Baggy Trousers Tabs & Lyrics by Madness

Baggy Trousers

guitar tabs lyrics

Madness

Album : Baggy Trousers ska PlayStop



...BAGGY TROUSERS... by Madness
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*from 'Absolutely ' (1980)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)


Intro:

Ab G F D (x2)

Verse 1:

D
Naughty boys in nasty schools,
F
Head-masters breaking all the rules,
G
Having fun and playing fools,
G# G F
Smashing up the woodwork tools.

D
All the teachers in the pub,
F
Passing 'round the ready-rub,
G
Trying not to think of when,
G# G F
The lunch-time bell will ring a-gain.

Chorus 1:

G Gm
Oh what fun we had,
D Dm
But, did it really turn out bad?
G Gm
All I learnt at school,
A G# A
Was how to bend not break the rules.

G Gm
Oh what fun we had,
D Dm
But at the time it seemed so bad.
G Gm
Trying different ways,
A G#
To make a difference to...

Verse 2:

G F D
The Head-master's had enough today,
F
All the kids have gone away,
G
Gone to fight with next-door's school;
G# G F
Every term that is the rule.

D
Sits alone and bends his cane;
F
Same old backsides again,
G
All the small ones tell tall tales,
G# G F
Walking home and squashing snails.

Chorus 2:

G Gm
Oh what fun we had,
D Dm
But, did it really turn out bad?
G Gm
All I learnt at school,
A G# A
Was how to bend not break the rules.

G Gm
Oh what fun we had,
D Dm
But at the time it seemed so bad.
G Gm
Trying different ways,
A G# E (Bm)
To make a difference to the days.

Instrumental:

Bm C#m Bm G#m (x7)
Bm G# G F# F

Verse 3:

D
Lots of girls and lots of boys,
F
Lots of smells and lots of noise.
G
Playing football in the park,
Ab G F
Kicking pushbikes after dark.

D
Baggy trousers, dirty shirt,
F
Pulling hair and eating dirt,
G
Teacher comes to break it up;
Ab G F
Back of the 'ead with a plastic cup.

Chorus 3:

G Gm
Oh what fun we had,
D Dm
But, did it really turn out bad?
G Gm
All I learnt at school,
A G# A
Was how to bend not break the rules.

G Gm
Oh what fun we had,
D Dm
But at the time it seemed so bad.
G Gm
Trying different ways,
A G# E (Bm)
To make a difference to the days.

Instrumental:

Bm C#m Bm G#m (x7)
Bm G# G F# F

Coda:

D
Baggy trousers,
F
Baggy trousers,
G G# G F# F
Baggy trousers.

D
Baggy trousers,
F
Baggy trousers,
G G# G F# F
Baggy trousers.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G# G F D Gm Dm

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
466544 320003 133211 xx0232 3x033x xx0231

A Bm C#m G#m F#

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 x24432 x46654 466444 244222


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
([email protected])

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