Chorus: Em* Am* D7* G* e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------| G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x3 D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------| A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------| E|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------| Em* Am* D7* G* Blackberries growing on a chain link fence Em* Am* D7* G* Cool breezes blowing through an open door Em* Am* D7* G* Sidewalks are cracking in the midday sun
Em Am D7 G e|------------------0------2---3-------3-------------------------| B|--------0---------1------1---0-------0-------------------------| G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------| D|--------2------2------0----------------------------------------| A|-----2------0--------------------------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------3---3-----------------------------| Em Am D7 G Adams Morgan, 1991 Em* Am* D7* G* e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------| G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2 D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------| A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------| E|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------| Em* Am* D7* G* Cold pizza waiting in the kitchen fridge Em* Am* D7* G* Blue pilly carpet on an endless floor Em Am B7 Em G e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------| B|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------| G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------| D|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------| A|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------| Em Am B7 Em G Warm light is streaming where the children run G Am D7 G e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------| B|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------| G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------| D|-------------2------0------------------------------------------| A|----------0----------------------------------------------------| E|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------| G Am D7 G Adams Morgan, 1991 Verse 1: e|-0-----0-----0---------3----3----------------------------------| B|-1-----1-----1---------2----2----------------------------------| G|-2-----2-----2---------3----3----------------------------------| D|---------------------2----2------------------------------------| A|-0--------0--------2-------------------------------------------| E|----------------0----------------------------------------------| Am Edim Cows ride bicycles across the sky e|-0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2---------------------------------| B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---------------------------------| G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---------------------------------| D|-----------------0--------0------------------------------------| A|-0--------0----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Am D7 And Madam’s watching us from up on high Chorus: Em* Am* D7* G* e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------| G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2 D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------| A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------| E|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------| Em* Am* D7* G* Down Kalorama with an ice cream cone Em* Am* D7* G* Fine office markers that I shouldn't touch Em Am B7 Em e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------| B|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------| G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------| D|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------| A|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------| Em Am B7 Em G Dad’s new computer looks like so much fun G Am D7 G e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------| B|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------| G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------| D|-------------2------0------------------------------------------| A|----------0----------------------------------------------------| E|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------| G Am D7 G Adams Morgan, 1991 Em* Am* D7* G* e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------| G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2 D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------| A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------| E|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------| Em* Am* D7* G* Schoolyard graffiti of the Scooby gang Em* Am* D7* G* Wild secret garden with a chlorine pool Em Am B7 Em e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------| B|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------| G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------| D|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------| A|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------| Em Am B7 Em G Long rowhouse shadows when the day is done G Am D7 G e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------| B|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------| G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------| D|-------------2------0------------------------------------------| A|----------0----------------------------------------------------| E|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------| G Am D7 G Adams Morgan, 1991 Outro: Em Am D7 G e|------------------0------2---3-------3-------------------------| B|--------0---------1------1---0-------0-------------------------| G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------| D|--------2------2------0----------------------------------------| x2 A|-----2------0--------------------------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------3---3-----------------------------| Em Am D7 G Long children’s faces when the day is done G Am D7 G Adams Morgan, 1991