Cage The Elephant

Skin And Bones

Cage The Elephant


Tom: Dm

Am F Dm F

[Verse 1]
  Am                               F
Close my eyes and drift into the silence
                 Dm
Barely see the ultraviolet
                           F
Slipped and fell into the deep end
Am                                 F
Oh, the sidewalk shimmer just like diamonds
                          Dm
All the empty words were flying
                               F
Well, the heart was low, but I never was alone

I never was alone


[Chorus] 
Am           C       Dm     F
   I've been running for so long
           Dm               F
All that's left is skin and bones
Dm             F
Close my eyes, fight to carry on
Am              C        Dm       F
   Sometimes it makes no sense at all
     Dm              F
If I stumble, will I fall?
     Dm                  F
If I fall, I'll tuck and roll
F        
Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home
       
Let the love-light guide me home


[Verse 2]
Am                            F
One step fades and falls into another
                    Dm
I'm not getting any further
                         F
Left you feeling like an alien
Am                                   F
All the shining sidewalks, they were lying
                         Dm
Lost myself while I was hiding
                             F
And the heart was low, but I never was alone
       
I never was alone


[Chorus]
Am           C       Dm     F
   I've been running for so long
           Dm               F
All that's left is skin and bones
Dm             F
Close my eyes, fight to carry on
Am              C        Dm       F
   Sometimes it makes no sense at all
     Dm              F
If I stumble, will I fall?
     Dm                  F
If I fall, I'll tuck and roll
F        
Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home
       
Let the love-light guide me home


[Instrumental]
Am F Dm F

[Bridge]
Dm                      F
Hearts are empty almost all the time
Dm                     F
Blind devising ways to lead the blind
    Dm                        F
And it seems as if there's no end in sight
Dm                             F
I don't wanna be there when it all goes down
Dm                                    A5      B5
But if I gotta be there, don't let me hit the ground
      C5      D5
Can I hit the ground?


[Chorus]
Am           C       Dm     F
   I've been running for so long
           Dm               F
All that's left is skin and bones
Dm             F
Close my eyes, fight to carry on
Am              C        Dm       F
   Sometimes it makes no sense at all
     Dm              F
If I stumble, will I fall?
     Dm                  F
If I fall, I'll tuck and roll
F        
Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home