'Baggy Trousers' by Madness - Guitar Tutorial

            Intro: B  A#  G# | F  
       B  A#  G#  
 
Verse 1: 
F                                      G#  
Naughty boys in nasty schools, head-masters breaking all the rules,
A#                               B                 A#         G#  
Having fun and playing fools, smashing up the woodwork tools. 
F                               G#  
All the teachers in the pub, passing 'round the ready-rub, 
A#                                 B                      A#   G#  
Trying not to think of when the lunch-time bell will ring a-gain. 
 
Chorus 1: 
 A#                A#m         F               Fm  
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad? 
 A#                 A#m           C                     B  C  
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules. 
 
 A#                A#m        F                Fm  
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad. 
 A#                  A#m        C              B  
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to... 
 
Verse 2: 
A#     G#     F                            G#  
The head-master's had enough today, all the kids have gone away, 
A#                                        B                 A#  G# 
Gone to fight with next-door's school; every term that is the rule 
F                                G#  
Sits alone and bends his cane; same old backsides again, 
A#                                     B                  A#  G#  
All the small ones tell tall tales, walking home and squashing 
snails. 
 
Chorus 2: 
 A#                A#m         F               Fm  
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad? 
 A#                 A#m           C                       B  C  
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules. 
 
 A#                A#m        F                Fm  
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad. 
 A#                  A#m        C                      C# (Dm) 
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days. 
 
Interlude: Dm  Em | Dm  Bm (x3)
           Dm  B  A#  A  G#  
 
Verse 3: 
F                                  G#  
Lots of girls and lots of boys, lots of smells and lots of noise. 
A#                               B                   A#   G#  
Playing football in the park, kicking pushbikes after dark. 
F                               G#  
Baggy trousers, dirty shirt, pulling hair and eating dirt, 
A#                               B                         A#  G#  
Teacher comes to break it up; back of the 'ead with a plastic cup. 
 
Chorus 3: 
 A#                A#m         F               Fm  
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad? 
 A#                 A#m           C                       B C  
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules. 
 
 A#                A#m        F                Fm  
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad. 
 A#                  A#m        C                      C# (Dm) 
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days. 
 
Interlude: Dm  Em  Dm  Bm (x3)
           Dm  B  A#  A  G#  
 
Coda: 
F                  G#                A#      B  A#  A   G#  
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers. 
F                  G#                A#     B  A#  A  G#  
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers. 
 
(Repeat to Fade)