Written by Tom Petty
INTRO Am C D Cadd9 Am Am C D Cadd9 Am Am C You need rhino skin if you're gonna begin D Cadd9 Am To walk through this world Am C You need elephant balls if you don't want to crawl D Cadd9 Am On your hands through this world F Dm Oh my love if I reveal F Dm Every secret I've concealed F Dm How many thoughts would you steal G How much of my pain would you feel Am C You need eagles wings to get over things D Cadd9 Am That make no sense in this world Am C You need rhino skin if you're gonna pretend D Cadd9 Am You're not hurt by this world F Dm If you listen long enough F Dm You can hear my skin grow tough F Dm Love is painful to the touch G Must be made of stronger stuff Am C You need rhino skin to get to the end D Cadd9 Am Of the maze through this world Am Am/G You need rhino skin Am/F# Am/F Or you're gonna give in *Am C/G To the needles and pins, the arrows of sin D7/F# F The evils of men . . . You need rhino skin OUTRO Am C D Cadd9 Am Am C D Cadd9 Am (repeat) Am C D Cadd9 Am