Chords for XTC- Playground -
Tempo:
100.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
A
Bb
Gb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
I climb up, spin in daylight, [Gb] slide [B] down, bank [A] up on the other side.
Some [D] [A] sweet girl playing my [Gb] life, [B] runs off with [A] a boy who's like she and [D] I.
[A]
[F] Play [Bb] it [F] down, [Bb] play it [F] down, locked [Bb] by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the [F] bullies.
Play [Bb] it [F] down, bring it down, never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for [C] the big [A] square.
They'll rail, [D] [A] bring the [D] flies over, [Gb] [B] hair and [A] greyhound in the old kids' chase.
You've been [D]
[A] caught, gang, sin [D] [Gb] lead, smack [B] on, kiss your [A] phone, just one face.
[F] Play [Bb] it down, [F] play [Bb] it [F] down, locked [Bb] by the masters [G] and bruised [C] by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, bring it down, never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the [C] big [A] square.
[Eb] Watch the [Ab] leaves all tear away, [Db] leaving [Gb] you but blind like an [Eb] exercise group.
What did [Ab] your report once [Abm] say?
[Db] This [Gbm] boy must try hard enough to [Gb] breathe,
[D] run down [Bm] on his [G] [Bm] [E] [A] knees.
Play it down, play it down, locked by the masters and bruised by the bullies.
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken, [Gb] [B] you can't jump off [A] once the pages turn.
Soul is out, never over, [Gb] [B] that's the only [A] lesson you can learn.
[F] Play it down, play it [C] down, [F] [Bb] locked by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, play it [Bb] down, [F] never [Bb] stop [F]
rehearsing, [Bb] rehearsing for the big [F] square.
Play it down, play [C] it down, [F] your [Bb] fault I [G] jumped if [C] you let them push you.
[F] Play it down, play it down, there's no escaping from the big [E] square.
Play it down, play it down, never leave you.
[A]
[E]
I climb up, spin in daylight, [Gb] slide [B] down, bank [A] up on the other side.
Some [D] [A] sweet girl playing my [Gb] life, [B] runs off with [A] a boy who's like she and [D] I.
[A]
[F] Play [Bb] it [F] down, [Bb] play it [F] down, locked [Bb] by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the [F] bullies.
Play [Bb] it [F] down, bring it down, never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for [C] the big [A] square.
They'll rail, [D] [A] bring the [D] flies over, [Gb] [B] hair and [A] greyhound in the old kids' chase.
You've been [D]
[A] caught, gang, sin [D] [Gb] lead, smack [B] on, kiss your [A] phone, just one face.
[F] Play [Bb] it down, [F] play [Bb] it [F] down, locked [Bb] by the masters [G] and bruised [C] by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, bring it down, never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the [C] big [A] square.
[Eb] Watch the [Ab] leaves all tear away, [Db] leaving [Gb] you but blind like an [Eb] exercise group.
What did [Ab] your report once [Abm] say?
[Db] This [Gbm] boy must try hard enough to [Gb] breathe,
[D] run down [Bm] on his [G] [Bm] [E] [A] knees.
Play it down, play it down, locked by the masters and bruised by the bullies.
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken, [Gb] [B] you can't jump off [A] once the pages turn.
Soul is out, never over, [Gb] [B] that's the only [A] lesson you can learn.
[F] Play it down, play it [C] down, [F] [Bb] locked by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, play it [Bb] down, [F] never [Bb] stop [F]
rehearsing, [Bb] rehearsing for the big [F] square.
Play it down, play [C] it down, [F] your [Bb] fault I [G] jumped if [C] you let them push you.
[F] Play it down, play it down, there's no escaping from the big [E] square.
Play it down, play it down, never leave you.
[A]
[E]
Key:
F
A
Bb
Gb
C
F
A
Bb
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I climb up, spin in daylight, [Gb] slide [B] down, bank [A] up on the other side.
