• Song:

    Skinny Love

  • Artist:

    The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem
Skinny Love
Here Comes My Man

I assume like all of Brian's songs he tunes it down a full step. I'm gonna' tab it 
out standard tuning, with a Capo on the third, because that's where I found it easiest to play.

Standard Chords: Cm Eb Bb Ab
Brian's Chords: Dm F C Bb
Capo III: Am C G F

This is how I play the little riff, it's not completely right, but sounds close.

Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)  Am (x02210@1) C/Ge--------------------------------] (3x555x@1)b--------------------------------]
g--2-2--0-0--2-2-----------------]
d--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2------------]
a--0-0--3-3--0-0--3-3------------]
E-----------------3-3------------]
   Dup (xx0232@1)Dup (xx0232@1)Dup (xx0232@1)Dup (xx0232@1)
Riff

Am (x02210@1)  C (x32010@1)   C/G3x (3x555x@1) 
G (320003@1)    Am (x02210@1)Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)                      C/GCome (3x555x@1)on skinny love, just last the year
Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)                     C/GPour (3x555x@1)a little salt, we were never here
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)                C/GMy, (3x555x@1)my, my, my, my, my, my,
G (320003@1)            AmStaring (x02210@1)at the sink of blood, and crushed veneer

Riff

Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)        C/GI (3x555x@1)tell my love to wreck it all
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)        C/GCut (3x555x@1)out all the ropes, and let me fall
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)        C/GMy, (3x555x@1)my, my, my, my , my, my, my
G (320003@1)         AmRight (x02210@1)in the moment, this order's tall

CAnd (x32010@1)I told you to be patient
G (320003@1)       FAnd (133211@1)I told you to be fine
CAnd (x32010@1)I told you to be balanced
G (320003@1)         FAnd (133211@1)I told you to be kind
CAnd (x32010@1)in the morning I'll be with you
G (320003@1)           FBut (133211@1)it will be a different kind
CAnd (x32010@1)I'll be holding all the tickets
G (320003@1)           FAnd (133211@1)you'll be owning all the fines

F (133211@1)Riff

Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)     C/GCome (3x555x@1)on skinny love, what happened here
Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)      C/GSuckle (3x555x@1)on the hope, in light brassieres
Am (x02210@1)       C (x32010@1)     C/GMy, (3x555x@1)my, my, my, my, my, my,   my
G (320003@1)        FSullen (133211@1)load is full, so slow on the split

CAnd (x32010@1)I told you to be patient
G (320003@1)       FAnd (133211@1)I told you to be fine
CAnd (x32010@1)I told you to be balanced
G (320003@1)         FAnd (133211@1)I told you to be kind
CAnd (x32010@1)in the morning I'll be with you
G (320003@1)           FBut (133211@1)it will be a different kind
CAnd (x32010@1)now all your love is wasted
G (320003@1)           FAnd (133211@1)then who in hell am I
CAnd (x32010@1)I'm breaking at the britches
G (320003@1)             FAt (133211@1)the end of all your lines

CWho (x32010@1)will love you
G (320003@1)     FWho (133211@1)will fight
CWho (x32010@1)will fall
G (320003@1)     FFar (133211@1)behind

Riff

Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)                      C/GCome (3x555x@1)on skinny love, just last the year
Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)                     C/GPour (3x555x@1)a little salt, we were never here
G (320003@1)              Am (x02210@1)AmWe (x02210@1)were never here



They are some slight chord variations, that I'm working on and haven't quite got 
yet. Mostly standard hammers, and pull offs like so:

e---0------3---/---0-----0---/--3--3--3---/
b---1-0----1---/---1--1--1---/--0--1--3---/
g---2-2-2--2---/---0--0--0---/--0--0--0---/
d---2-2-0--2---/---2--0--0---/--0--0--0---/
a---0-0-0--0---/---3--3--3---/--2--0--2---/
E---0----------/---3--3--3---/--3--3--3---/

on Am (x02210@1)          on C/G (3x555x@1)     on G
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