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This is my best effort at this, the bass riff is played during the verses, but it sounds okay on the guitar,
Bass riff
G---------3-3---------3-3-------------2-2--------2-2-----
A-----1-1---------1-1------1-0----1-1--------1-1-----1-0-
E-3-3--------3-3---------3----3-3--------3-3--------3----
I eat to much to die and not enough to stay alive, I'm sitting in the middle, waitingC  
VERSE 1:
NC
Days since I last pissed, cheeks sunken and despaired
So gorgeous sunk to six stone, lose my only remaining home
See my third rib appear, a week later all my flesh disappears
Stretching taut, cling film on bone, I'm getting better
AmKaren says I've reached my target Dmweight
Kate and Emma and Kristin know it's Gfake, problem is diet's not a big enough Cword
I wanna be so Bskinny that I rot from Emview
CHORUS:
D#5I, I, I, D5I, I C5want to walk in the D5snow and D#5not leave a D5footprintC5  D5  
D#5I, I, I, D5I, I C5want to walk in the D5snow and D#5not soil its D5purityC5  D5  
VERSE 2:
NC
Stomach collapsed at five, lift up my skirt, my sex is gone
Naked and lovely, I'm five stone two, may I bud and never flower
My vision's getting blurred but I can see my ribs and I feel fine
My hands are trembling stalks and I can feel my breasts are sinking
AmMother trys to choke me with roast Dmbeef
And sits savouring her sole ryGvita, that's the way you're built my father Csaid
But I can Bchange, my cocoon Emshedding
CHORUS: 
D#I, I, I, DI, I Cmwant to walk in the Dsnow and D#not leave a DfootprintCm  D  
D#I, I, I, DI, I Cmwant to walk in the Dsnow and D#not soil its DpurityCm  D  
BREAK:  Db   C   F  G  
ENDING:
CKate and Kristin and Kit Kat, Fall things I like Glooking at
CToo weak to fuss, too weak to die, Fchoice is skeletal Gin everybodAmy's life
CI choose my choice, I starve to frenzy, Fhunger soon passes and Gsickness soon tires
CLegs bend, stockinged I am Twiggy and I Fdon't mind the Ghorror that surrAmounds me
CSelf worth scatters, self esteem's a bore, FI long since moved to a Ghigher plateau
CThis discipline's so rare so please applaud, Fjust look at the Gfat scum who Ampamper me so
CYeah four stone seven, an epilogue of youth, Fsuch beautiful dignity in Gself-abuse
CI've finally come to understand life Fthrough staring Gblankly at my Amnavel 

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4St 7Lb

by Manic Street Preachers

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D#5

This is my best effort at this, the bass riff is played during the verses, but it sounds okay on the guitar,

Bass riff

G---------3-3---------3-3-------------2-2--------2-2-----

A-----1-1---------1-1------1-0----1-1--------1-1-----1-0-

E-3-3--------3-3---------3----3-3--------3-3--------3----

I eat to much to die and not enough to stay alive, I'm sitting in the middle, waiting

VERSE 1:

Days since I last pissed, cheeks sunken and despaired

So gorgeous sunk to six stone, lose my only remaining home

See my third rib appear, a week later all my flesh disappears

Stretching taut, cling film on bone, I'm getting better

Am Dm

Karen says I've reached my target weight

G C

Kate and Emma and Kristin know it's fake, problem is diet's not a big enough word

B Em

I wanna be so skinny that I rot from view

CHORUS:

D#5 D5 C5 D5 D#5 D5 C5 D5

I, I, I, I, I want to walk in the snow and not leave a footprint

D#5 D5 C5 D5 D#5 D5 C5 D5

I, I, I, I, I want to walk in the snow and not soil its purity

VERSE 2:

Stomach collapsed at five, lift up my skirt, my sex is gone

Naked and lovely, I'm five stone two, may I bud and never flower

My vision's getting blurred but I can see my ribs and I feel fine

My hands are trembling stalks and I can feel my breasts are sinking

Am Dm

Mother trys to choke me with roast beef

G C

And sits savouring her sole ryvita, that's the way you're built my father said

B Em

But I can change, my cocoon shedding

CHORUS:

D# D Cm D D# D Cm D

I, I, I, I, I want to walk in the snow and not leave a footprint

D# D Cm D D# D Cm D

I, I, I, I, I want to walk in the snow and not soil its purity

Db C F G

BREAK:

ENDING:

C F G

Kate and Kristin and Kit Kat, all things I like looking at

C F G Am

Too weak to fuss, too weak to die, choice is skeletal in everybody's life

C F G

I choose my choice, I starve to frenzy, hunger soon passes and sickness soon tires

C F G Am

Legs bend, stockinged I am Twiggy and I don't mind the horror that surrounds me

C F G

Self worth scatters, self esteem's a bore, I long since moved to a higher plateau

C F G Am

This discipline's so rare so please applaud, just look at the fat scum who pamper me so

C F G

Yeah four stone seven, an epilogue of youth, such beautiful dignity in self-abuse

C F G Am

I've finally come to understand life through staring blankly at my navel

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