...

A          D/A     E/A E/A      D/A E/A D/A
...Steep,

         A                   D/A           E/A E/A
Your e - motions are frayed,    ..and your nerves...

    D/A     E/A D/A  A    D/A   E/A E/A   D/A E/A D/A
Are start - ing to   creep---!
[Pre - Chorus]
         E                   Dsus4       D    Dsus2
Just re- member the day's as long as the time that...

    A     D/A    E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
You keep,

E               Dsus4        D
   Brother, you better watch out...

Dsus2   A         D/A     E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep
[Chorus]
A             Esus4  E      Dsus4        D
   (Oo - oo!  Oo   - oo!)   Better watch out...

Dsus2   A         D/A    E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep,

A             Esus4  E      Dsus4        D
   (Oo - oo!  Oo   - oo!)   Better watch out...

Dsus2   A         D/A     E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep
[Bridge]
E  E5  E  D                E
             (Better watch out!)

      E5  E       D                        E
Watch out for the skin deep, (Better watch out!)

      E5  E       D              Dsus4        D
Watch out for the skin deep,  ...better watch out...

Dsus2   A        D/A     E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep
[Bridge]
E  E5  E  D                E
             (Better watch out!)

      E5  E       D                        E
Watch out for the skin deep, (Better watch out!)

      E5  E       D              Dsus4        D
Watch out for the skin deep,  ...better watch out...

Dsus2   A        D/A     E/A E/A     D/A E/A D/A
For the skin deep
[Coda]
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