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Baggy Trousers by Madness

Baggy Trousers chords by Madness

Guitar chords with lyrics


...BAGGY TROUSERS... by Madness
--------------------...........

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
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 Having fun and playing fools
Ab        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
  Ab          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      Ab 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         Ab
To make a difference to

Verse 2:

G  F  D
 The Head-master's had enough to-day
F
 All the kids have gone away
G
 Gone to fight with next-door's school
Ab        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
Ab        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      Ab 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          E  Bm
To make a difference to the days

Instrumental:

Bm C#m Bm Abm (x7)
Bm Ab 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      Ab 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          E  Bm
To make a difference to the days

Instrumental:

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

Coda:

D        F        G        Ab G F# F
 Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
D        F        G        Ab G F# F
 Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  Ab   G    F    D    Gm   Dm    A   Bm

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 466544 320003 133211 xx0232 3x033x xx0231 x02220 x24432

  F#   C#m   Abm

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 244222 x46654 466444


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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