Skinny Legged Girl A I’ve written you 37 letters F#m None of which I’ll ever send A But I write them and re-read them F#m Over and over again Bm I have 16 that say I love you E 16 more that wish you death A E and drunken Bukowski ramblings D A In the five that I have left To Whom It May Concern I will not call you on the phone At 3:30 in the morning When the loneliness hits home If Virginia is for lovers Clinton Avenue’s for fools And November just can’t help itself For reminding me of you Chorus D Easy to see Dm Oh stupid me A E D Has got it bad for a skinny legged girl A E D Got it bad for a skinny legged girl A E D It goes ba ba ba da ba ba ba da da A E D ba ba ba da ba ba ba da da D Dm A Ba da da la doddy doddy da Your paintings books and pictures In a box under my bed I should throw them all away But I will keep them here instead As a reminder of the damage A black-rimmed glasses girl can do While I’m walking, talking, living, breathing Singing, living proof Chorus Well like any true romantic I destroy the things I love And this role of the victim Well it fits me like a glove But every victim needs a villain And mine looks a lot like you Sincerely and yours truly I sign number 42 Chorus Skinny Legged Girl A I’ve written you 37 letters F#m None of which I’ll ever send A But I write them and re-read them F#m Over and over again
Bm I have 16 that say I love you E 16 more that wish you death A E and drunken Bukowski ramblings D A In the five that I have left To Whom It May Concern I will not call you on the phone At 3:30 in the morning When the loneliness hits home If Virginia is for lovers Clinton Avenue’s for fools And November just can’t help itself For reminding me of you Chorus D Easy to see Dm Oh stupid me A E D Has got it bad for a skinny legged girl A E D Got it bad for a skinny legged girl A E D It goes ba ba ba da ba ba ba da da A E D ba ba ba da ba ba ba da da D Dm A Ba da da la doddy doddy da Your paintings books and pictures In a box under my bed I should throw them all away But I will keep them here instead As a reminder of the damage A black-rimmed glasses girl can do While I’m walking, talking, living, breathing Singing, living proof Chorus Well like any true romantic I destroy the things I love And this role of the victim Well it fits me like a glove But every victim needs a villain And mine looks a lot like you Sincerely and yours truly I sign number 42 Chorus