Old 97's – Rollerskate Skinny (Guitar Solo)

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Chords

[INTRO] Bb Eb Gm F [VERSE]
Bb
Rollerskate skinny and the terrible twos

Eb
How can you have everything and nothing to lose

Gm
You and nobody see eye to eye

             F
You're gonna wake up with a ghost instead of a guy
[VERSE]
Bb
Bulletin board on the wall of a church

Eb
Soaking up the city from a top-step perch

Gm
You're gonna break down on a midnight date

             F
You're gonna curse this town, you're gonna run late
[CHORUS]
                   Cm                 F
You're pretty as a penny, rollerskate skinny

                   Cm                 F
You're pretty as a penny, rollerskate skinny
[VERSE]
       Bb
Do you want to meet up at the Pickwood Bowl

         Eb
We could knock nine down and leave one in the hole

Gm
Wouldn't be here if the Athenia hadn't sunk

      F
Or if dear ol' dad hadn't got so drunk
[VERSE]
Bb
Every other day is a kick in the shins

Eb
Every other day it's like the day just wins

    Gm
You make it all right, you make 'em okay

    F
You make me sorta glad that I waited 'til today
F [CHORUS]
                   Cm                 F
You're pretty as a penny, rollerskate Skinny

                   Cm                 F
You're pretty as a penny, rollerskate Skinny
[SOLO] Bb Eb Gm F [VERSE]
Bb
Rollerskate skinny and the terrible twos

Eb
Two years in and it's time to choose

Gm
Love feels good when it sits right down

         F
Puts its feet up on the table and it sends a bowl around
[VERSE]
Bb
Ain't nobody gonna see eye to eye

       Eb
With a girl who's only gonna stand collarbone high

Gm
Rain's gonna come in fair-sized drips

      F
We're gonna go to heaven wearing paper hat ships
F [CHORUS]
                   Cm                 F
You're pretty as a penny, rollerskate skinny

                   Cm                 F
You're pretty as a penny, rollerskate skinny
[OUTRO]
Eb    Bb       Gm
  I believe in love, but it don't believe in

Bb      Gm      Eb
  I believe in love, but it don't believe in

Bb        Gm      Eb
me   I believe in love, but it don't believe in

Bb Gm Eb
me       No it don't believe in

Bb Gm Eb
me       Don't believe in
[Solo] Bb Gm Eb Bb Gm Eb Bb