Baggy Trousers chords by Madness

...BAGGY TROUSERS... by Madness
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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
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)