Skinny Love is a song by the American band Bon Iver, written by Justin Vernon, the bands only constant member. The song discusses a fragile and failed relationship, using the metaphor Skinny Love to describe a love that is not enough to sustain the people involved. Vernon composed the track following a breakup, recording it during a period of isolation in a cabin in northern Wisconsin.
Key: Em
Introduction:EmCGG x 4
EmCG Come on skinny love just last the year EmCG Pour a little salt we were never here EmCG My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Am7Em Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer EmCG I tell my love to wreck it all EmCG Cut out all the ropes and let me fall EmCG My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Am7Em Right in the moment this order's tall
G I told you to be patient Em7C9 I told you to be fine G I told you to be balanced Em7C9 I told you to be kind G In the morning I'll be with you Em7C9 But it will be a different "kind" G I'll be holding all the tickets Em7C9 And you'll be owning all the fines
EmCG Come on skinny love what happened here EmCG Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere EmCG My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my Am7Em Sullen load is full; slow on the split
G I told you to be patient Em7C9 I told you to be fine G I told you to be balanced Em7C9 I told you to be kind G Now all your love is wasted? Em7C9 Then who the hell was I? G Now I'm breaking at the britches Em7C9 And at the end of all your lines
G Who will love you? Em7C9 Who will fight? G Who will fall Em7C9 far behind? G Who will love you? Em7C9 Who will fight? G Who will fall Em7C9 far behind?