This Used To Be My Playground chords by Madonna

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chorus:
Cmaj7
This used to be my playground
Bm7        Em
This used to be my childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#  D/C
This  used to be the place I ran to
Bm     Em   Em7
Whenever I was in need
A7sus4 A7  D
Of a  friend
D/C    B7
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say ...

Verse 1:
Cmaj7      B7
Don't look back
     Em
Keep your head held high
   Em7/D
Don't ask them why
Because
Cmaj7    B7
Life is short
   Em
And before you know
    Em7/D
You're feeling old
     Cmaj7  B7
And your heart is breaking
   Dsus2/B    Asus4 Am Asus2
Don't hold on to the past
   B7         Em D Em D
Well that's too much to ask

Chorus:
Cmaj7
This used to be my playground
Bm7        Em
This used to be my childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#  D/C
This  used to be the place I ran to
Bm     Em   Em7
Whenever I was in need
A7sus4 A7  D
Of a  friend
D/C    B7
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say ...

Verse 2:
Cmaj7  B7
No regrets
   Em
But I wish that you
   Em7/D
Were here with me
Well then
Cmaj7     B7
There's hope yet
   Em
I can see your face
    Em7/D
In our secret place
      Cmaj7 B7
You're not just a memory
    Dsus2/B   Asus4 Am Asus2
Say goodbye to yesterday
     B7        Em D Em D
Those are words I'll never say

Chorus:
Cmaj7
This used to be my playground
Bm7         Em
This used to be our pride and joy
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#   D/C
This  used to be the place we ran to
Bm         Em     Em7
That no one in the world could dare destroy

Chorus:
Cmaj7
This used to be our playground
Bm7         Em
This used to be our childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#   D/C
This  used to be the place we ran to
Bm       Em    Em7
I wish you were standing here with me

Chorus:
Cmaj7
This used to be our playground
Bm7         Em
This used to be our childhood dream
A7sus2 A7sus2/G    D/F#   D/C
This  used to be the place we ran to
Bm         Em    Em7
The best things in life are always
Cmaj7
free
         B7
Wishing you were here with me