Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:21:59 -0300 (BST) From: Lester Stype <MFEJJP@mh1.mcc.ac.uk> Parklife by Blur: The entire tab of the entire album by Lester Stype (MFEJJP@mh1.mcc.ac.uk.) Copied from the CD booklet. Any mistakes are due to me, but essentially it's OK I think. BOYS AND GIRLS (One chord sequence throughout= Gm C F Eb F#/F) Streets like a jungle So call the police Following the herd Down to Greece on holiday Love in the 90's Is paranoid On sunny beaches Take your chances, looking for GIRLS WHO ARE BOYS WHO LOVE BOYS LIKE THEY'RE GIRLS WHO DO GIRLS LIKE THEY'RE BOYS ALWAYS SHOULD BE SOMEONE YOU REALLY LOVE Avoiding all work Cos there's none available Like battery thinkers Count their thoughts on 1 2 3 4 5 fingers Nothing is wasted Only reproduced You get nasty blisters Du bist sehr schon But we haven't been introduced **************** TRACY JACKS

^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 work^As in civil service ^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 its ^Asteady employment ^B(Tracy Jack^As) is^B a go^Alfing fanatic ^B(Tracy Jack^As) Bu^Bt his put ^Ais erratic ^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 saw a ^AHarley Street Doctor ^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 who presc^Aribed healthy living ^B(Tracy Jack^As) he^B's getting pas^At forty ^B(Tracy Jack^As) an^Bd all the seams are splitting

^GEvery^Bday he got closer ^BHe knew in his heart ^Ehe was over Saying I'^F#md love to stay^B here and be normal ^B7But its just so overrated

^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 left h^Aome without warning ^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 at five in ^Athe morning ^B(Tracy Jack^As) go^Bt on the first train to ^AWalton ^B(Tracy Jack^As) st^Bood on the s^Aea front laughing ^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 ran up and down^A naked ^Gm7(Tracy J^Aacks)^Gm7 got stopped by the^A police ^B(Tracy Jack^As) dr^Biven back to L^Aondon

^G#mAnd then it h^Aappened o^Bn a Tuesday morning ^G#mTracy Jacks bul^Aldozed down the house h^Be lived in Sayin^B7g its just so overrated

**************** END OF THE CENTURY

^GAnts in the carp^Gmaj7et ^EmDirty little mo^Em/Dnsters ^EbEating all the morsels ^D ^BmPicking up the rubbish ^C ^GGive her efferve^Gmaj7scence She need^Ems a little sparkle^Em/D ^EbGood morning TV^D You're lookin^Bmg so hea^Clthy

Chorus:

^EmWe all say Don't want ^Dto be alone ^EmWe wear the same clothes ^D'Cos we feel the same ^EmWe kiss with dry lips ^DWhen we say goodnight ^C End of the cent^Cury......its nothing special

^GSex on the TV^Gmaj7 ^EmEverybody's at i^Em/Dt ^EbAnd the mind gets dirty ^D ^BmWhen you get clo ser to thirt^Cy ^GGives her a cudd^Gmaj7le ^EmThey're glowing in a huddle ^Em/D ^EbGood night TV ^D You're^Bm all made up

And you're looking like me Chorus

^GCan^F you ^Geat ^Fher ^Gyes y^Fou can^G Chorus **************** PARKLIFE The E etc. in this =12th fret (brush up on those barre chords!!)

^EConfidence is the ^Esus4preference^E for the habitual voyeur of what is known as ^Esus4(Parklife) ^EAnd morning setup ^Esus4can be avoided if you take a route straight through ^Ewhat is^Esus4 known as (Parklife) ^EJohn's got brewer's^Esus4 droop he gets intimidated by the dirty pigeons they ^Elove a bi^Esus4t of it (Parklife) ^EWho's that gut lo^Esus4rd marching...you should cut down on your porklife ^Emate.^Esus4..get some exercise

Chorus:

^EAll t^Bbhe peo^Bple ^ESo man^Cy people ^B ^GThe^Emy all ^Dgo hand in hand ^CHand in ha^Asus4nd throu^Aght^Bb7 thei^B7r parklife

