Biography:
XTC were a rock band from Swindon, England led by Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals). Active between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, XTC's music ranged from jerky new wave/punk riffs to lushly-arranged progressive pop. They also drew heavily from vintage pop rock and psychedelia from the 1960s, genres which they began to explore more deeply after creating The Dukes of Stratosphear side-project. While XTC failed to maintain significant commercial success after the 1980s
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[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]
A Asus4 A Asus4
I climb up, spending daylight
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Slide down, bankrupt on the other side
A Asus4 A Asus4
Some sweet girl, playing my wife
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Runs off with a boy whose bike she'll ride
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb A Asus4
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square world
[Verse 2]
A Asus4 A Asus4
Bells will ring, door flies open
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Hare and Greyhound in the old kiss chase
A Asus4 A Asus4
You've been caught, game is ended
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Smack on kisser from her slap on face
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb A Asus4
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square world
[Bridge]
D#m G# C#m7
Watch the leaves all tear away, one by one
F# D#m
Leaving you but lined like an exercise book
G# C#m7
What did your report once say? Know the one
F#7sus4 F#7 F#m7 F#7
This boy must try harder to please
E7sus4 E7 Em7 E7
From down on his knees
[Verse 3]
A Asus4 A Asus4
Playground, playground, careful what you say ground
A Asus4 A Asus4
Playground, playground, gonna make you pay ground
A Asus4 A Asus4
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
You can't jump off once the pages turn
A Asus4 A Asus4
School is out but never over
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
That's the only lesson you can learn
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square world
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
You're for the high jump, if you let 'em push you
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb E Esus4
There's no escaping, escaping from their big square world
E Esus4 E Esus4
You may leave school but it never leaves you
[Outro Riff]
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B|-----0-------------0----------0-------------0-------|
G|----------h-o---------2------------h-o---------2----|
D|----------0-2----------------------0-2--------------|
A|--2------------------------2------------------------|
E|--0------------------------0------------------------|
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]
A Asus4 A Asus4
I climb up, spending daylight
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Slide down, bankrupt on the other side
A Asus4 A Asus4
Some sweet girl, playing my wife
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Runs off with a boy whose bike she'll ride
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb A Asus4
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square world
[Verse 2]
A Asus4 A Asus4
Bells will ring, door flies open
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Hare and Greyhound in the old kiss chase
A Asus4 A Asus4
You've been caught, game is ended
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
Smack on kisser from her slap on face
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb A Asus4
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square world
[Bridge]
D#m G# C#m7
Watch the leaves all tear away, one by one
F# D#m
Leaving you but lined like an exercise book
G# C#m7
What did your report once say? Know the one
F#7sus4 F#7 F#m7 F#7
This boy must try harder to please
E7sus4 E7 Em7 E7
From down on his knees
[Verse 3]
A Asus4 A Asus4
Playground, playground, careful what you say ground
A Asus4 A Asus4
Playground, playground, gonna make you pay ground
A Asus4 A Asus4
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
You can't jump off once the pages turn
A Asus4 A Asus4
School is out but never over
F# B A Asus4 A Asus4
That's the only lesson you can learn
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
Marked by the masters and bruised by the bullies
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb
Never stop rehearsing, rehearsing for the big square world
F Bb F Bb
Playground, it's a playground
F Bb G C
You're for the high jump, if you let 'em push you
F Bb F Bb
In the playground, every day ground
F Bb F Bb E Esus4
There's no escaping, escaping from their big square world
E Esus4 E Esus4
You may leave school but it never leaves 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------------------------|
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