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Rhino Skin

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Track 7 from Ican Ican't album

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RHINO SKIN

Verse 1
Em
I wish that I had rhino skin
​ G
Keep out the hurt keep me within
​ A
Protect all of the nerve endings
​ C​ D
Impervious to everything
​ Em
I wish that I had eagles’ wings
G
I’d flee the nest for days on end
A
Get lost above the vales and glens
C​ D
Return when we agree again

Change
​ A
​I wish that I could deal with it
​ C
​And not retreat from all conflict
​A
Give as good as I get
C​ D
I wish that I could take the hit

Verse 2
​I wish I was an activist
​Likes a fight, yeh relishes
​The thought of taking on the man
​No fear of standing up to him

​I wish that I could stand my ground
​Instead of always backing down
​Allowing those with ‘more to say’
​To always get their stupid way

Change​
I wish I felt less apathy
​But I don’t care what people think
​One day I’ll learn that I have been
​The man who wished his life away

Mid​
Em / Bm / A / C / D
​Em / C / G / A / C / Bm

Verse 3​
I wish that I had rhino skin
​Protecting all the nerve endings
​Making me less sensitive
​And giving me more confidence

​I wish I didn’t wish so much
​A man of deed not just of thought
​I think I’d have a lot to say
​But I’m the man who wished his life away


© Dermot O’Leary 2010

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from Ican Ican't, released December 2, 2011
Written, arranged and performed by Dermot O'Leary

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