ARTIST: The Gits
TITLE: Second Skin
ALBUM: Hype! Soundtrack,


chords used:
A   F   D   G     G2  C     E   F2
x   x   x   x     x   x     x   x
x   x   x   x     x   x     x   x
x   10  7   12    x   5     x   x
7   10  7   12    5   5     2   3
7   8   5   10    5   3     2   3
5   x   x   x     3   x     0   1

Intro:
A   A/F   F\D   D/G   (slide to next chord)
*play this way through beginning of verses, then slightly mute chords
play regularly for chorus

A                           F
I've thought about it, hell, about a million times 
D                       G 
It takes all my strength just to keep it calm
A                     F
I have to tell myself, it's there just to breathe
D                          G
Holding it inside will only help to do me in

A                        F
Each time I close my eyes I see another chain
D                       G
It's one I can't forget, something I cannot break out of
A                    F
I need a second skin, something to hold me up
D                             G
Can't seem to get out of this hole I've dug myself right back in

Just to wake up tells me, hell, I must be brave
It hits me like a drug, shot into my vein
But it's not as delightful, delightful of a pain
Immobilizing me, almost makes me think I'm dead

I need a second skin, something to hold me tough
Can't do it on my own, sometimes I need just a little more help
I've got that chance to give every drop that's left in me
I need a second skin - something I cannot break out of

G2 A G2 A C A C
G2 A G2 A C F G

A   A/F   F\D   D/G

I just tell myself, girl, just let it breathe
It's a calmness I'm always searching for
But the dirt it gets so heavy
It falls above my head - seeping from under my feet
It just keeps on getting deeper

I need a second skin, something to hold me up
Can't do it on my own, sometimes I need just a little more help
I've got that chance to give every drop that's left in me
I need a second skin - something I cannot break free of

G2 A G2 A C A C
G2 A G2 A C F G
(2x)

E                                    F
Though no one ever said it'd be easy, still one's left to deny
G2                           G2 A G2 A C F G 
The choice that comes between your willingness to survive
E                     
Though you're knowing what you stand up against
F                     G2
A world set to decieve, you need a special strength


G2  A  G2  A  C            A             C        
I've got that second skin, I've got that chance to give
G2  A  G2  A  C            F             G
I've got the only way that I know how to live with it
G2  A  G2  A  C      A             C
I need a second skin, something to hold me tough
G2  A  G2  A  C        F             G
I need a second skin - something I cannot break out of 

G2 A  G2 A



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