Parklife Blur
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:21:59 -0300 (BST)
From: Lester Stype
Parklife by Blur: The entire tab of the entire album by Lester Stype (MFEJJP@mh1.mcc.ac.uk.) Copied
from the CD booklet. Any mistakes are due to me, but essentially it's OK I think.
BOYS AND GIRLS
(One chord sequence throughout= Gm C F Eb F#/F)
Streets like a jungle
So call the police
Following the herd
Down to Greece
on holiday
Love in the 90's
Is paranoid
On sunny beaches
Take your chances, looking for
GIRLS WHO ARE BOYS
WHO LOVE BOYS LIKE THEY'RE GIRLS
WHO DO GIRLS LIKE THEY'RE BOYS
ALWAYS SHOULD BE SOMEONE YOU REALLY LOVE
Avoiding all work
Cos there's none available
Like battery thinkers
Count their thoughts on 1 2 3 4 5 fingers
Nothing is wasted
Only reproduced
You get nasty blisters
Du bist sehr schon
But we haven't been introduced
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TRACY JACKS
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) work[Gm7]s in c[A]ivil service
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) its [Gm7]steady[A] employment
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) is a[B] golfi[A]ng fanatic
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) But [B]his put is err[A]atic
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) saw [Gm7]a Harley Stree[A]t Doctor
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) who [Gm7]prescribed health[A]y living
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) he's[B] getting past f[A]orty
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) and [B]all the seams are splitting
[G]Everyday he got [B]closer
[B]He knew in his heart he was over[E]
Saying I'd love[F#m] to stay here and [B]be normal
[B7]But its just so overrated
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) left[Gm7] home without [A]warning
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) at f[Gm7]ive in the m[A]orning
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) got [B]on the first train to Wal[A]ton
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) stoo[B]d on the sea fro[A]nt laughing
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) ran [Gm7]up and down nake[A]d
[Gm7](Tracy J[A]acks) got [Gm7]stopped by the poli[A]ce
[B](Tracy Jack[A]s) driv[B]en back to Lond[A]on
[G#m]And then it happened on a Tu[A]esday morn[B]ing
[G#m]Tracy Jacks bulldozed do[A]wn the house he lived i[B]n
Saying its [B7]just so overrated
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END OF THE CENTURY
[G]Ants in the carp[Gmaj7]et
[Em]Dirty little mo[Em/D]nsters
[Eb]Eating all the morsels[D]
[Bm]Picking up the rubbish[C]
[G]Give her efferve[Gmaj7]scence
She need[Em]s a little sparkle[Em/D]
[Eb]Good morning TV[D]
You're lookin[Bm]g so healthy[C]
Chorus:
[Em]We all say
Don't want [D]to be alone
[Em]We wear the same clothes
[D]'Cos we feel the same
[Em]We kiss with dry lips
[D]When we say goodnight[C]
End of the century......[C]its nothing special
[G]Sex on the TV[Gmaj7]
[Em]Everybody's at i[Em/D]t
[Eb]And the mind gets dirty[D]
[Bm]When you get clo ser t[C]o thirty
[G]Gives her a cudd[Gmaj7]le
[Em]They're glowing in a huddle[Em/D]
[Eb]Good night TV[D]
You're all m[Bm]ade up
And you're looking like me
Chorus
[G]Can you [F]eat h[G]er y[F]es y[G]ou ca[F]n[G]
Chorus
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PARKLIFE The E etc. in this =12th fret (brush up on those barre chords!!)
