This Used To Be My Playground chords by Madonna

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chorus:
Cmaj7Cmaj7
This used to be my playground
Bm7Bm7        E minorEm
This used to be my childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#D/F#  D/C
This  used to be the place I ran to
B minorBm     E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
Whenever I was in need
A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7  D MajorD
Of a  friend
D/C    B7B7
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say ...

Verse 1:
Cmaj7Cmaj7      B7B7
Don't look back
     E minorEm
Keep your head held high
   Em7/D
Don't ask them why
Because
Cmaj7Cmaj7    B7B7
Life is short
   E minorEm
And before you know
    Em7/D
You're feeling old
     Cmaj7Cmaj7  B7B7
And your heart is breaking
   Dsus2/B    Asus4Asus4 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
Don't hold on to the past
   B7B7         E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
Well that's too much to ask

Chorus:
Cmaj7Cmaj7
This used to be my playground
Bm7Bm7        E minorEm
This used to be my childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#D/F#  D/C
This  used to be the place I ran to
B minorBm     E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
Whenever I was in need
A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7  D MajorD
Of a  friend
D/C    B7B7
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say ...

Verse 2:
Cmaj7Cmaj7  B7B7
No regrets
   E minorEm
But I wish that you
   Em7/D
Were here with me
Well then
Cmaj7Cmaj7     B7B7
There's hope yet
   E minorEm
I can see your face
    Em7/D
In our secret place
      Cmaj7Cmaj7 B7B7
You're not just a memory
    Dsus2/B   Asus4Asus4 A minorAm Asus2Asus2
Say goodbye to yesterday
     B7B7        E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
Those are words I'll never say

Chorus:
Cmaj7Cmaj7
This used to be my playground
Bm7Bm7         E minorEm
This used to be our pride and joy
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#D/F#   D/C
This  used to be the place we ran to
B minorBm         E minorEm     E minor 7Em7
That no one in the world could dare destroy

Chorus:
Cmaj7Cmaj7
This used to be our playground
Bm7Bm7         E minorEm
This used to be our childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#D/F#   D/C
This  used to be the place we ran to
B minorBm       E minorEm    E minor 7Em7
I wish you were standing here with me

Chorus:
Cmaj7Cmaj7
This used to be our playground
Bm7Bm7         E minorEm
This used to be our childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#D/F#   D/C
This  used to be the place we ran to
B minorBm         E minorEm    E minor 7Em7
The best things in life are always
Cmaj7Cmaj7
free
         B7B7
Wishing you were here with me

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