Artist: Frightened Rabbit Song: Skip the Youth Album: The Winter of Mixed Drinks Tabbed by: Don Tago Email: recebedou@yahoo.com Standard Tuning Chords used: EADGBe A: 002220 D2:000230 E: 022100 Riff: A-chord riff e|-------------------------------| B|-------2------2------2---------| G|---2------2------2------2---2--| D|-2---2------2------2------2----| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff: D2-chord riff e|-------------------------------| B|-------3------3------3---------| G|---2------2------2------2---2--| D|-0---0------0------0------0----| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Verse 1: [play A-chord riff throughout] I've been digging a hole tonight, on my knees beneath the moon All I need is a place to lie, guess a grave will have to do Won't you give me two minutes please, just let me cover my eyes All the hammer and scrape has been chipping away at the lustre of life Chorus: A D2 So I (move, move), I would but I'm so tired A D2 (move, move) If I can shake myself I can dance with you Interlude: [A] or play A-chord riff Verse 2: [play A-chord riff throughout] Though my body is far from old, I'm bound to useless youth And I can't fake a first to throw through the crust of the earth If you find me don't wake me, I can't be shaken awake If you don't stare at the dark you can never feel bleak Life starts to lose its taste Chorus: A D2 So I (move, move), I would but I'm so tired A D2 (move, move) If I can shake myself I can dance with you A D2 (I hear drums) The worn out beat of a tired heart A D2 (you are young) If this is the prime of my life I wish I could skip the blasted youth Interlude: [A - D2] or play A + D2-chord riffs Outro chorus chords: [repeat several times until fade-out] A Skip the youth, its aging me too much E Skip the youth, its aging me too much D2 Skip the youth, its aging me too much D2 Skip the youth, its aging me too much