(Verse 2: Same chords as verse 1) I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awaken by the dustmen I put my trousers on, have a cup of tea, and I think about leaving the house I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too it gives me a feeling of enormous well being And then I'm happy of rht rest of the day safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it Chorus It's got nothing to do with your Vorsprung Durch Technic you know And it's got nothing to do with you joggers who go round and round and round Chorus **************** BADHEAD

^GSo far we've not re^Cally stayed in touch ^G ^CWell I knew as much, it^Bb9's no surprise that to^Cday ^G I'll ge^Ct up round two, wit^Gh not^Ching to do ^Bb9 ^CExcept get a touch of flu ^Am

Chorus:

And I^Am might a^Ds well just grin and bear it 'Cos its not w^Corth the trouble of an ^Aargument And in any c^Amase I'd rather wear it ^D Your like a bad hea^Cd in the morning ^A

And I know...... Mid 8: Am Em Am Am Em C (D) Chorus **************** BANK HOLIDAY

^AGrandma has new dentures ^G To eat ^Athe crust of pizza ^G Been taken ^Aout by her daughter ^G ^ABecause she thought she ought'a^G The kids^A are eating snickers ^G ^ABecause they're so delicious ^G ^AThen there's sticky fingers ^G ^AAnd mother loses her kni^Gcker^Bs ^C

Chorus:

Bank holiday^Eb comes six times a^Bb year ^C Days of enjoyment t^Ebo which everybody cheers^Bb ^C Bank holiday^Eb comes with six pac^Bbk of beer ^C ......then its back t^Co w^Bbork A^G.G.A.I.N.

^ABar-b-que is cooking ^G ^ASausages and chicken ^G The patio ^Ais buzzing ^G The neighb^Aours they are looking ^G ^AJohn is down the fun pub ^G ^ADrinking lots of lager ^G ^AGirls and boys are on the ga^Gme ^AAnd all the high streets look the sam^Ge ^B ^C

Chorus **************** THE DEBT COLLECTOR (A)A F#m B B D C B E B7 (B)E E7 C#M/E C G Em/B C A B E B E B E E7 Repeat most of it again. **************** FAR OUT

^CI spy in the night^Eb sky don't I ^CPhobe Io ^EbElara Leda Ca^Cllisto Sinope ^Eb ^CJanus Dione Portia S^Ebo many moons ^F ^AbQuiet in the sky a^Bbt night ^FHot in^A the milky way ^Bb ^F ^EbOutsid^De in ^CVega Capel^Ebla Hadar Ri^Cgel Barnard's star^Eb ^CAntares Aldebara^Ebn Altair Wolf 359 ^C ^EbBetelgeuse sun sun^F sun **************** TO THE END All those dirty words ^D They make u^Ems look so dumb Been drinki^Dng far too much And neither of us ^Emmean what we say

^GbYou a^Abnd I ^GbColla^Abpsed in love And it loo^Dsus4ks lik^De we might have made it, ^E yes it loo^G9ks like we made it to^A the end

What h^Dappened to us Soon it w^Emill be gone forever Infatu^Dated only with ourselves And neither ^Emof us can think straight anymore

Chorus X2 **************** LONDON LOVES

^GA mala^Ady has taken him^G over ^A ^GCoughing tar in^A his Japanese mot^Gor ^A ^GThe lights are ^Amagic ^GAnd he's got money ^A ^GSo he'll be lucky ^A ^GHe'll sh^Aoot like an arrow

^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme m^F#mystery of a speeding car ^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme m^F#misery^F of a speeding heart

(G and A again) It's Love-U-Like and everyone's at it But words are cheap and his mind is elastic He loves the violence Keeps ticking over So sleep together Before today is sold forever

^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme w^F#may people just fall apart ^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme m^F#misery of a speedi^Fng heart

(The rest of the song is just improvisation on this theme) **************** TROUBLE IN THE MESSAGE CENTRE

^GI am the message ^Acentre ^Db ^Eb ^GLocal and^A direct^Db ^Eb ^GRoom to room an operator (no ca^Alls today^Db dear, they'll just have to wait dear)^Eb ^GI call and I ^Acollect (so just st^Dbrike him softly away from the b^Ebody) ^BbmYou're made up too shiny to^Dbmday (in so muc^Abmh trouble) ^B ^BbmThoughts are just pissing ^Dbmaway ^Abm " ^B ^BbmA new type face a new da^Dbmy ^Abm ^B " ^BbmYou can't remember ten minutes ago. ^Dbm ^Abm ^B It's too much^E troubl^F#e

