Standard Tuning EADGBe
[Verse 1]
Am D7 G G7 G F# E
You've gotta have skin, all you really need is skin
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Skin's the thing that if you got it outside, it helps keep your insides in
[Verse 2]
Am D7 G G7 G F# E
It covers your nose, and it's wrapped around your toes
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And inside it you put lemon meringue, and outside ya hang your clothes
[Bridge]
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Skin is what you feel at home in, and without it, furthermore,
Em A A7 D7
Both your liver and abdomen, would keep falling on the floor, and you'd be dressed in your intestine
[Verse 3]
Am D7 G G7 G F# E
A Siamese twin, needs an extra set of skin
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When the doctor knows that you're feeling sick, where does he stick his needle in? in the end of your skin
[Bridge]
Dm G C C7
All your friends and all your kinfolks, whether poor or whether rich,
Em A A7 D7
They have all got lots of skin folks, it's convenient when they itch, nothing can match it when you scratch it
[Verse 4]
Am D7 G G7 G F# E
It fits perfectly, yours fits you and mine fits me
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When you're sitting down, it folds and looks grand and then when you stand, it's where it's been
[Outro]
C C7 F D7
When you were just a little baby, why your skin fit fine, and it still is gonna fit you when you're 6 foot 9
G E7 Am D7 G
So whether you're fat, tall, big, small, chubby or thin, ain't you glad you've got skin!