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Skinny Jim

Eddie Cochran
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well,  I know a guy, just teeth, bone and skin,
 that's it what they ravin' 'bout, Skinny  Jim.
 Skinny Jim,  ooh man, Skinny Jim.
 Oh, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
 Oh well, I  went to a party and I met Skinny Jim,
 my baby came with me, but she left  with him.
 Skinny Jim,  ooh man, Skinny Jim.
 Mmmmm, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
Well,  ol' Jim's got charm, he got class,
 all the women love him, oh, well-well  yes.
 Skinny Jim,  ooh man, Skinny Jim.
 Oh, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
Well,  be-bop-a-lula, Skinny Jim, ooh, be-bop-a-lula Skinny Jim.
 Ooh, be-bop-a-lula,  Skinny Jim, ooh, be-bop-a-lula  Skinny Jim.
 Oh, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
 (INSTRUMENTAL:)
 Oh well, I  went to a party and I met Skinny Jim,
 my baby came with me, but she left  with him.
 Skinny Jim,  ooh man, Skinny Jim.
 Mmmmm, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
Well,  ol' Jim's got charm, he got class,
 all the women love him, oh, well-well  yes.
 Skinny Jim,  ooh man, Skinny Jim.
 Oh, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
Well,  be-bop-a-lula, Skinny Jim, ooh, be-bop-a-lula Skinny Jim.
 Ooh, be-bop-a-lula,  Skinny Jim, ooh, be-bop-a-lula  Skinny Jim.
 Oh, yes-yes-yes,  all the gals  love him, Skinny Jim.
 A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Readable chord sheet for Skinny Jim by Eddie Cochran

[A]Well, I know a guy, just teeth, bone and skin,
that's it what they ravin' 'bout, [A7]Skinny Jim.
Skinny [D]Jim, ooh man, Skinny [A]Jim.
Oh, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim[E].

Oh well, [A]I went to a party and I met Skinny Jim,
my baby came with me, but she [A7]left with him.
Skinny [D]Jim, ooh man, Skinny [A]Jim.
Mmmmm, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim[E].

[A]Well, ol' Jim's got charm, he got class,
all the women love him, oh, [A7]well-well yes.
Skinny [D]Jim, ooh man, Skinny [A]Jim.
Oh, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim[E].

[A]Well, be-bop-a-lula, Skinny Jim, ooh, be-bop-a-lula Skinny Jim.
Ooh, [D]be-bop-a-lula, Skinny Jim, ooh, [A]be-bop-a-lula Skinny Jim.
Oh, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim[E].

(INSTRUMENTAL:) [A] [D] [E]

Oh well, [A]I went to a party and I met Skinny Jim,
my baby came with me, but she [A7]left with him.
Skinny [D]Jim, ooh man, Skinny [A]Jim.
Mmmmm, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim.

[A]Well, ol' Jim's got charm, he got class,
all the women love him, oh, [A7]well-well yes.
Skinny [D]Jim, ooh man, Skinny [A]Jim.
Oh, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim[E].

[A]Well, be-bop-a-lula, Skinny Jim, ooh, be-bop-a-lula Skinny Jim.
Ooh, [D]be-bop-a-lula, Skinny Jim, ooh, [A]be-bop-a-lula Skinny Jim.
Oh, [E]yes-yes-yes, all the [D]gals love him, Skinny [A]Jim[E]. [A]

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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