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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- Chalkhills And Children
- Church Of Women
- Crocodile
- Dear God
- Dear Madam Barnum
- Earn Enough For Us
- Easter Theatre
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- Grass
- Great Fire
- Harvest Festival
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- Humble Daisy
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- King For A Day
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- The Dissapointed
- The Last Balloon
- The Loving
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NOTE: Regarding the chord C#m7/F in the first two choruses ONLY:
In reality, it's actually the bass that plays the F over C#m7
thus making it sound a bit off.
The song is in 7th chords except for the E but, may play
this using basic chords; and/or open chords.
Key - E [Intro & Verses] , F# [Choruses]
[Intro]
A7 G7 A7 G7
[Verse 1]
A7 G7
Sindy's spending too much money on clothes
A7 G7
Ken is going back to Gay Bob
A7 G7
The Teddy bears swear the neighbourhood's gone
A7 G7
Since the moving in of Golliwog
Bm7 A7
Rag doll gets beaten up by the Action Man
Bm7 A7
The one with the real life hair
A7 G7
He walks and he talks in a commanding voice
A7 G7
But sexually he's not all there.
[Chorus]
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7/F F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em
[Bridge]
F#7
If toys are quarreling amongst themselves
B7 D7
What hope is there now for the world?
[Interlude]
A7 G7 A7 G7
[Verse 2]
A7 G7
The smell of smoke hanging thick over funland
A7 G7
As the older toys are pushed down a ramp
A7 G7
The microchip master race are melting them down
A7 G7
In a dolly concentration camp
Bm7 A7
The world's gone mad but in miniature
Bm7 A7
The kids can only do what they feel
A7 G7
See them copy what their parents have done
A7 G7
'Til they're old enough to do it for real
[Chorus]
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7/F F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em
[Bridge]
F#7
If toys are quarreling amongst themselves
B7 D7
What hope is there now for the world?
[Solo]
A7 G7 A7 G7
A7 G7 A7 G7
Burn!
Bm7 A7 Bm7 A7
A7 G7 A7 G7
[Chorus]
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em (to fade)
NOTE: Regarding the chord C#m7/F in the first two choruses ONLY:
In reality, it's actually the bass that plays the F over C#m7
thus making it sound a bit off.
The song is in 7th chords except for the E but, may play
this using basic chords; and/or open chords.
Key - E [Intro & Verses] , F# [Choruses]
[Intro]
A7 G7 A7 G7
[Verse 1]
A7 G7
Sindy's spending too much money on clothes
A7 G7
Ken is going back to Gay Bob
A7 G7
The Teddy bears swear the neighbourhood's gone
A7 G7
Since the moving in of Golliwog
Bm7 A7
Rag doll gets beaten up by the Action Man
Bm7 A7
The one with the real life hair
A7 G7
He walks and he talks in a commanding voice
A7 G7
But sexually he's not all there.
[Chorus]
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7/F F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em
[Bridge]
F#7
If toys are quarreling amongst themselves
B7 D7
What hope is there now for the world?
[Interlude]
A7 G7 A7 G7
[Verse 2]
A7 G7
The smell of smoke hanging thick over funland
A7 G7
As the older toys are pushed down a ramp
A7 G7
The microchip master race are melting them down
A7 G7
In a dolly concentration camp
Bm7 A7
The world's gone mad but in miniature
Bm7 A7
The kids can only do what they feel
A7 G7
See them copy what their parents have done
A7 G7
'Til they're old enough to do it for real
[Chorus]
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7/F F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em
[Bridge]
F#7
If toys are quarreling amongst themselves
B7 D7
What hope is there now for the world?
[Solo]
A7 G7 A7 G7
A7 G7 A7 G7
Burn!
Bm7 A7 Bm7 A7
A7 G7 A7 G7
[Chorus]
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what can the matter be, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
What gives down in the nursery, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Oh dear what if the cradle falls, my children sweet children
E C#m7 F#m7 B7
Toys are only human after all, who killed 'em we killed 'em (to fade)
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