Rollerskate Skinny chords by Old 97’s

G       C      Em     D

G
Rollerskate skinny and the terrible twos
C
How can you have everything and nothing to lose
Em
You and nobody see eye to eye
D
You're gonna    wake up with a ghost instead of a guy

G
Bulletin board on the wall of a church
C
Soaking up the city from a top-step perch
Em
You're  gonna break down on a midnight date
D

Gonna   curse this town, you're gonna run late

Am      D
You're pretty as a penny, Rollerskate   Skinny
Am      D
You're pretty as a penny, Rollerskate   Skinny

 G
Do you  want to meet up at the Pickwood Bowl
 C
We could knock nine down and leave one in the hole
 Em
 Wouldn't be here if the Athenia hadn't sunk
 D
Or if   dear ol' dad hadn't got so drunk

 G
 Every other day is a kick in the shins
 C
 Every other day it's like the day just wins
 Em
You make it all right, you make it okay
 D
You make me sorta glad that I waited 'til today

        Am      D
You're pretty as a penny, Rollerskate   Skinny
        Am      D
You're pretty as a penny, Rollerskate   Skinny

        G       C      Em     D
(guitar break)

 G
 Rollerskate skinny and the terrible twos
 C
 Two years in and it's time to choose
 Em
 Love feels good when it sits right down
 D
Puts its feet up on the table and it sends a bowl around

 G
 Ain't nobody gonna see eye to eye
 C
With a  girl who's only gonna stand collarbone high
 Em
 Rain's gonna come in fair-sized drips
 D
We're   gonna go to heaven wearing paper-hat ships

 Am     D
You're pretty as a penny, Rollerskate   Skinny
 Am     D
You're pretty as a penny, Rollerskate   Skinny

 C      G      Em     C
 I believe in   love, but       it don't believe in...
 G      Em     C      G
 I believe in   love, but it don't believe in   me
 Em     C      G      Em     C
I believe in    love, but it don't believe in   me--    --      --
 G      Em     C
No it don't believe in  me--    --      --
 G      Em     C      G      Em     C      G