Kaleo – Skinny Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Kaleo – Skinny Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBmGDF#7A

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[Intro]
Smile!

[Verse 1]
                 Bm         G    D
  What makes you feel good?
F#7              Bm      G      D
  What makes you angry inside?
F#7             Bm       G   D
  Why don't you love me?
F#7           Bm         G       D
  Do you wanna fuck me or fight?

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
F#7        Bm       G    D
  You never asked me
F#7        Bm          G      D
  If I had something to hide
F#7         Bm      G   D
  You wanna hurt me
F#7            Bm       G      D
  I'll make it easy   tonight

[Chorus 1]
       F#7         Bm
You've got to stay skinny,
G           D
 don't you, girl?
       F#7         Bm
You've got to stay pretty
G          D
 while you can
       F#7         Bm
You've got to stay hungry
G        D      F#7
 for the fans
Or they'll try to burn you all out
               F#7
They'll try to burn you all out, yeah

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[Interlude]
Bm   G   D   F#7
Bm   G   D   F#7

[Verse 2]
            Bm       G   D
  Your face is rotten
F#7       Bm           G    D
  Ugliest smile I have seen
F#7              Bm     G   D
  Your name's forgotten
F#7             Bm           G    D
  Now go on and cut yourself clean

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#7             Bm      G   D
  Why won't you answer?
F#7                Bm          G  D
  You think you're better than me
F#7        Bm        G   D
  Go on, surrender
F#7       Bm        G      D
  Another suicide teen

[Chorus 2]
       F#7         Bm
You've got to stay skinny,
G           D
 don't you, girl?
       F#7         Bm
You've got to stay pretty
G          D
 while you can
       F#7         Bm
You've got to stay hungry
G        D      F#7
 for the fans
Or they'll try to burn you all out
               F#7
They'll try to burn you all out, yeah

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[Interlude]
G   D   F#7
Bm  A   G
D   F#7

[Bridge]
 Bm       A       G         D
Whoa, I'm burning up
                  F#7     Bm
Whoa, I'm burning out
        A               G   D
Can you feel me burning out
                F#7
Oh, I'm burning out

[Outro]
                   Bm     G
You've got to stay skinny,
           D
don't you, girl?
       F#7         Bm    G
You've got to stay pretty
          D
while you can
    F#7         Bm    G
You know we are living in
               D       F#7
this fucked up world
And they're gonna burn you all up
              F#7             Bm
They'll gonna burn you all out

How to play Skinny: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Skinny by Kaleo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Skinny by Kaleo, think in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: Bm, G, D, F#7 and A.

Listen for G – D – F#7 – Bm (VI – III – V7 – i in B minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, B7, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Skinny chords: questions

What key is Skinny in?

Skinny by Kaleo is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Skinny?

Skinny uses 5 chords: Bm, G, D, F#7, A.

What is the chord progression of Skinny?

The main progression is G – D – F#7 – Bm (VI – III – V7 – i).

Is Skinny easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, C, G, B7, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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