Chord/Tab song: Baggy Trousers

...BAGGY TROUSERS... by Madness


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from 'Absolutely ' (1980)

Intro:

B Bb Ab, F
[B] [Bb] [Ab]
Verse 1:

[F] Naughty boys in nasty schools, head-[Ab]masters breaking all the rules,
[Bb] Having fun and playing fools, [B]smashing up the [Bb]woodwork [Ab]tools.

[F] All the teachers in the pub, [Ab]passing 'round the ready-rub,
[Bb] Trying not to think of when the [B]lunch-time bell will [Bb]ring a-[Ab]gain.

Chorus 1:

[Bb] Oh what fun we [Bbm]had, but, [F]did it really [Fm]turn out bad?
[Bb] All I learnt at [Bbm]school, was [C]how to bend not break [B]the [C]rules.

[Bb] Oh what fun we [Bbm]had, but [F]at the time it [Fm]seemed so bad.
[Bb] Trying different [Bbm]ways, to [C]make a difference [B]to...

Verse 2:

[Bb] The [Ab]head-[F]master's had enough today, [Ab]all the kids have gone away,
[Bb] Gone to fight with next-door's school; [B]every term that [Bb]is the [Ab]rule.

[F] Sits alone and bends his cane;[Ab] same old backsides again,
[Bb] All the small ones tell tall tales, [B]walking home and [Bb]squashing [Ab]snails.

Chorus 2:

[Bb] Oh what fun we [Bbm]had, but, [F]did it really [Fm]turn out bad?
[Bb] All I learnt at [Bbm]school, was [C]how to bend not break [B]the [C]rules.

[Bb] Oh what fun we [Bbm]had, but [F]at the time it [Fm]seemed so bad.
[Bb] Trying different [Bbm]ways, to [C]make a difference to [C#]the[(Dm)] days.

Instrumental:

Dm Em, Dm Bm (x3), Dm, B Bb A Ab

Verse 3:

[F] Lots of girls and lots of boys, [Ab]lots of smells and lots of noise.
[Bb] Playing football in the park, [B]kicking pushbikes [Bb]after [Ab]dark.

[F] Baggy trousers, dirty shirt, [Ab]pulling hair and eating dirt,
[Bb] Teacher comes to break it up; [B]back of the 'ead with a [Bb]plastic [Ab]cup.

Chorus 3:

[Bb] Oh what fun we [Bbm]had, but, [F]did it really [Fm]turn out bad?
[Bb] All I learnt at [Bbm]school, was [C]how to bend not break [B]the [C]rules.

[Bb] Oh what fun we [Bbm]had, but [F]at the time it [Fm]seemed so bad.
[Bb] Trying different [Bbm]ways, to [C]make a difference to [C#]the[(Dm)] days.

Instrumental:

Dm Em, Dm Bm (x3), Dm, B Bb A Ab

Coda:

[F] Baggy trousers, [Ab]baggy trousers, [Bb]baggy trousers.[B][Bb][A][Ab]
[F] Baggy trousers, [Ab]baggy trousers, [Bb]baggy trousers.[B][Bb][A][Ab]

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[B] [Bb] [Ab] [F] [Bbm] [Fm]
[EADGBE]799877 [EADGBE]688766 [EADGBE]466544 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]688666 [EADGBE]133111

[C] [C#] [Dm] [Em] [Bm][A]
[EA]810[D]10[GBE]988 [EADGBE]x46664 [EADGBE]x57765 [EADGBE]x79987 [EADGBE]799777 [EADGBE]577655