E          A       C#             A      
Holly is a poet, a heathen, and a sadist
  E         A             C#           A
A punk rock demagogue, an intellectual rapist
E            A            C#               A        
Wendy is the architect of all her friend's ambitions
    E** N.C.
She confiscates their penises and trades them on commission

[Refrain]
E*
And I
E*
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight
E*
I wonder why
E*
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight

[Verse 2]
E           A            C#        A
Susie has a nice ass and tits like Gibraltar
    E                A              C#             A
But she's just about young enough I think I could adopt her
E         A                 C#           A
Miriam is perfect, she's an angel and an artist
    E** N.C.
But I expect to fuck it up as soon as I have started

[Refrain]   
    E  A  C#
And I
A             E        A      C#
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight
A        E  A  C#    
I wonder why
A             E        A      C#    B  Eb  F#  A 
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight

[Chorus]
        E
There's something, something, something
               B
In the way you cry
                  A
Something sort of sexy
    B
You know you like it
         E
Is there something, something, something
                  B
Something on your mind
                    A
Tell me what you're thinking
    B
God knows we're trying

[Verse 3]
E  A  C#  A

E         A          C#           A
Mona is a miracle of simple contradictions
        E        A              C#           A
She's a nouveau-iconoclast with new-age superstitions
E           A            C#                A
Summer is a creature who likes to play the martyr
       E** N.C.
'Cause life is hard, so she intends to be harder

[Refrain]
E*
And I
E*
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight
E*
I wonder why
E*
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight

[Verse 4]
E            A                C#           A
Lucy's never been in love but she's been a lover
    E              A            C#           A
She gives herself away then she gives it to another
E         A                 C#           A
Mariam is perfect, she's an angel and an artist
    E** N.C.
But I expect to fuck it up as soon as I have started

[Refrain]
    E  A  C#
And I
A             E        A      C#
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight
A        E  A  C#    
I wonder why
A             E        A      C#    B  Eb  F#  A 
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight

[Chorus]
        E
There's something, something, something
               B
In the way you cry
                  A
Something sort of sexy
    B
You know you like it
         E
Is there something, something, something
                  B
Something on your mind
                    A
Tell me what you're thinking
    B
God knows we're trying

[Bridge]
E         C#m            A                  B
I don't deserve the love that you've got to give
E                   C#m              A                B
Give your heart to another man, let another kiss your lips
E          C#m             A            B
I know I'm broken, but I'm not beyond repair
E              C#m
All I need is, I don't know
A                   B
Fuck! It just ain't fair

[Verse]
E   
Bowr ne ne
A
Bowr ne ne
C#      A
Bowr ne bowr ne ne ne
E
Bowr ne ne
A
Bowr ne ne
C#         A
Bowr ne ne bowr

[Refrain]
     E  A  C#
That I
A             E        A      C#
I'm afraid to kiss the girl tonight
A        E  A  C#    
I wonder why
A             E        A
I'm afraid to kiss the girl

[Outro]
C#       A
Kiss the girl
E        A
Kiss the girl
C#       A
Kiss the girl
E        A
Kiss the girl
C#       A
Kiss the girl
E        A
Kiss the girl
C#       A
Kiss the girl
E        A
Kiss the girl
C#        A      E
Kiss that girl tonight