Sep132018

Soccer Mommy – Skinned Knees Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsE A B

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chord progression of Skinned Knees by Soccer Mommy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

E A x2
E
Soft face
Playing in the autumn streets
A
With blood laced shoes
E
I fake
Stomach aches when i’m in school
A
To wait there for you
Yeah i do
E A x2
(whistling)

E
Old flames
Grow and die with every year
A
But you stay hot
E
’cause you’re fucking crazy
You skinny dip your neighbors pool
A
But you won’t get caught
No you won’t
E
(whistling)
A       B
I think i’m falling baby, oh yeah i’m falling
A B    E
And i won’t ever let you go
A          B
I think i’m falling baby, oh shit i’m falling
A    B E
And i won’t ever let you go
A E A
(whistling)
E
Skinned knees
Face down in the autumn street
A
A concrete rash
E
And you cried
Shed a tear for auburn blood
A
That you won’t get back
No you won’t

E A x2
(whistling)
E
I left
Burning streets in tennessee
A
For a north east feel
E
But summer
Always hurts think of you first
A
And your skin peel
Yea I do
E A
(whistling)
A B
’cause i was falling baby, oh i was falling
A B E
And i won’t ever let you go

E A
(whistling)
A       B
Yeah, I was falling baby, oh shit i’m falling
A    B
Now i won’t ever let you
A    B
No i won’t ever let you
A    B E
No i won’t ever let you go
A
E A x3
(whistling)
E
(one strum)

How to play Skinned Knees: key, chords and progression

Skinned Knees by Soccer Mommy is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 3 chords: E, A and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – B – A (I – IV – V – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.