Parklife — Blur
Chords and lyrics for Parklife by Blur (key of G).
Verse 1
Songs:
1. Song: Girls and boys
(One chord sequence throughout)
[Gm] [C] [F] [Eb] [F#/F)]
2. Song: Tracy Jacks
Verse
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) [Gm7]works in[A] civil service
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) its[Gm7] [A]steady employment
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) is [B]a [A]golfing fanatic
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) But[B] his put is [A]erratic
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) saw[Gm7] a Harley [A]Street Doctor
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) who[Gm7] prescribed [A]healthy living
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) [B]he's getting past[A] forty
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) 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 [A]Jacks) [Gm7]left home [A]without warning
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) at [Gm7]five in the [A]morning
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) got[B] on the first train to [A]Walton
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) [B]stood on the sea [A]front laughing
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) ran[Gm7] up and down [A]naked
[Gm7](Tracy [A]Jacks) got[Gm7] stopped by the [A]police
[B](Tracy [A]Jacks) [B]driven back to [A]London
[G#m]And then it happened on a [A]Tuesday [B]morning
[G#m]Tracy Jacks bulldozed [A]down the house he lived [B]in
Saying its [B7]just so overrated
3. Song: End of the century
Verse
[G]Ants in the [Gmaj7]carpet
[Em]Dirty little [Em/D]monsters
[Eb]Eating all the morsels[D]
[Bm]Picking up the rubbish[C]
[G]Give her [Gmaj7]effervescence
She [Em]needs a little sparkle[Em/D]
[Eb]Good morning TV[D]
You're [Bm]looking 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 [C]century......its nothing special
Verse
[G]Sex on the TV[Gmaj7]
[Em]Everybody's at [Em/D]it
[Eb]And the mind gets dirty[D]
[Bm]When you get clo ser [C]to thirty
[G]Gives her a [Gmaj7]cuddle
[Em]They're glowing in a huddle[Em/D]
[Eb]Good night TV[D]
You're all [Bm]made up
And you're looking like me
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 [C]century......its nothing special
Bridge
[G]Can you [F]eat [G]her [F]yes [G]you [F]can[G]
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 [C]century......its nothing special
Verse
[E]Confidence is the preference for the habitual [Esus4]voyeur of [E]what is known as
[Esus4](Parklife)
[E]And morning setup can be avoided if you take a route [Esus4]straight through
[E]what is known as [Esus4](Parklife)
[E]John's got brewer's droop he gets intimidated by the dirty [Esus4]pigeons they
[E]love a bit of it [Esus4](Parklife)
[E]Who's that gut lord marching...you [Esus4]should cut down on your porklife
[E]mate...get some [Esus4]exercise
Chorus
[E]All [Bb]the [B]people
[E]So [C]many people[B]
[G]They all[Em] go hand [D]in hand
[C]Hand in hand throught[Asus4] their [A][Bb7]parklife[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)
[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 [C]century......its nothing special
4. Song: Badhead
Verse
[G]So far we've not [C]really stayed in touch[G]
[C]Well I knew as much, [Bb9]it's no surprise that [C]today[G]
I'll [C]get up round two, [G]with [C]nothing to do[Bb9]
[C]Except get a touch of flu[Am]
Chorus
And I might[Am] as well just grin [D]and bear it
'Cos its not [C]worth the trouble of an [A]argument
And in any [Am]case I'd rather wear it[D]
Your like a bad [C]head in the morning[A]
And I know
(Mid 8)
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [C]
Chorus
And I might[Am] as well just grin [D]and bear it
'Cos its not [C]worth the trouble of an [A]argument
And in any [Am]case I'd rather wear it[D]
Your like a bad [C]head in the morning[A]
And I know
5. Song: Bank Holiday
Verse
[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 [G]knickers[C][B]
Chorus
Bank holiday[Eb] comes six times a[Bb] year[C]
Days of enjoyment [Eb]to which everybody [Bb]cheers[C]
Bank holiday[Eb] comes with six [Bb]pack of beer[C]
......then its back [C]to [Bb]work [G]A.G.A.I.N.
Verse
[A]Bar-b-que is cooking[G]
[A]Sausages and chicken[G]
The patio [A]is buzzing[G]
The [A]neighbours 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 [G]game
[A]And all the high streets look the [G]same[C][B]
Chorus
Bank holiday[Eb] comes six times a[Bb] year[C]
Days of enjoyment [Eb]to which everybody [Bb]cheers[C]
Bank holiday[Eb] comes with six [Bb]pack of beer[C]
......then its back [C]to [Bb]work [G]A.G.A.I.N.
