Social Distortion – Playpen (Guitar)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

Here's some tab for Social Distortion's "Playpen" transcribed by Alex Mc Laughlin. There are basically two rhythms and the song is all barre chords. Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Rhythm fig. 1 - AA EE CC GG Rhythm fig. 2 - A AA E EE C CC GGG [Intro] A E C G x3 A E C A A E E C C G G x4 [Verse 1]
          A      E       C          G
When the cat's away, the mice will play

A         E         C         G      A  E  C  G
Beer and drugs and things to say to you,

   A   E C G
To you

A         E        C       G
Lot's of girls and lots of boys

A     E        C        G       A   E C G
Loud music and all the toys we need,

    A   E C G
We need
[Chorus]
           A E      C                  G
We have to go, the neighbours have complained

           A  E     C                   G
We have to go, the walls have all been stained

             A  E   C                 G
The have to know, they can't stop us now

              A  E C
They have to know, we can burn this town
[Interlude] A E C G x4 [Verse 2]
A    E       C           G
Old men and kids on the run

A        E        C        G         A  E  C
Missing teeth and now the damage is done,

G              A E C G
It's all been done

A      E       C       G
Losing battles losing fights,

    A             E      C     G        A    E C G
The police would love to take away our rights,

     A    E C G
Our rights
[Chorus]
           A E      C                  G
We have to go, the neighbours have complained

           A  E     C                   G
We have to go, the walls have all been stained

             A  E   C                 G
The have to know, they can't stop us now

              A  E C
They have to know, we can burn this town
[Solo] A E C G x10 [Chorus]
           A E      C                  G
We have to go, the neighbours have complained

           A  E     C                   G
We have to go, the walls have all been stained

             A  E   C                 G
The have to know, they can't stop us now

              A  E C                  A
They have to know, we can burn this town
[Outro] A E C G A E C
By the way the bass is just
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