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Playground In My Mind:Clint Holmes.
#2 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC Records
in 1973.
[Intro]
FBa-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-
Cba-ba-ba-ba.
CBa-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-Fba.
[Verse 1]
FWhen this old world gets me down.Bb...F...and there's no love to be found.
Gm7I close my C7eyes and Gm7soon I C7find, Gm7I'm in a playground 
C7in my mind.
Where the Gm7children C7laugh, and the Gm7children C7play and 
we Gm7sing a Bbsong all Cday.
[Chorus]
FMy name is Michael, I got a nickel..I got a nickel,
Cshiny and new.
I'm gonna Gm7buy me Call kinds of candy..Gm7that's what I'm 
Cgonna Fdo.
[Verse 2]
FOh, the wonders that I find.Bb...F..in the playground in my mind.
Gm7In a C7world that Gm7used to C7be..Gm7close your eyes and Cfollow me.
Where the Gm7children C7laugh, and the Gm7children C7play and 
we Gm7sing a Bbsong all Cday.
[Chorus]
FMy girl is Cindy, when we get married, we're gonna have 
a Cbaby or two.
Gm7We're gonna C7let them Gm7visit their C7grandma..Gm7that's what we're 
Cgonna Fdo.
[Interlude]
 F   Bb   C   F(x2)
[Chorus](*** CHORUS is played over next verse and outro.***)
FMy name is Michael, I got a nickel..I got a nickel,
Cshiny and new.
I'm gonna Gm7buy me Call kinds of candy..Gm7that's what I'm 
Cgonna Fdo.
[Verse 3]
(FSee the little children..living in a world that I Cleft 
 behind. CHappy little children in the playround Fin my mind.
 FSee the little children.C...see how they're playing so Gm7happy
 in the Cplayround in my Fmind.)
[Outro]
FLa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la..Cla-la-la.
Cla-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-Fla-la..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Playground In My Mind

by Clint Holmes

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Gm7

Playground In My Mind:Clint Holmes.

#2 on BB Hot 100 on EPIC Records

in 1973.

[Intro]

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-

ba-ba-ba-ba.

C F

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba..ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.

[Verse 1]

F Bb F

When this old world gets me down.......and there's no love to be found.

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7

I close my eyes and soon I find, I'm in a playground

in my mind.

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Where the children laugh, and the children play and

Gm7 Bb C

we sing a song all day.

[Chorus]

My name is Michael, I got a nickel..I got a nickel,

shiny and new.

Gm7 C Gm7

I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy..that's what I'm

C F

gonna do.

[Verse 2]

F Bb F

Oh, the wonders that I find......in the playground in my mind.

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C

In a world that used to be..close your eyes and follow me.

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

Where the children laugh, and the children play and

Gm7 Bb C

we sing a song all day.

[Chorus]

My girl is Cindy, when we get married, we're gonna have

a baby or two.

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7

We're gonna let them visit their grandma..that's what we're

C F

gonna do.

[Interlude]

F Bb C F

(x2)

[Chorus](*** CHORUS is played over next verse and outro.***)

My name is Michael, I got a nickel..I got a nickel,

shiny and new.

Gm7 C Gm7

I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy..that's what I'm

C F

gonna do.

[Verse 3]

F C

(See the little children..living in a world that I left

C F

behind. Happy little children in the playround in my mind.

F C Gm7

See the little children....see how they're playing so happy

C F

in the playround in my mind.)

[Outro]

F C

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la..la-la-la.

C F

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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