6. Song: The debt collector
Chords
[F#m] [B] [B] [D] [C] [B] [E] [B7]
[E7] [C#M/E] [C] [G] [Em/B] [C] [A]
[B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [E7]
7. Song: Far out
Verse
[C]I spy in the night[Eb] sky don't I
[C]Phobe Io [Eb]Elara Leda [C]Callisto Sinope[Eb]
[C]Janus Dione Portia [Eb]So many moons[F]
[Ab]Quiet in the sky [Bb]at night [F]Hot in [A]the milky way[F][Bb]
[Eb][D]Outside in
[C]Vega [Eb]Capella Hadar [C]Rigel Barnard's star[Eb]
[C]Antares [Eb]Aldebaran Altair Wolf 359[C]
[Eb]Betelgeuse sun sun[F] sun
Chorus
All those dirty words[D]
They make us look so [Em]dumb
Been drinking far too [D]much
And neither of us mean [Em]what we say
Verse
[Gb]You [Ab]and I
[Gb]Collapsed[Ab] in love
And it [Dsus4]looks [D]like we might have made it,[E]
yes it [G9]looks like we made it to[A] the end
What happened to [D]us
Soon it will be gone [Em]forever
Infatuated only with [D]ourselves
And neither of us can [Em]think straight anymore
[Chorus] (x2)
All those dirty words[D]
They make us look so [Em]dumb
Been drinking far too [D]much
And neither of us mean [Em]what we say
8. Song: London loves
Verse
[G]A [A]malady has taken him[G] over[A]
[G]Coughing tar in[A] his Japanese [G]motor[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
Chorus
[A][Bm][F#m]London loves
[A][Bm]The [F#m]mystery of a speeding car
[A][Bm][F#m]London loves
[A][Bm]The [F#m]misery of [F]a 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
[A][Bm][F#m]London loves
[A][Bm]The [F#m]way people just fall apart
[A][Bm][F#m]London loves
[A][Bm]The [F#m]misery of a [F]speeding heart
(The rest of the song is just improvisation on this theme)
9. Song: Trouble in the message center
Verse
[G]I am the message [A]centre[Eb][Db]
[G]Local and[A] [Db]direct[Eb]
[G]Room to room an operator (no [A]calls today[Db] dear, they'll just have to wait
dear)[Eb]
[G]I call and I [A]collect (so just [Db]strike him softly away from the [Eb]body)
[Bbm]You're made up too shiny [Dbm]today (in so [Abm]much trouble)[B]
[Bbm]Thoughts are just pissing [Dbm]away [Abm] "[B]
[Bbm]A new type face a new [Dbm]day [Abm] "[B]
[Bbm]You can't remember ten minutes [Dbm]ago.[B][Abm]
It's too much[E] [F#]trouble
(Middle 8 up half)
A tone, so that's (Bm D Am C (x4) E F#)
10. Song: Clover over dover
Verse
[C#m]I'm on the [B]white cliffs of Dover[A]
[C#m]Thinking it [E]over and over[A]
[C#m]But if I [B]jump its [A]all over
[C#m]A cautionary [E]tale for [A]you[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
And if [C#m]that is the fact [B]then in actual [A]fact it's[G#m] not where [F#m(sus4)]it's at and[F#] it's
over[C][B]
(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 [Bb]Barret has a simple[F#] dream
He [C#]calls it [Bb]his plan B[Eb]
Where the buildings [C#]and the sky and the [Bb]air is sugar free[F#]
[G#]And everyone is very friendly[G#7]
[C#]Plan [Bb]B arrived on holiday[F#]
[C#]Took a cab to the shopping [Bb]malls[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 [B]la la la [A]la he [F#m]wants to go to Magic America[B]
[C#]La [B]la la la [A]la he'd [F#m]like to live in Magic America [B]with all the [A]magic [Ab]people
[C#] [Bb]
Verse
[C#]Bill [Bb]Barret sent his [F#]postcards home
[C#]To [Bb]everyone he'd ever [Eb]known - they read
[C#]Fifty nine [Bb]cents gets you a good [F#]square meal
[G#]>From the people who care how [G#7]you feel
Chorus
[C#]La [B]la la la [A]la he [F#m]wants to go to Magic America[B]
[C#]La [B]la la la [A]la he'd [F#m]like to live in Magic America [B]with all the [A]magic [Ab]people
[C#] [Bb]
(Mid 8)
[C#7] [B7] [F#] [G#m7]
[C#7] [B7] [A7]
Verse
[A]Jubilee slouches in the [E]settee
He's losing[D] all the will to move[G][F]
[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 [F]yeah)[G]
[A]He's no raver just anti [E]social
[D]He's not going to cut his [F]hair[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 [E]just too spotty[A]
[D]He dresses incorrectly....not keen on [C]being 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
[E]And [Bm]into the sea go [A]pretty England [C#m]and me
[C]Around the Bay of [Bm]Biscay and home [E]for tea
Hit traffic on the [Bm]Dogger Bank
[A]Up the Thames to find a taxi [C#m]rank
[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 [Am]won't[Bm] hurt you
[E]When you're alone it [D]will[E] be there [Am]with you[Bm]
[C]Finding ways to stay [Bm7]solo[E]
[E]On the Tyne, Forth and [Bm]Cromarty
[A]There is a low in the high [C#m]Forties
And [C]Saturdays locked away on [Bm]the pier
Not fast[E] enough dear
On the [Bm]Malin Head, Blackpool[A] looks black and red
And the [C]Queen she's gone round [Bm]the bend
Jumped off Land's End[E]
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