I Have Come Out To Play chords by Jonathan Richman

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E

Verse 1:
E                B                          A     B
You can sit here but I can't sit a bit here now (not now)
      E                  B
cause now is the time to start up my song
      A                          B
start feeling all right and stop feelin all wrong

Chorus 1:
      E                     C#m             E           B
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand (I have come out to play)
E                 A                 B        E
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
E                 C#m          E           B
mommy mommy can't eat no more (I have come out to play)
      E                A                B        E
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
      E      C#m       E           B
cause I have come out, come out to play
E                 A             B        E
and now that I've come out, I'm here to stay
     E               C#m          E         B
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
    E            A                 B          E
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand (yes)
E                  C#m
didala dudala duda la la (yeah!)
E                     B
dubala da da la da da da da na na (yeah!)
E                     A              B        E
dubaluba da dub da na na na buddy I'm here to stay

Interlude:
E

Verse 2:
E                B                          A     B
You can sit more but I can't sit a bit more now (not now)
      E                  B
cause now is the time to ride my bike
  A                       B
before the twilight turns into night


Chorus 2:
      E                     C#m             E           B
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand (I have come out to play)
E                 A                 B        E
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
   E                  C#m          E           B
oh mommy mommy I can't eat no more (I have come out to play)
      E                A                B        E
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
        E      C#m       E           B
because I have come out, come out to play
E                A           B        E
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
     E               C#m          E         B
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
    E            A                 B          E
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand (yeah)
E                  C#m
didala dudala duda la la (yeah!)
E                     B
dubala da da la da da da da na na (yeah!)
E                     A              B        E
dubaluba da dub da na na na buddy I'm here to stay

E                  C#m
didala dudala duda la la (yeah!)
E                     B
dubala da da la da da da da na na (yeah!)
E                     A              B        E
dubaluba da dub da na na na buddy I'm here to stay


Verse 3:
E                B                          A     B
you can sit more but I can't sit a bit more now (not now)
      E                  B
cause now is the time to stand in the clover
      A               B
call Rover Red Rover, come on over


Chorus 3:
      E                     C#m             E           B
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand (I have come out to play)
E                 A                 B        E
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
   E                   C#m          E           B
oh mommy mommy I can't eat no more (I have come out to play)
      E                A                B        E
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
        E       N.C.
because I have come out, come out to play
N.C.
and now that I'm outside, I'm outside to stay
     E
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
N.C.
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
E                  C#m
didala dudala duda la la (yeah!)
E                     B
dubala da da la da da da da na na (yeah!)
E                     A              B        E
dubaluba da dub da na na na buddy I'm here to stay

E                  C#m
didala dudala duda la la (yeah!)
E                     B
dubala da da la da da da da na na (yeah!)
E                     A              B        E
dubaluba da dub da ooohhh well I'm here to stay.