Skating Way

Note: CAPO 3rd fret (written as though 3rd fret = open) 
 
Add lots of rhythmic style to the chord playing 
from sus2 to major to sus4 forms. 
 
Chord forms named as if played without a capo: 
 
(F) (D2) (D) (D4) (D5) (A) (A2) (A4) (G) (F2) 
e +-1--0--2---3---5--0--0--0----3---1--| 
(G) |-1--3--3---3---3--2--0--3----0---1--| 
(B) |-2--2--2---2---2--2--2--2----0---0--| 
(D) |-3--0--0---0---0--2--2--2----0---3--| 
(A) |-3 ---------------0--0--0----2---0--| 
(E) +-1----------------------------------| 
 
intro: 
meanwhile back in the year one... 
when you belonged to no one 
you didn‘t stand a chance son 
(E) +-----------------------0-| 
(G) |-----------------------2-| 
(B) |-----0-----------------2-| 
(D) |---2-------------------2-| 
(A) |-3------2--0-----------0-| 
(E) +---------------3--1------| 
 
if your plans were undone 
(E) +-----------------------2-| 
(G) |-----------------------3-| 
(B) |-----0-----------------2-| 
(D) |---2-------------------0-| 
(A) |-3------2--0-------------| 
(E) +---------------3--1------| 
 
‘cause you were bred for humanity 
and sold to society 
one day you‘ll wake up in the present day 
(E) +-2---2--0--2-3---------------------3------3-------| 
(G) |-3 --3 -3 -3 3--------------------(3)-------------| (optional?) 
(B) |-2---2--2 -2-2------------------------------------| 
(D) |--------------------------------------------------| 
(A) |-------------------------------320-2--320-2-------| 
(E) +-----------------------------------3------3-------| 
 
a million generations removed from expectations 
(E) +1-------------------------1------------------------------| strum 
(G) |1-------------------------1------------------------------| chords 
(B) |2-------------------------0------------------------------| here 
(D) |3-------------------------3------------------------------| 
(A) |3 ------------------------0------------------------------| 
(E) +1--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
of being who you really want to be 
(E) +0-2 2 0 2-3-2-0-0----------------0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0----------| 
(G) |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------2-0 2-0 2 3 2 0 2----------| add 
(B) |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------2-2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2----------| rhythmic 
(D) |---------------------------------2-2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2----------| style 
(A) |---------------------------------0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0----------| 
(E) +------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
chorus: 
 
skating away 
skating away 
skating away on the thin 
ice of the new day ay e ay ay ay 
(E) +--------------------------------------3-----3-------2--2----| 
(G) |----------------------------------------------------3--3----| add 
(B) |-4--2- 0--2--h2--- -----0-------- --- --- ---0-0- h2- 2----| style 
(D) |-0- 0 0--0--- 0----0-2-4--4-2 0 - - -- 4 4----------| 
(A) |----------------------------------320-2-320 2---------------| 
(E) +--------------------------------------3-----3---------------| 
 
verses: (note: (D2)-4 indicates (D) major to sus2 to sus4 etc..) 
 
(D5) (D) 
So as you push off from the shore 
(D2)-4 (A2)-4 
won‘t you turn your head once more 
(D2)-4 
and make your peace with everyone 
 
(D5) (D) 
for those who choose to stay 
(D2)-4 (A2)-4 
will live just one more day 
(D2)-4 
to do the things they should‘ve done 
 
(G) 
and as you cross the wilderness 
(A) 
suspended in your emptiness 
(D2)-4 
you feel you have to pray 
 
(G) 
looking for a sign that 
(F2) 
the universal mind as 
(D2)-4 (A2)-4 
written you into their passion play 
 
[chorus] 
 
and as you cross the circle line 
while the iceworld sheets behind (lyrics fuzzy here?) 
you‘re a rabbit on the run 
 
and the silver splinters fly 
in the corner of your eye 
shining in the setting sun 
 
well do you ever get the feeling 
that the stories do their reeling 
in the present tense 
 
or that everybody‘s on the stage 
and it seems like you‘re the only 
person sitting in the audience 
 
[chorus] 
 
skating away 
skating away 
skating away