[E]Confidence is the preference for the habitual v[Esus4]oyeur of wha[E]t is known as
[Esus4](Parklife)
[E]And morning setup can be avoided if you take a route straig[Esus4]ht through
[E]what is known as (Parkli[Esus4]fe)
[E]John's got brewer's droop he gets intimidated by the dirty p[Esus4]igeons they
[E]love a bit of it (Pa[Esus4]rklife)
[E]Who's that gut lord marching...you shou[Esus4]ld cut down on your porklife
[E]mate...get some [Esus4]exercise
Chorus:
[E]All t[Bb]he peo[B]ple
[E]So man[C]y people[B]
[G]They all[Em] go hand i[D]n hand
[C]Hand in hand throught[Asus4] their p[A]ark[Bb7]life[B7]
(Verse 2: 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
It's got nothing to do with your Vorsprung Durch Technic you know
And it's got nothing to do with you joggers who go round and round and round
Chorus
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[BADBEAD]
[G]So far we've not re[C]ally stayed in touch[G]
[C]Well I knew as much, it[Bb9]'s no surprise that to[C]day[G]
I'll ge[C]t up round two, wit[G]h not[C]hing to do[Bb9]
[C]Except get a touch of flu[Am]
Chorus:
And I might[Am] as well just grin an[D]d bear it
'Cos its not w[C]orth the trouble of an argum[A]ent
And in any c[Am]ase I'd rather wear it[D]
Your like a bad hea[C]d in the morning[A]
And I know......
Mid 8:
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [C] [(D)]
Chorus
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BANK HOLIDAY
[A]Grandma has new dentures[G]
To eat [A]the crust of pizza[G]
Been taken [A]out by her daughter[G]
[A]Because she thought she ought'a[G]
The kids[A] are eating snickers[G]
[A]Because they're so delicious[G]
[A]Then there's sticky fingers[G]
[A]And mother loses her knickers[G] [B] [C]
Chorus:
Bank holiday[Eb] comes six times a[Bb] year[C]
Days of enjoyment t[Eb]o which everybody cheers[Bb] [C]
Bank holiday[Eb] comes with six pac[Bb]k of beer[C]
......then its back t[C]o w[Bb]ork A[G].G.A.I.N.
[A]Bar-b-que is cooking[G]
[A]Sausages and chicken[G]
The patio [A]is buzzing[G]
The neighb[A]ours they are looking[G]
[A]John is down the fun pub[G]
[A]Drinking lots of lager[G]
[A]Girls and boys are on the ga[G]me
[A]And all the high streets look the sam[G]e[B] [C]
Chorus
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THE DEBT COLLECTOR
[(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]
Repeat most of it again.
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FAR OUT
[C]I spy in the night[Eb] sky don't I
[C]Phobe Io [Eb]Elara Leda Ca[C]llisto Sinope[Eb]
[C]Janus Dione Portia S[Eb]o many moons[F]
[Ab]Quiet in the sky a[Bb]t night Ho[F]t in t[A]he milky way[Bb] [F]
[Eb]Outsid[D]e in
[C]Vega Capel[Eb]la Hadar Ri[C]gel Barnard's star[Eb]
[C]Antares Aldebara[Eb]n Altair Wolf 359[C]
[Eb]Betelgeuse sun sun[F] sun
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TO THE END
All those dirty words[D]
They make us look so du[Em]mb
Been drinking far too m[D]uch
And neither of us mean w[Em]hat we say
[Gb]You a[Ab]nd I
[Gb]Collapsed[Ab] in love
And it loo[Dsus4]ks lik[D]e we might have made it,[E]
yes it loo[G9]ks like we made it to[A] the end
What happened to u[D]s
Soon it will be gone [Em]forever
Infatuated only with our[D]selves
And neither of us can th[Em]ink straight anymore
Chorus X2
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LONDON LOVES
[G]A mala[A]dy has taken him[G] over[A]
[G]Coughing tar in[A] his Japanese mot[G]or[A]
[G]The lights are magic[A]
[G]And he's got money[A]
[G]So he'll be lucky[A]
[G]He'll shoot like an[A] arrow
[A]Lo[Bm]ndo[F#m]n loves
[A]Th[Bm]e m[F#m]ystery of a speeding car
[A]Lo[Bm]ndo[F#m]n loves
[A]Th[Bm]e m[F#m]isery of a [F]speeding heart
(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
[A]Lo[Bm]ndo[F#m]n loves
