Intro:
   B  Bb  Ab  F
   B  Bb  Ab

Verse 1:
F                                    Ab
 Naughty boys in nasty schools, head-masters breaking all the rules,
Bb                             B               Bb       Ab
 Having fun and playing fools, smashing up the woodwork tools.
F                             Ab
 All the teachers in the pub, passing 'round the ready-rub,
Bb                               B                    Bb     Ab
 Trying not to think of when the lunch-time bell will ring a-gain.

Chorus 1:
Bb              Bbm       F             Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad?
Bb               Bbm         C                     B   C
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules.
Bb              Bbm      F              Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad.
Bb                Bbm      C                 B
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to...

Verse 2:
Bb   Ab   F                          Ab
 The head-master's had enough today, all the kids have gone away,
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 Gone to fight with next-door's school; every term that is the rule.
F                              Ab
 Sits alone and bends his cane; same old backsides again,
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 All the small ones tell tall tales, walking home and squashing snails.

Chorus 2:
Bb              Bbm       F             Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad?
Bb               Bbm         C                     B   C
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules.
Bb              Bbm      F              Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad.
Bb                Bbm      C                    Db -xDm-x
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days.

Interlude:
   Dm  Em  Dm  Bm x3
   Dm  Em  Dm  B  Bb  A  Ab

Verse 3:
F                                Ab
 Lots of girls and lots of boys, lots of smells and lots of noise.
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 Playing football in the park, kicking pushbikes after dark.
F                             Ab
 Baggy trousers, dirty shirt, pulling hair and eating dirt,
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 Teacher comes to break it up; back of the 'ead with a plastic cup.

Chorus 3:
Bb              Bbm       F             Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad?
Bb               Bbm         C                     B   C
 All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules.
Bb              Bbm      F              Fm
 Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad.
Bb                Bbm      C                    Db -xDm-x
 Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days.

Interlude:
   Dm  Em  Dm  Bm x3
   Dm  Em  Dm  B  Bb  A  Ab

Outro:
F                Ab              Bb             B  Bb  A  Ab
 Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers.
F                Ab              Bb             B  Bb  A  Ab
 Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers.