We had [Am]PE [Dm]on [Em]Tuesdays A[Am]nd English on Wednesdays
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]School was a prison Where I served my time
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]The teachers all loathed me My attitude fooled them
[G] [F#m] [F] [D] They quite often nailed me To any old crime[Am]
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]Life was so different For underachievers
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]Who grew up surviving On scrps they were sent
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]The painters, the singers The being unusual
[G] [F#m] [F] [D]They ducked and they dived Until they were fed[Am]
[C]Normal
Would s[G]end me to sleep
So I m[F]ade my escape every [C]day of the week
[C]Normal
Would n[G]ot teach me much
So I[F] stayed at home and watched S[C]tarsky and Hutch
[F/A]I'm top of the f[G]orm I[F/A]'m top of the f[G]orm [Am]
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]I never read Shakespeare Or understood Latin
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]I lived in a small house With no books at all
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]But there was a record That I kept on playing
[G] [F#m] [F] [D] And I had a suitcase Out in the hall
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]Life was so different Or have I just grown up
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]And turned into someone I feared I would be
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]The teacher who caned me Is now on the inside
[G] [F#m] [F] [D]He's getting me back for my history[Am]
[C]Normal
Would l[G]ead me to drink
So I[F] moved out and stuck my h[C]ead in the sink
[C]Normal
Meant [G]nothing to me
But t[F]hat's just the way
It t[C]urned out to be
[F/A]I'm top of the f[G]orm I[F/A]'m top of the f[G]orm
We had [F]fish on Friday
[C]Roast on Sunday
[F]Salads in summer
[F/A]Fresh from the g[G]round
We a[F]ll peeled potatoes
While [C]mum made the crumble
[F]My memory savours
[F/A]The love that we [G]found
Lead Break to end
[F] [C] [F] [F/A] [G] [F] [C] [F] [F/A] [G] [Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]School was a prison Where I served my time
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]The teachers all loathed me My attitude fooled them
[G] [F#m] [F] [D] They quite often nailed me To any old crime[Am]
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]Life was so different For underachievers
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]Who grew up surviving On scrps they were sent
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]The painters, the singers The being unusual
[G] [F#m] [F] [D]They ducked and they dived Until they were fed[Am]
[C]Normal
Would s[G]end me to sleep
So I m[F]ade my escape every [C]day of the week
[C]Normal
Would n[G]ot teach me much
So I[F] stayed at home and watched S[C]tarsky and Hutch
[F/A]I'm top of the f[G]orm I[F/A]'m top of the f[G]orm [Am]
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]I never read Shakespeare Or understood Latin
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]I lived in a small house With no books at all
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]But there was a record That I kept on playing
[G] [F#m] [F] [D] And I had a suitcase Out in the hall
[Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]Life was so different Or have I just grown up
[Am] [Dm] [B7] [Em]And turned into someone I feared I would be
[F] [C] [Am] [B7]The teacher who caned me Is now on the inside
[G] [F#m] [F] [D]He's getting me back for my history[Am]
[C]Normal
Would l[G]ead me to drink
So I[F] moved out and stuck my h[C]ead in the sink
[C]Normal
Meant [G]nothing to me
But t[F]hat's just the way
It t[C]urned out to be
[F/A]I'm top of the f[G]orm I[F/A]'m top of the f[G]orm
We had [F]fish on Friday
[C]Roast on Sunday
[F]Salads in summer
[F/A]Fresh from the g[G]round
We a[F]ll peeled potatoes
While [C]mum made the crumble
[F]My memory savours
[F/A]The love that we [G]found
Lead Break to end
[F] [C] [F] [F/A] [G] [F] [C] [F] [F/A] [G] [Am] [Dm] [Em] [Am]