BLUR - PARKLIFE CHORDS

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Artist: Blur Album: Parklife Songs: 1. Song: Girls and boys [One chord sequence throughout] Gm C F Eb F#/F] 2. Song: Tracy Jacks [Verse]

^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] wor^Gm7ks in^A civil service ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] its^Gm7 stea^Ady employment ^B[Tracy Jack^As] is ^Ba gol^Afing fanatic ^B[Tracy Jack^As] But^B his put is e^Arratic ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] saw^Gm7 a Harley Str^Aeet Doctor ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] who^Gm7 prescribed heal^Athy living ^B[Tracy Jack^As] he'^Bs getting past^A forty ^B[Tracy Jack^As] and^B all the seams are splitting ^GEveryday he got ^Bcloser ^BHe knew in his heart he was over^E Saying I'd love^F#m to stay here and ^Bbe normal ^B7But its just so overrated ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] lef^Gm7t home withou^At warning ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] at ^Gm7five in the ^Amorning ^B[Tracy Jack^As] got^B on the first train to W^Aalton ^B[Tracy Jack^As] sto^Bod on the sea f^Aront laughing ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] ran^Gm7 up and down nak^Aed ^Gm7[Tracy J^Aacks] got^Gm7 stopped by the pol^Aice ^B[Tracy Jack^As] dri^Bven back to Lo^Andon ^G#mAnd then it happened on a Tu^Aesday mor^Bning ^G#mTracy Jacks bulldozed do^Awn the house he lived ^Bin Saying its ^B7just so overrated

3. Song: End of the century [Verse]

^GAnts in the carp^Gmaj7et ^EmDirty little mo^Em/Dnsters ^EbEating all the morsels ^D ^BmPicking up the rubbish ^C ^GGive her efferve^Gmaj7scence She need^Ems a little sparkle ^Em/D ^EbGood morning TV ^D You're lookin^Bmg so healthy ^C

[Chorus]

^EmWe all say Don't want ^Dto be alone ^EmWe wear the same clothes ^D'Cos we feel the same ^EmWe kiss with dry lips ^DWhen we say goodnight ^C End of the century......^Cits nothing special

[Verse]

^GSex on the TV^Gmaj7 ^EmEverybody's at i^Em/Dt ^EbAnd the mind gets dirty ^D ^BmWhen you get clo ser t^Co thirty ^GGives her a cudd^Gmaj7le ^EmThey're glowing in a huddle ^Em/D ^EbGood night TV ^D You're all m^Bmade up

And you're looking like me [Chorus]

^EmWe all say Don't want ^Dto be alone ^EmWe wear the same clothes ^D'Cos we feel the same ^EmWe kiss with dry lips ^DWhen we say goodnight ^C End of the century......^Cits nothing special

[Bridge]

^GCan you ^Feat h^Ger y^Fes y^Gou ca^Fn ^G [Chorus] ^EmWe all say Don't want ^Dto be alone ^EmWe wear the same clothes ^D'Cos we feel the same ^EmWe kiss with dry lips ^DWhen we say goodnight ^C End of the century......^Cits nothing special

[Verse]

^EConfidence is the preference for the habitual v^Esus4oyeur of wh^Eat is known as ^Esus4[Parklife] ^EAnd morning setup can be avoided if you take a route straig^Esus4ht through ^Ewhat is known as [Parkli^Esus4fe] ^EJohn's got brewer's droop he gets intimidated by the dirty p^Esus4igeons they ^Elove a bit of it [Pa^Esus4rklife] ^EWho's that gut lord marching...you shou^Esus4ld cut down on your porklife ^Emate...get some ^Esus4exercise

[Chorus]

^EAll t^Bbhe peo^Bple ^ESo man^Cy people ^B ^GThey all^Em go hand ^Din hand ^CHand in hand throught^Asus4 their p^Aark^Bb7life ^B7

[Verse] [Same chords as verse 1] I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awaken by the dustmen I put my trousers on, have a cup of tea, and I think about leaving the house I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too it gives me a feeling of enormous well being And then I'm happy of rht rest of the day safe in the knowledge there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it [Chorus] [x2]

^EmWe all say Don't want ^Dto be alone ^EmWe wear the same clothes ^D'Cos we feel the same ^EmWe kiss with dry lips ^DWhen we say goodnight ^C End of the century......^Cits nothing special

