Madness – Baggy Trousers (Guitar)

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BAGGY TROUSERS by Madness from 'Absolutely' (1980) Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected]) [Chords used]
   B       Bb      Ab      F       Bbm     Fm
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
799877 688766 466544 133211 688666 133111
    C        Db      Dm      Em      Bm      A
 EA D GBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
81010988 x46664 x57765 x79987 799777 577655 [Intro] B Bb Ab F B Bb Ab [Verse 1]
F                                    Ab
 Naughty boys in nasty schools, head-masters breaking all the rules,

Bb                             B               Bb       Ab
 Having fun and playing fools, smashing up the woodwork tools.

F                             Ab
 All the teachers in the pub, passing 'round the ready-rub,

Bb                               B                    Bb     Ab
 Trying not to think of when the lunch-time bell will ring a-gain.
[Chorus 1]
Bb              Bbm       F             Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad?

Bb               Bbm         C                     B   C
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules.

Bb              Bbm      F              Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad.

Bb                Bbm      C                 B
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to...
[Verse 2]
Bb   Ab   F                          Ab
 The head-master's had enough today, all the kids have gone away,

Bb                                      B               Bb     Ab
 Gone to fight with next-door's school; every term that is the rule.

F                              Ab
 Sits alone and bends his cane; same old backsides again,

Bb                                   B                Bb        Ab
 All the small ones tell tall tales, walking home and squashing snails.
[Chorus 2]
Bb              Bbm       F             Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad?

Bb               Bbm         C                     B   C
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules.

Bb              Bbm      F              Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad.

Bb                Bbm      C                    Db (Dm)
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days.
[Interlude] Dm Em Dm Bm x3 Dm Em Dm B Bb A Ab [Verse 3]
F                                Ab
 Lots of girls and lots of boys, lots of smells and lots of noise.

Bb                             B                 Bb    Ab
 Playing football in the park, kicking pushbikes after dark.

F                             Ab
 Baggy trousers, dirty shirt, pulling hair and eating dirt,

Bb                             B                       Bb      Ab
 Teacher comes to break it up; back of the 'ead with a plastic cup.
[Chorus 3]
Bb              Bbm       F             Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad?

Bb               Bbm         C                     B   C
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules.

Bb              Bbm      F              Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad.

Bb                Bbm      C                    Db (Dm)
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days.
[Interlude] Dm Em Dm Bm x3 Dm Em Dm B Bb A Ab [Outro] (Repeat to Fade)
F                Ab              Bb             B  Bb  A  Ab
 Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers.

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