Skating Away (On The Thin Ice Of
The New Day)
Words & Music:
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
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Meanwhile, back in the year
one, when you belonged to no one.
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A C
D2-4
You didn't stand a chance,
son, if your pants were undone.
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D(add2) D Dsus4 D
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'Cause you were bred-------
for humanity----- and sold--------------- to society.
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Gsus4 G
One day, you'll wake
up-------- in the present day----------.
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A million generations removed
from expectations
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Of being who you really want
to be.
CHORUS:
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Skating away, skating away,
skating away on the thin ice of the new day------ay-ay-ay
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So, as you push off from the
shore, won't you turn your head once more
D2-4
And make your peace with
everyone?
For those who choose to stay
will live just one more day
To do the things they
should've done.
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And as you cross the
wilderness, suspended in your emptiness,
D2-4
You feel you have to pray.
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Csus4
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A2-4
Looking for a sign that the
universal mind has written you into the passion play.
CHORUS:
And as you cross the circle
line while the ice-wall creaks behind.
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 story's too damn real
And 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...
Skating Away (On The Thin
Ice Of The New Day) Tab (tabber unknown)
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e +-1--0--2---3---5--0--0--0----3---1--
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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..."] [if
your plans were undone]
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E +-----------------------2-
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G |-----------------------3-
B |-----0-----------------2- [3x] B
|-----0-----------------2-
D |---2-------------------2-
D |---2-------------------0-
A |-3------2--0-----------0-
A |-3------2--0-------------
E +---------------3--1------
E +---------------3--1------
'cause
you were bred for humanityÉ
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G |-3 --3 -3 -3 3--------------------(3)-----------|
B |-2---2--2 -2-2----------------------------------| [3x]
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------320-2--320-2-----|
E +-----------------------------------3------3-----+
a
million generations removed
from expectations
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+1-------------------------1----------------------------+ strum
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|1-------------------------1----------------------------| chords
B
|2-------------------------0----------------------------| here
D |3-------------------------3----------------------------|
A |3 ------------------------0----------------------------|
E +1------------------------------------------------------+
of being
who you really want to be
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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
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E
+----------------------------------------------------------+
chorus:
skating away
skating away
skating
away
on the thin
ice of the new day
ay e ay ay ay
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|---------------------3-----3-------2--2--+
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add
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|--------0--------------------0-0- h2- 2--| style
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A |-----------------| |-----------------320-2-320
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