Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro Riff] e|-----5----------5-------------5----------5----------| B|-----5-------------5----------5-------------5-------| G|----------h-o---------7------------h-o---------7----| D|----------0-7----------------------0-7--------------| A|--7------------------------7------------------------| E|--5------------------------5------------------------| [Verse 1]

^AI climb^Asus4 up, sp^Aending ^Asus4daylight ^F#Slide down, ^Bbankrupt on the^A other ^Asus4side ^A ^Asus4 ^ASome sw^Asus4eet girl, p^Alaying ^Asus4my wife ^F#Runs off ^Bwith a boy wh^Aose bi^Asus4ke she'll ^Aride ^Asus4

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]

^ABells will^Asus4 ring, d^Aoor flies^Asus4 open ^F#Hare and ^BGreyhound in th^Ae old ki^Asus4ss chase ^A ^Asus4 ^AYou've bee^Asus4n caught, ^Agame is ^Asus4ended ^F#Smack on ^Bkisser from her ^Aslap o^Asus4n face ^A ^Asus4

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

^D#mWatch the leaves all^G# tear away, one by one^C#m7 Leaving you but ^F#lined like an exercise bo^D#mok What did your ^G#report once say? Know the ^C#m7one This boy must try^F#7sus4 harder t^F#7o ple^F#m7ase ^F#7 From ^E7sus4down on his^E7 knees ^Em7 ^E7

[Verse 3]

^APlayground, ^Asus4playground, ^Acareful what you^Asus4 say ground ^APlayground, ^Asus4playground, g^Aonna make you p^Asus4ay ground ^ABrain gets^Asus4 bent, h^Aeart gets ^Asus4broken ^F#You can't jump ^Boff once^A the p^Asus4ages turn ^A ^Asus4 ^ASchool is^Asus4 out but ^Anever ov^Asus4er ^F#That's the ^Bonly lesson ^Ayou can ^Asus4learn ^A ^Asus4

[Chorus]

^FPlayg^Bbround, it's a^F playgr^Bbound ^FMarked by th^Bbe masters and ^Gbruised by the ^Cbullies In the ^Fplay^Bbground, every ^Fday g^Bbround ^FNever stop ^Bbrehearsing, r^Fehearsing for^Bb the big square world ^FPlaygr^Bbound, it's a ^Fplaygro^Bbund ^FYou're for t^Bbhe high jump, i^Gf you let 'em ^Cpush you In the^F playg^Bbround, every^F day gr^Bbound The^Fre's no es^Bbcaping, esc^Faping from th^Bbeir big square ^Eworld ^Esus4 You ^Emay leav^Esus4e school but it^E never leav^Esus4es you

[Outro Riff] e|-----0----------0-------------0----------0----------| B|-----0-------------0----------0-------------0-------| G|----------h-o---------2------------h-o---------2----| D|----------0-2----------------------0-2--------------| A|--2------------------------2------------------------| E|--0------------------------0------------------------|

Xtc - Playground