4. Song: Badhead [Verse]

^GSo far we've not re^Cally stayed in touch ^G ^CWell I knew as much, it^Bb9's no surprise that to^Cday ^G I'll ge^Ct up round two, wit^Gh not^Ching to do ^Bb9 ^CExcept get a touch of flu ^Am

[Chorus]

And I might^Am as well just grin an^Dd bear it 'Cos its not w^Corth the trouble of an argum^Aent And in any c^Amase I'd rather wear it ^D Your like a bad hea^Cd in the morning ^A And I know

[Mid 8] Am Em Am Am Em C [D] [Chorus]

And I might^Am as well just grin an^Dd bear it 'Cos its not w^Corth the trouble of an argum^Aent And in any c^Amase I'd rather wear it ^D Your like a bad hea^Cd in the morning ^A And I know

5. Song: Bank Holiday [Verse]

^AGrandma has new dentures ^G To eat ^Athe crust of pizza ^G Been taken ^Aout by her daughter ^G ^ABecause she thought she ought'a ^G The kids^A are eating snickers ^G ^ABecause they're so delicious ^G ^AThen there's sticky fingers ^G ^AAnd mother loses her knickers^G ^B ^C

[Chorus]

Bank holiday^Eb comes six times a^Bb year ^C Days of enjoyment t^Ebo which everybody cheers^Bb ^C Bank holiday^Eb comes with six pac^Bbk of beer ^C ......then its back t^Co w^Bbork A^G.G.A.I.N.

[Verse]

^ABar-b-que is cooking ^G ^ASausages and chicken ^G The patio ^Ais buzzing ^G The neighb^Aours they are looking ^G ^AJohn is down the fun pub ^G ^ADrinking lots of lager ^G ^AGirls and boys are on the ga^Gme ^AAnd all the high streets look the sam^Ge ^B ^C

[Chorus]

Bank holiday^Eb comes six times a^Bb year ^C Days of enjoyment t^Ebo which everybody cheers^Bb ^C Bank holiday^Eb comes with six pac^Bbk of beer ^C ......then its back t^Co w^Bbork A^G.G.A.I.N.

6. Song: The debt collector [Chords] [A]A F#m B B D C B E B7 [B]E E7 C#M/E C G Em/B C A B E B E B E E7 7. Song: Far out [Verse]

^CI spy in the night^Eb sky don't I ^CPhobe Io ^EbElara Leda Ca^Cllisto Sinope ^Eb ^CJanus Dione Portia S^Ebo many moons ^F ^AbQuiet in the sky a^Bbt night H^Fot in ^Athe milky way ^Bb ^F ^EbOutsid^De in ^CVega Capel^Ebla Hadar Ri^Cgel Barnard's star^Eb ^CAntares Aldebara^Ebn Altair Wolf 359 ^C ^EbBetelgeuse sun sun^F sun

[Chorus]

All those dirty words ^D They make us look so du^Emmb Been drinking far too m^Duch And neither of us mean w^Emhat we say

[Verse]

^GbYou a^Abnd I ^GbCollapsed^Ab in love And it loo^Dsus4ks lik^De we might have made it, ^E yes it loo^G9ks like we made it to^A the end What happened to u^Ds Soon it will be gone ^Emforever Infatuated only with our^Dselves And neither of us can th^Emink straight anymore

[Chorus] [x2]

All those dirty words ^D They make us look so du^Emmb Been drinking far too m^Duch And neither of us mean w^Emhat we say

8. Song: London loves [Verse]

^GA mala^Ady has taken him^G over ^A ^GCoughing tar in^A his Japanese mot^Gor ^A ^GThe lights are magic^A ^GAnd he's got money ^A ^GSo he'll be lucky ^A ^GHe'll shoot like an^A arrow

[Chorus]

^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme m^F#mystery of a speeding car ^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme m^F#misery of ^Fa speeding heart

[Verse] [G and A again] It's Love-U-Like and everyone's at it But words are cheap and his mind is elastic He loves the violence Keeps ticking over So sleep together Before today is sold forever [Chorus]

^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme w^F#may people just fall apart ^ALo^Bmndo^F#mn loves ^ATh^Bme m^F#misery of a speedi^Fng heart [The rest of the song is just improvisation on this theme]