[A]Th[Bm]e w[F#m]ay people just fall apart
[A]Lo[Bm]ndo[F#m]n loves
[A]Th[Bm]e m[F#m]isery of a speedi[F]ng heart
(The rest of the song is just improvisation on this theme)
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TROUBLE IN THE MESSAGE CENTRE
[G]I am the message [A]centre[Db] [Eb]
[G]Local and[A] direct[Db] [Eb]
[G]Room to room an operator (no ca[A]lls today[Db] dear, they'll just have to wait dear)[Eb]
[G]I call and I [A]collect (so just st[Db]rike him softly away from the b[Eb]ody)
[Bbm]You're made up too shiny to[Dbm]day (in so muc[Abm]h trouble)[B]
[Bbm]Thoughts are just pissing [Dbm]away [Abm] "[B]
[Bbm]A new type face a new da[Dbm]y [Abm] "[B]
[Bbm]You 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) (then E F#)
Chorus
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CLOVER OVER DOVER
[C#M]I'm on the whi[B]te cliffs of Dover[A]
[C#M]Thinking it ove[E]r and over[A]
[C#M]But if I [B]jump its all[A] over
[C#M]A cautionary [E]tale for y[A]ou[B]
(Verse 2: 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
And if tha[C#M]t is the fact [B]then in actual fac[A]t it's[G#m] not where i[F#m(sus4)]t's at and[F#] it's over[B] [C]
(Repeat)
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
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MAGIC AMERICA
[C#]Bill B[Bb]arret has a simple[F#] dream
He call[C#]s it hi[Bb]s plan B[Eb]
Where the buildings [C#]and the sky and the ai[Bb]r is sugar free[F#]
[G#]And everyone is very friendly[G#7]
[C#]Plan [Bb]B arrived on holida[F#]y
[C#]Took a cab to the shopping ma[Bb]lls[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[B]a la la l[A]a he wa[F#m]nts to go to Magic America[B]
[C#]La l[B]a la la l[A]a he'd l[F#m]ike to live in Magic America w[B]ith all the mag[A]ic [Ab]people[C#] [Bb]
[C#]Bill B[Bb]arret sent his postcar[F#]ds home
[C#]To ever[Bb]yone he'd ever k[Eb]nown - they read
[C#]Fifty nine cent[Bb]s gets you a good squar[F#]e meal
[G#]>From the people who care how y[G#7]ou feel
Chorus
Mid 8: C#7 B7 F# G#m7 x3
Then C#7 B7 A7
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[A]Jubilee slouches in the s[E]ettee
He's losing[D] all the will to move[F] [G]
[A]He's gone divvy, too much [E]telly
[D]He's watching twenty four hours of[F] rubbish[G]
[A]He's got butane, he's got[E] plastic bags[D]
And his eyes are going square (oh yeah)[F] [G]
[A]He's no raver just anti soc[E]ial
[D]He's not going to cut his ha[F]ir[G]
Chorus
[D]He dresses incorrectly....no one told him how to do it[E]
[E]He dresses incorrectly....seventeen he not[A] mean enough
[D]He dresses incorrectly....talk to the girls but he's j[E]ust too spotty[A]
[D]He dresses incorrectly....not keen on [C]being like anyone else[Bb] [A]
(Verse 2: Same chords as Verse 1)
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)
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THIS IS A LOW
[E]And in[Bm]to the sea go pret[A]ty England an[C#M]d me
[C]Around the Bay of B[Bm]iscay and home fo[E]r tea
Hit traffic on the Dogge[Bm]r Bank
[A]Up the Thames to find a taxi ra[C#M]nk
[C]Sail on by with [Bm]the tide and [E]fall asleep
And the radio says
[E]This is a [D]low
[E]But it w[Am]on't[Bm] hurt you
[E]When you're alone it [D]will[E] be there wit[Am]h you[Bm]
[C]Finding ways to stay sol[Bm7]o[E]
[E]On the Tyne, Forth and C[Bm]romarty
[A]There is a low in the high Fort[C#M]ies
And Satu[C]rdays locked away on [Bm]the pier
Not fast[E] enough dear
On the M[Bm]alin Head, Blackpool[A] looks black and red
And the Que[C]en she's gone round t[Bm]he bend
Jumped off Land's End[E]
Chorus X2
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Had a bit of trouble with the tab shift on my PC, so if any chords look out of place, that is why.
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