Song: Skip the Charades
Band: Cold War Kids
Album: Mine is Yours

Standart Tuning




hey guys, listen to the song to find out the right strumming!




Intro-Riff: 4x


e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--13--13--13--13---14--14--14-----|--13--13--13--13---11--11--11-----|
D|--x---x---x---x----x---x---x------|--x---x---x---x----x---x---x------|
A|--11--11--11--11---12--12--12-----|--11--11--11--11---9---9---9------|
E|--0---0---0---0----0---0---0------|--0---0---0---0----0---0---0------|




Vers:


Vers-Riff: 4x

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----9--9--8--6--------------|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--9--6--7--6--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-----------------------------|

You wait on letters
Patient for any sign of life
Drinks after dinner
Your friends will get you to unwind



Chorus:


C#m              A            E         B
   Let's skip the charades

e|------------------7---|------------------7---|-----------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9---------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9-------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|

C#m            A              E         B
   Can we just speak plain?


e|------------------7---|-----------------7----|------------------7---|----------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9---------|--7--7--7--7p5-----5--7--5~-|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9-------|----------------6-----------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|




Vers:


Vers-Riff 4x

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----9--9--8--6--------------|
D|--6--6--6--6--6--9--6--7--6--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-----------------------------|


I'm two left feet when
I'm home we tapdanced on broken glass
Somehow you manage
To keep your sense of humor in tact




Chorus:


C#m              A         E                     B
   Let's skip the charades   You're seeing right through me anyway

e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

C#m           A             E               B
   Can we just speak plain?  We're playing for the same team 


e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|


    C#m                            A                  E     B
But I'm the one that's acting like Acting like Acting like    I'm so strong


e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

C#m                               A                  E    B
You're the one that's acting like Acting like Acting like    Nothing's wrong

e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|


~


Bridge: first strum always on the 2

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---9--9--8---6--6~-------|
D|---6--6--6---6--9~-------|
A|---7--7--7---7--7~-------|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---9--9--8---6~------------------|
D|---6--6--6---6~---9--6--7--9--7~-|
A|---7--7--7---7~------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


You dodged the bullet

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---9--9--8---6--6~---6--------|
D|---6--6--6---6--9~------9--9--|
A|---7--7--7---7--7~------------|
E|------------------------------|

You do your best when you're busiest

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---9--9--8---6~----|
D|---6--6--6---6~----|
A|---7--7--7---7~----|
E|-------------------|

You're disconnected

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---9--9--8---6--6~---6--------|
D|---6--6--6---6--9~------9--9--|
A|---7--7--7---7--7~------------|
E|------------------------------|

You can't find your name in the script

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---9--9--8---6~----|
D|---6--6--6---6~----|
A|---7--7--7---7~----|
E|-------------------|



Intro-Riff 2x

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--13--13--13--13---14--14--14-----|--13--13--13--13---11--11--11-----|
D|--x---x---x---x----x---x---x------|--x---x---x---x----x---x---x------|
A|--11--11--11--11---12--12--12-----|--11--11--11--11---9---9---9------|
E|--0---0---0---0----0---0---0------|--0---0---0---0----0---0---0------|


It was you who were wildest
It was you who floated above us all
I held on with wires
Will you come back down if I let you go?


Chorus:

C#m              A         E                     B
   Let's skip the charades   You're seeing right through me anyway


e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

C#m           A             E               B
   Can we just speak plain?  We're playing for the same team 


e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

    C#m                            A              E                                B
But I'm the one that's acting like I'm so strong You're the one that's acting like Nothing's wrong

e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

    C#m                            A              E                                B
But I'm the one that's acting like I'm so strong You're the one that's acting like Nothing's wrong

e|------------------7---|------------------7----|------------------7----|--------------------------|
B|--9----9----9---------|--9----9----9----------|--9----9----9----------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|
G|----9----9----9-------|----9----9----9--------|----9----9----9--------|-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|




Outro:


Inro-Riff until the fade out

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--13--13--13--13---14--14--14-----|--13--13--13--13---11--11--11-----|
D|--x---x---x---x----x---x---x------|--x---x---x---x----x---x---x------|
A|--11--11--11--11---12--12--12-----|--11--11--11--11---9---9---9------|
E|--0---0---0---0----0---0---0------|--0---0---0---0----0---0---0------|

Can we skip the charades?
Just speak plain
Can we skip the charades?
Just speak plain
Can we skip the charades?
Just speak plain
Can we skip the charades?
Just speak plain 






Note:

Nathan plays the chorus live that way

e|---4-----0--0----|
B|---5--3--0--0----|
G|---6--4--9--8----|
D|---6--5--x--x----|
A|---4--5--7--6----|
E|-----------------|

and just every second time simply c#m A E B

just playing c#m A E B all the time sounds also right..... so you can decide which way to play it ;)