Chorus:
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x3
D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-------------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
Em Am D7 G
e|------------------0------2---3-------3-------------------------|
B|--------0---------1------1---0-------0-------------------------|
G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D|--------2------2------0----------------------------------------|
A|-----2------0--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------3---3-----------------------------|
Em Am D7 G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2
D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-------------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
Em Am B7 Em G
e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------|
B|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------|
G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------|
A|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
Em Am B7 Em G
Warm light is streaming where the children run
G Am D7 G
e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------|
B|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------|
D|-------------2------0------------------------------------------|
A|----------0----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------|
G Am D7 G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Verse 1:
e|-0-----0-----0---------3----3----------------------------------|
B|-1-----1-----1---------2----2----------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---------3----3----------------------------------|
D|---------------------2----2------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0--------2-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0----------------------------------------------|
Am Edim
Cows ride bicycles across the sky
e|-0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
B|-1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--------0------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D7
And Madam’s watching us from up on high
Chorus:
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2
D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-------------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
Em Am B7 Em
e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------|
B|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------|
G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------|
A|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
Em Am B7 Em G
Dad’s new computer looks like so much fun
G Am D7 G
e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------|
B|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------|
D|-------------2------0------------------------------------------|
A|----------0----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------|
G Am D7 G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Em* Am* D7* G*
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8----------5-------5---3-------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5-------5---4----4--------------------------| x2
D|-----9----------5----------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------5--------------------------------------|
E|-------------5-----------------3--3----------------------------|
Em* Am* D7* G*
Schoolyard graffiti of the Scooby gang
Em* Am* D7* G*
Wild secret garden with a chlorine pool
Em Am B7 Em
e|------------------0------2---0-------3-------------------------|
B|--------0---------1------0---0-------0-------------------------|
G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D|--------2------2---------1-------------------------------------|
A|-----2------0---------2----------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------0---2---3-------------------------|
Em Am B7 Em G
Long rowhouse shadows when the day is done
G Am D7 G
e|-----3----------0------2---3-------3---------------------------|
B|-----0----------1------1---0-------0---------------------------|
G|-----0----------2------2---0-------0---------------------------|
D|-------------2------0------------------------------------------|
A|----------0----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------------------------3----3------------------------------|
G Am D7 G
Adams Morgan, 1991
Outro:
Em Am D7 G
e|------------------0------2---3-------3-------------------------|
B|--------0---------1------1---0-------0-------------------------|
G|--------0---------2------2---0-------0-------------------------|
D|--------2------2------0----------------------------------------| x2
A|-----2------0--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------3---3-----------------------------|
Em Am D7 G
Long children’s faces when the day is done
G Am D7 G
Adams Morgan, 1991