9. Song: Trouble in the message center [Verse]

^GI am the message ^Acentre ^Db ^Eb ^GLocal and^A direct^Db ^Eb ^GRoom to room an operator [no ca^Alls today^Db dear, they'll just have to wait dear]^Eb ^GI call and I ^Acollect [so just st^Dbrike him softly away from the b^Ebody] ^BbmYou're made up too shiny to^Dbmday [in so mu^Abmch trouble] ^B ^BbmThoughts are just pissing ^Dbmaway ^Abm " ^B ^BbmA new type face a new da^Dbmy ^Abm "^B ^BbmYou can't remember ten minutes ago. ^Dbm ^Abm ^B It's too much^E troubl^F#e

[Middle 8 up half] A tone, so that's [Bm D Am C [x4] E F#] 10. Song: Clover over dover [Verse]

^C#mI'm on the whi^Bte cliffs of Dover ^A ^C#mThinking it ove^Er and over ^A ^C#mBut if I ^Bjump its al^Al over ^C#mA cautionary ^Etale for y^Aou ^B

[Verse] [Same chords] I love to roll in the clover With you over and over On the white cliffs of Dover And then I'd let you push me over C#m B A G#m F#m[sus4] F# B C And if that is the fact then in actual fact it's not where it's at and it's over [x2] [Verse 3] [Same chords] And now the bluebirds are over The white cliffs of Dover So when you push me over Don't bury me I'm not worth anything 11. Song: Magic America [Verse]

^C#Bill B^Bbarret has a simple^F# dream He call^C#s it hi^Bbs plan B ^Eb Where the buildings ^C#and the sky and the ai^Bbr is sugar free ^F# ^G#And everyone is very friendly ^G#7 ^C#Plan ^BbB arrived on holiday ^F# ^C#Took a cab to the shopping ma^Bblls ^Eb ^C#Bought and ate until he could^Bb do neither anymore ^F# ^G#Then found love on channel forty-four ^G#7

[Chorus]

^C#La l^Ba la la l^Aa he wa^F#mnts to go to Magic America ^B ^C#La l^Ba la la l^Aa he'd l^F#mike to live in Magic America w^Bith all the mag^Aic ^Abpeople ^C# ^Bb

[Verse]

^C#Bill B^Bbarret sent his postcar^F#ds home ^C#To ever^Bbyone he'd ever k^Ebnown - they read ^C#Fifty nine cent^Bbs gets you a good squar^F#e meal ^G#>From the people who care how y^G#7ou feel

[Chorus]

^C#La l^Ba la la l^Aa he wa^F#mnts to go to Magic America ^B ^C#La l^Ba la la l^Aa he'd l^F#mike to live in Magic America w^Bith all the mag^Aic ^Abpeople ^C# ^Bb

[Mid 8] C#7 B7 F# G#m7 [x3] C#7 B7 A7 [Verse]

^AJubilee slouches in the s^Eettee He's losing^D all the will to move ^F ^G ^AHe's gone divvy, too much ^Etelly ^DHe's watching twenty four hours of^F rubbish ^G ^AHe's got butane, he's got^E plastic bags ^D And his eyes are going square [oh yeah] ^F ^G ^AHe's no raver just anti soc^Eial ^DHe's not going to cut his ha^Fir ^G

[Chorus]

^DHe dresses incorrectly....no one told him how to do it ^E ^EHe dresses incorrectly....seventeen he not^A mean enough ^DHe dresses incorrectly....talk to the girls but he's j^Eust too spotty ^A ^DHe dresses incorrectly....not keen on ^Cbeing like anyone else ^Bb ^A

[Verse] [Same chords] Jubilee's dad, Billy Banker Thinks his son is aslob Should get out more stop scabbing He should go out and get a job No, he just plays on his computer games [reprise] 12. Song: This is a low [Verse]

^EAnd in^Bmto the sea go pre^Atty England ^C#mand me ^CAround the Bay of B^Bmiscay and home f^Eor tea Hit traffic on the Dogge^Bmr Bank ^AUp the Thames to find a taxi ra^C#mnk ^CSail on by with ^Bmthe tide and^E fall asleep And the radio says ^EThis is a ^Dlow ^EBut it w^Amon't^Bm hurt you ^EWhen you're alone it ^Dwill^E be there w^Amith you ^Bm ^CFinding ways to stay sol^Bm7o ^E ^EOn the Tyne, Forth and C^Bmromarty ^AThere is a low in the high Fort^C#mies And Satu^Crdays locked away on ^Bmthe pier Not fast^E enough dear On the M^Bmalin Head, Blackpool^A looks black and red And the Que^Cen she's gone round t^Bmhe bend Jumped off Land's End ^E

Blur - Parklife