_ _ _ Some [D] [A] sweet girl playing my [Gb] life, [B] runs off with [A] a boy who's like she and _ _ [D] I.
[A] _
[F] Play [Bb] it [F] down, [Bb] play it [F] down, locked [Bb] by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the [F] bullies.
Play [Bb] it [F] down, bring it down, _ never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for [C] the big [A] square. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They'll rail, [D] [A] bring the [D] flies over, [Gb] _ [B] hair and [A] greyhound in the old kids' _ _ chase.
_ _ You've been [D]
[A] caught, gang, sin [D] [Gb] lead, smack [B] on, kiss your [A] phone, just one _ face. _ _
[F] Play [Bb] it down, [F] play [Bb] it [F] down, locked _ [Bb] by the masters [G] and bruised [C] by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, bring it down, never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the [C] big [A] square. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Watch the [Ab] leaves all tear away, [Db] _ _ leaving [Gb] you but blind like an [Eb] exercise group.
What did [Ab] your report once [Abm] say?
[Db] _ _ This [Gbm] boy must try hard enough to _ [Gb] breathe,
_ [D] run down [Bm] on his [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] knees.
Play it down, play it down, _ locked by _ _ _ _ _ the masters and bruised by the bullies.
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken, [Gb] [B] you can't jump off [A] once the pages turn. _ _ _ _
Soul is out, never over, [Gb] [B] that's the only [A] lesson you can _ _ _ learn.
_ [F] Play it down, play it _ [C] _ down, [F] [Bb] locked by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, play it [Bb] down, _ [F] never [Bb] stop [F]
rehearsing, [Bb] rehearsing for the big [F] square.
Play it down, play [C] it down, [F] your [Bb] fault I [G] jumped if [C] you let them push you.
[F] Play it down, play it down, _ there's no escaping _ from the big [E] square.
_ Play _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ it down, play it down, never _ leave you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I climb up, spin in daylight, [Gb] slide [B] down, bank [A] up on the other side.
_ _ _ Some [D] [A] sweet girl playing my [Gb] life, [B] runs off with [A] a boy who's like she and _ _ [D] I.
[A] _
[F] Play [Bb] it [F] down, [Bb] play it [F] down, locked [Bb] by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the [F] bullies.
Play [Bb] it [F] down, bring it down, _ never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for [C] the big [A] square. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They'll rail, [D] [A] bring the [D] flies over, [Gb] _ [B] hair and [A] greyhound in the old kids' _ _ chase.
_ _ You've been [D]
[A] caught, gang, sin [D] [Gb] lead, smack [B] on, kiss your [A] phone, just one _ face. _ _
[F] Play [Bb] it down, [F] play [Bb] it [F] down, locked _ [Bb] by the masters [G] and bruised [C] by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, bring it down, never [Bb] stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the [C] big [A] square. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Watch the [Ab] leaves all tear away, [Db] _ _ leaving [Gb] you but blind like an [Eb] exercise group.
What did [Ab] your report once [Abm] say?
[Db] _ _ This [Gbm] boy must try hard enough to _ [Gb] breathe,
_ [D] run down [Bm] on his [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] knees.
Play it down, play it down, _ locked by _ _ _ _ _ the masters and bruised by the bullies.
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken, [Gb] [B] you can't jump off [A] once the pages turn. _ _ _ _
Soul is out, never over, [Gb] [B] that's the only [A] lesson you can _ _ _ learn.
_ [F] Play it down, play it _ [C] _ down, [F] [Bb] locked by the masters [G] and [C] bruised by the bullies.
[F] Play it down, play it [Bb] down, _ [F] never [Bb] stop [F]
rehearsing, [Bb] rehearsing for the big [F] square.
Play it down, play [C] it down, [F] your [Bb] fault I [G] jumped if [C] you let them push you.
[F] Play it down, play it down, _ there's no escaping _ from the big [E] square.
_ Play _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ it down, play it down, never _ leave you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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