Tabs
Chorus:
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G+G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x3
D MajorD|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------|
Em* Am* D7* G*
Blackberries growing on a chain link fence
Em* Am* D7* G*
Cool breezes blowing through an open door
Em* Am* D7* G*
Sidewalks are cracking in the midday sun
E minorEm A minorAm D7D7 G+G
e|------------------0------2---3-------3-------------------------|
BB|--------0---------1------1---0-------0-------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2------2------0----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2------0--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------3---3-----------------------------|
E minorEm A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G+G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2
D MajorD|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------|
Em* Am* D7* G*
Cold pizza waiting in the kitchen fridge
Em* Am* D7* G*
Blue pilly carpet on an endless floor
E minorEm A minorAm B7B7 E minorEm G+G
e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------|
BB|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
E minorEm A minorAm B7B7 E minorEm G+G
Warm light is streaming where the children run
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------|
BB|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------|
G+G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------2------0------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------|
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Verse 1:
e|-0-----0-----0---------3----3----------------------------------|
BB|-1-----1-----1---------2----2----------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----2-----2---------3----3----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------2----2------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------0--------2-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------0----------------------------------------------|
A minorAm EdimEdim
Cows ride bicycles across the sky
e|-0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
BB|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---------------------------------|
G+G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------0--------0------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0--------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A minorAm D7D7
And Madam’s watching us from up on high
Chorus:
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G+G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2
D MajorD|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------|
Em* Am* D7* G*
Down Kalorama with an ice cream cone
Em* Am* D7* G*
Fine office markers that I shouldn't touch
E minorEm A minorAm B7B7 E minorEm
e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------|
BB|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
E minorEm A minorAm B7B7 E minorEm G+G
Dad’s new computer looks like so much fun
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------|
BB|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------|
G+G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------2------0------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------|
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G+G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2
D MajorD|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------|
Em* Am* D7* G*
Schoolyard graffiti of the Scooby gang
Em* Am* D7* G*
Wild secret garden with a chlorine pool
E minorEm A minorAm B7B7 E minorEm
e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------|
BB|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
E minorEm A minorAm B7B7 E minorEm G+G
Long rowhouse shadows when the day is done
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------|
BB|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------|
G+G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------2------0------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------|
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Outro:
E minorEm A minorAm D7D7 G+G
e|------------------0------2---3-------3-------------------------|
BB|--------0---------1------1---0-------0-------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------2------2------0----------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-----2------0--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------3---3-----------------------------|
E minorEm A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Long children’s faces when the day is done
G+G A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Adams Morgan, 1991