Avett Brothers
Skin and Bones



Capo IV


              G                                                             C
It's the skin and bones that keep me on the road
           G                                                                     C
the shoulder blades of a beast that haunts my soul
 G                D                 C
wandering lonely and scared
   G           D               C
I live the tragedy I share
        G                                                    C
It's quick to drag you in but hard to shake
     G                                                            C
It gives but doesn't match how much it takes
   G             D                  C
Growing stronger and loud
   G                D                        C
I lived it but now i'm wanting out


  Em                        C
I built the fence I hung the sign
 G                                    Am
blood red letters saying keep in mind
        C                              G
of where I've been so don't come in
 Em                          C
How long can you live in shame
                    G                                    Am
and drop a life long curse on your own last name
          C                               G
The trouble is I'm used to it


It's the questions that keep me turning back
to see those rumors turn to  fact
wandering lonely and scared
I live the tragedy I share

I built the fence I hung the sign
wine red letters saying (Am)keep in mind
of where we've been so don't come in
But how long can we live in shame
and drop a life long curse on our (Am)own last name
The trouble is we're used to it
The trouble is we're used to it
The trouble is we're used to it

It's the tin and the board that keeps me going home
but it's who I am that wont let me alone
Growing stronger and loud
Growing stronger and loud
Growing stronger and loud