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   Am     Dm     EmWe had AmPE on Tuesdays And English on Wednesdays
   Am     Dm      B7  EmSchool was a prison Where I served my time
  F    C     Am  B7The teachers all loathed me My attitude fooled them
  G      F#m    F   DThey quite often nailed me To any old crimeAm  
   Am     Dm     Em  AmLife was so different For underachievers
   Am     Dm      B7  EmWho grew up surviving On scraps they were sent
  F    C     Am  B7The painters, the singers The being unusual
  G      F#m    F  DThey ducked and they dived Until they were fedAm  
CNormal
Would sGend me to sleep
So I mFade my escape every Cday of the week
CNormal
Would nGot teach me much
So I Fstayed at home and watched SCtarsky and Hutch
F/AI'm top of the fGorm IF/A'm top of the fGorm Am  
   Am     Dm     Em  AmI never read Shakespeare Or understood Latin
   Am     Dm      B7  EmI lived in a small house With no books at all
  F    C     Am  B7But there was a record That I kept on playing
  G      F#m    F   DAnd I had a suitcase Out in the hall
   Am     Dm     Em  AmLife was so different Or have I just grown up
   Am     Dm      B7  EmAnd turned into someone I feared I would be
  F    C     Am  B7The teacher who caned me Is now on the inside
  G      F#m    F  DHe's getting me back for my historyAm  
CNormal
Would lGead me to drink
So I Fmoved out and stuck my hCead in the sink
CNormal
Meant Gnothing to me
But tFhat's just the way
It tCurned out to be
F/AI'm top of the fGorm IF/A'm top of the fGorm
We had Ffish on Friday
CRoast on Sunday
FSalads in summer
F/AFresh from the gGround
We aFll peeled potatoes
While Cmum made the crumble
FMy memory savours
F/AThe love that we Gfound
Lead Break to end
F C F F/A G  F C F F/A G   Am Dm Em Am

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Top Of The Form

by Squeeze

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

F/A

Am Dm Em Am

We had PE on Tuesdays And English on Wednesdays

Am Dm B7 Em

School was a prison Where I served my time

F C Am B7

The teachers all loathed me My attitude fooled them

G F#m F D Am

They quite often nailed me To any old crime

Am Dm Em Am

Life was so different For underachievers

Am Dm B7 Em

Who grew up surviving On scraps they were sent

F C Am B7

The painters, the singers The being unusual

G F#m F D Am

They ducked and they dived Until they were fed

Normal

Would send me to sleep

F C

So I made my escape every day of the week

Normal

Would not teach me much

F C

So I stayed at home and watched Starsky and Hutch

F/A G F/A G Am

I'm top of the form I'm top of the form

Am Dm Em Am

I never read Shakespeare Or understood Latin

Am Dm B7 Em

I lived in a small house With no books at all

F C Am B7

But there was a record That I kept on playing

G F#m F D

And I had a suitcase Out in the hall

Am Dm Em Am

Life was so different Or have I just grown up

Am Dm B7 Em

And turned into someone I feared I would be

F C Am B7

The teacher who caned me Is now on the inside

G F#m F D Am

He's getting me back for my history

Normal

Would lead me to drink

F C

So I moved out and stuck my head in the sink

Normal

Meant nothing to me

But that's just the way

It turned out to be

F/A G F/A G

I'm top of the form I'm top of the form

We had fish on Friday

Roast on Sunday

Salads in summer

F/A G

Fresh from the ground

We all peeled potatoes

While mum made the crumble

My memory savours

F/A G

The love that we found

Lead Break to end

F C F F/A G F C F F/A G Am Dm Em Am

About Top Of The Form Chords by Squeeze

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What key is "Top Of The Form" in?

The chords for "Top Of The Form" show the original chord names (including Am, Dm, Em, B7, F, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.