Middle 8 up half A tone, so that's (Bm D Am C x4) (then E F#) Chorus **************** CLOVER OVER DOVER

^C#MI'm on the whi^Bte cliffs of Dover ^A ^C#MThinking it ^Eover and over^A ^C#MBut if^B I jump ^Aits all over ^C#MA cautionary ^Etale for y^Aou ^B

(Verse 2: Same chords) I love to roll in the clover With you over and over On the white cliffs of Dover And then I'd let you push me over C#M B A G#m F#m(sus4) F# B C And if that is the fact then in actual fact it's not where it's at and it's over (Repeat) Verse 3: (Same chords) And now the bluebirds are over The white cliffs of Dover So when you push me over Don't bury me I'm not worth anything **************** MAGIC AMERICA

^C#Bill B^Bbarret has a simple^F# dream He call^C#s it hi^Bbs plan B ^Eb Where the buildings ^C#and the sky and the ai^Bbr is sugar free ^F# ^G#And everyone is very friendly ^G#7 ^C#Plan ^BbB arrived on holiday^F# ^C#Took a cab to the shopping ma^Bblls ^Eb ^C#Bought and ate until he could^Bb do neither anymore ^F# ^G#Then found love on channel forty-four ^G#7

Chorus:

^C#La l^Ba la la l^Aa he wa^F#mnts to go to Magic America ^B ^C#La l^Ba la la l^Aa he'd l^F#mike to live in Magic America w^Bith all the mag^Aic ^Abpeople ^C# ^Bb

^C#Bill B^Bbarret sent his postcar^F#ds home ^C#To ever^Bbyone he'd ever k^Ebnown - they read ^C#Fifty nine cent^Bbs gets you a good squar^F#e meal ^G#>From the people who care ho^G#7w you feel

Chorus Mid 8: C#7 B7 F# G#m7 x3 Then C#7 B7 A7 ****************

^AJubilee slouches in the s^Eettee He's losing^D all the will to move ^F ^G ^AHe's gone divvy, too much ^Etelly ^DHe's watching twenty four hours of^F rubbish ^G ^AHe's got butane, he's got^E plastic bags ^D And his eyes are going square (oh yeah) ^F ^G ^AHe's no raver just anti soc^Eial ^DHe's not going to cut his ha^Fir ^G

Chorus

^DHe dresses incorrectly....no one told him how to do it ^E ^EHe dresses incorrectly....seventeen he not^A mean enough ^DHe dresses incorrectly....talk to the girls but he's j^Eust too spotty ^A ^DHe dresses incorrectly....not keen on ^Cbeing like anyone else ^Bb ^A

(Verse 2: Same chords as Verse 1) Jubilee's dad, Billy Banker Thinks his son is aslob Should get out more stop scabbing He should go out and get a job No, he just plays on his computer games (reprise) **************** THIS IS A LOW

^EAnd in^Bmto the sea g^Ao pretty En^C#Mgland and me ^CAround t^Bmhe Bay of ^EBiscay and home for tea Hit tr^Bmaffic on the Dogger Bank ^AUp the Thames ^C#Mto find a taxi rank ^CSail ^Bmon by wit^Eh the tide and fall asleep

And the radio says

^EThis ^Dis a low ^EBut^Am it ^Bmwon't hurt you ^EWhen you'r^De al^Eone it wi^Amll b^Bme there with you ^CFinding ways to stay sol^Bm7o ^E

^EOn the ^BmTyne, Forth and Cromarty ^AThere is a low in the high Fort^C#Mies An^Cd Saturdays locked aw^Bmay on the pier No^Et fast enough dear On^Bm the Malin Head, Bla^Ackpool looks black and red And t^Che Queen she's gone^Bm round the bend Jumped off Land's End ^E

Chorus X2 **************** Had a bit of trouble with the tab shift on my PC, so if any chords look out of place, that is why.

Blur - Parklife