Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:46:20 +0200
From: "christer liljegren" <kokerskan.3 (at) telia dot com>
Subject: Playground chords and tab
Message-Id: <200004262059.WAA28264 (at) d1o1 dot telia dot com>


PLAYGROUND (Andy Partridge)


A5 = A with no 3rd
ho = hammer on

Intro (main riff x 6)

Verse

   I    climb    up,       spending   daylight -
   Some sweet  girl,       playing    my wife, -
E-----5----------5-------------5----------5--------
B-----5-------------5----------5-------------5-----
G----------h-o---------7------------h-o---------7--
D----------0-7----------------------0-7------------
A--7------------------------7----------------------
E--5------------------------5----------------------
   A5           Asus4       A5           Asus4


  slide down bankrupt on the other   side.
  runs off   with a boy whose bike she'll ride.
E-----2-------7-------------------5--------5-------------5---------5-------
B-----2---------7-----------------5-----------5----------5------------5----
G-----------------8-------------------h-o--------7-------------h-o-------7-
D-------------------------------------0-7----------------------0-7---------
A--4--------------------------7-----------------------7--------------------
E--2-------7------------------5-----------------------5--------------------
   F#5     B                  A5          Asus4       A5           Asus4

Chorus

  Play - ground (it's a play - ground)
E--1---------------------1----------------                  --1--   --1---
B-----1---1-----------------1---1---1-----                  --1--   --1---
G---------3---------------------3---------                  --0--   --3---
D---------3---------------------3---------                  --3--   --3---
A-----------------------------------------                  --3--   --1---
E-----------------------------------------                  --1--   ------
   F     Bbadd9          F     Bbadd9                      (Fadd9) (Bbadd9)


  Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies in the
E--1-------------------------3----------------------------   --3--   --3--
B-------1--------1-----------------3--------5-------------   --3--   --5--
G----------------3--------------------------5-------------   --4--   --5--
D----------------3--------------------------5-------------   --5--   --5--
A---------------------------------------------------------   --5--   --3--
E---------------------------------------------------------   --3--   -----
   F            Bbadd9       G              C                 (G)     (C)

   F     Bbadd9         F  Bbadd9
  Play - ground  (everyday ground)
   F        Bbadd9          F           Bbadd9
  Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square
  A5 etc. / / /
  world

   A5         Asus4 A5         Asus4
   Bells will ring, door flings open
   F#5      B                A5      Asus4
   Hare and greyhound in the old kiss chase
   A5         Asus4    A5       Asus4
   You've been caught, game has ended
   F#sus4    B              A5      Asus4
   Smack on kisser from her slap on face

   F   Bbadd9         F   Bbadd9
   Playground (it's a playground)
   F             Bbadd9       G              C
   Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies in the
   F   Bbadd9        F   Bbadd9
   Playground (every day-ground)
   F            Bbadd9       F              Bbadd9
   Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square
   A5 etc.
   world

Bridge

    Watch the leaves all tear away  (one by -
E--6---------------------4---------------------
B--7---------------------4---------------------
G--8---------------------5---------------------
D--8---------------------6---------------------
A--6---------------------6---------------------
E------------------------4---------------------
  D#m                    G#

  one) Leaving your book lined like an exercise -
E--4----------------------2------------------------
B--5----------------------2------------------------
G--4----------------------3------------------------
D--6----------------------4------------------------
A--4----------------------4------------------------
E-------------------------2------------------------
  C#m7                    F#

  book  What did your report once say (know the -
E--6---------------------4-------------------------
B--7---------------------4-------------------------
G--8---------------------5-------------------------
D--8---------------------6-------------------------
A--6---------------------6-------------------------
E------------------------4-------------------------
  D#m                    G#

  one) This boy must try harder to please
E--4-----------------2----------2--------2-------2--
B--5-----------------2----------2--------2-------2--
G--6-----------------4----------3--------2-------3--
D--6-----------------2----------2--------2-------2--
A--4-----------------4----------4--------4-------4--
E--------------------2----------2--------2-------2--
  C#m               F#7sus4     F#7      F#m7    F#7

  From down on his knees
E-------0-----------0-------0-------0--
B-------3-----------3-------3-------3--
G-------2-----------1-------0-------1--
D-------0-----------0-------0-------0--
A-------2-----------2-------2-------2--
E-------0-----------0-------0-------0--
       E7sus4       E7     Em7      E7

A5 etc.
Playground, playground, careful what you say ground
Pqlayground, playground, gonna make you pay ground

Brain gets bent, heart gets broken
You can't jump off once the page is turned
School is out but never over
And that's the only lesson you can learn

Playground (it's a playground)
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies in the
Playground (everyday ground)
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square

Playground (it's a playground)
Go for the high jump if you let 'em push you in the
Playground (everyday ground)
There's no escaping, escaping from their big square -
  world
E-----0----------0-------------0----------0--------
B-----0-------------0----------0-------------0-----
G----------h-o---------2------------h-o---------2--
D----------0-2----------------------0-2------------  |x 2
A--2------------------------2----------------------
E--0------------------------0----------------------
   E5            Esus4      E5            Esus4

You may leave   school,but it never leaves  you . . .
E------0----------0---------------0----------0--------
B------0-------------0------------0-------------0-----
G-----------h-o---------2--------------h-o---------2--
D-----------0-2------------------------0-2------------ etc.
A---2--------------------------2----------------------
E---0--------------------------0----------------------
    E5           Esus4         E5            Esus4


Enjoy!!
Christer