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Write It On Your Skin Tab

by Newton Faulkner
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                               W r i t e   I t   O n   Y o u r   S k i n
                        W r i t e   I t   O n   Y o u r   S k i n   ( 2 0 1 2 )
                                     N E W T O N   F A U L K N E R
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                   +--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
                   + This file is the work of Jordan Lapping and represents his    +
                   + transcription of the song. You may only use this file for     +
                   + private study, scholarship, or research. The contents may not +
                   + be duplicated for use with other websites without written     +
                   + permission. Thank you for understanding. Enjoy.               +
                   +---------------------------------------------------------------+


Tabbed by Jordan Lapping

Tuning: DADGAd, Capo 4th Fret


 CHORDS USED [chords relative to Capo]:
      F#    F#sus2    F#*    Ebm7   F#/Bb   Badd9
d]----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A]----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
G]----7-------9-------11------4------(2)------4----|
D]----0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------5----|
A]----5-------7-------9-------2-------x-------x----|
D]----0-------0-------0-------0-------4-------5----|


 VERSE 1:
   [B]              [F#]             [C#]
d]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D]----5---5---5---5----0---0---0---0----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| (x4)
A]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D]--5---5---5---5----0---0---0---0----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|

                      [B]                       [F#]
  Take everything you know and write it on your skin
                    [C#]
  Then you can carry on and forget everything
                      [B]                    [F#]
  Take everything you own and put it in your car
                [C#]
  You can drive away, drive away so far
                    [B]                         [F#]
  Then drive into a lake and take off all your clothes
                      [C#]
  Set your clothes on fire, now you are alone
                         [B]                  [F#]
  But you've got all you know written on your skin
                  [C#]
  So you can carry on and forget everything



 PRE-CHORUS 1:
   [F#]          [B]               [F#]
d]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D]----0---0---0----0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A]---------------0---2---4---2---0-----------------------------------|
D]--0---2---4-----------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

   [F#]          [B]               [F#]
d]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D]----0---0---0----0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0---------0-0-0-0--|
A]---------------0---2---4---2---0------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D]--0---2---4-----------------------0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

 [F#]                [B]       [F#]
  All the things I'd rather be
 [F#]                [B]       [F#]
  All the things I'd rather be


 CHORUS 1:
    F#                F#sus2            F#*               Ebm7
d]--0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--|
A]--0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--|
G]--7--7----7--7--7---9--9----9--9--9---11-11---11-11-11--4--4----4--4--4--|
D]--0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--|
A]--5--5----5--5--5---7--7----7--7--7---9--9----9--9--9---2--2----2--2--2--|
D]--0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--|

    F#/Bb             Badd9             F#
d]--0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--------|
A]--0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--------|
G]-(2)(2)--(2)(2)(2)--4--4----4--4--4---7--7----7--7--7---7--7----7--------|
D]--4--4----4--4--4---5--5----5--5--5---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--------|
A]--x--x----x--x--x---x--x----x--x--x---5--5----5--5--5---5--5----5--------|
G]--4--4----4--4--4---5--5----5--5--5---0--0----0--0--0---0--0----0--------|


F#                  F#sus2               F#*     Ebm7
  I can't, I can't, I can't stay around here
F#/Bb Badd9       F#
  I    can, only leave



 VERSE 2:
                      [B]                       [F#]
  Take everything you know and write it on your skin
                    [C#]
  Then you can carry on and forget everything
                      [B]                    [F#]
  Take everything you own and put it in your car
                [C#]
  You can drive away, drive away so far
                    [B]                         [F#]
  Then drive into a lake and take off all your clothes
                      [C#]
  Set your clothes on fire, now you are alone
                         [B]                  [F#]
  But you've got all you know written on your skin
                  [C#]
  So you can carry on and forget everything, ooh



 PRE-CHORUS 2:
 [F#]                [B]       [F#]
  All the things I'd rather be
 [F#]                [B]       [F#]
  All the things I'd rather be



 CHORUS 2:
F#                  F#sus2               F#*     Ebm7
  I can't, I can't, I can't stay around here
F#/Bb Badd9       F#
  I    can, only leave
F#                  F#sus2               F#*     Ebm7
  I can't, I can't, I can't stay around here
F#/Bb Badd9       F#
  I    can, only leave



 BRIDGE:
   [B]              [F#*]             [C#*]
d]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G]---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D]----5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| (x4)
A]------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
D]--5---5---5---5----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|

  [B]               [F#*]           [C#*]
  Life feels like a music box, I'm spinning round slowly and I can't get off and
  [B]               [F#*]           [C#*]
  Life feels like a music box, I'm spinning round slowly and I can't get off and
  [B]               [F#*]           [C#*]
  Life feels like a music box, I'm spinning round slowly and I can't get off and
  [B]               [F#*]           [C#*]
  Life feels like a music box, I'm spinning round slowly and I can't get off



 CHORUS 3:
F#                  F#sus2               F#*     Ebm7
  I can't, I can't, I can't stay around here
F#/Bb Badd9       F#
  I    can, only leave
F#                  F#sus2               F#*     Ebm7
  I can't, I can't, I can't stay around here
F#/Bb Badd9       F#
  I    can, only leave



 OUTRO:
   [Ebm7]            [F#*]           [B]
d]------------0--------------------------|
A]---------------------------------------|
G]----2---2-------2----2---2---2---2-----|
D]---------------------------------------|
A]--2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0-------|
D]------------------------------------5--|

[Ebm7]             [F#*]                [B]
  I can't, I can't, I can't stay around here





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