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