Take The Skinheads Bowling Chords

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Capo:	no capo

Author baxissimo [a] 699. Last edit on Oct 23, 2015

Chords

Fmaj7

Csus2

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Song: Take the Skinheads Bowling
Artist: Camper Van Beethoven
Album: Telephone Free Landslide Victory
 
Album is tuned slightly sharp.  Tune to A=444Hz to match.
 
C:  332010     Fmaj7: x33210
G:  355433     F:     133211
C*: x33553     Csus2: x33533
 
Intro: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 (x2)
 
(VERSE 1)
C           Fmaj7                C    Fmaj7
  Every day I get up and pray to Jah
C                                Fmaj7             C    Fmaj7
  And he increases the number of clocks by exactly one
C                    Fmaj7                C    Fmaj7
  Everybody's coming home for lunch these days
C                       Fmaj7           C    Fmaj7
  Last night there were skinheads on my lawn
 
(CHORUS)
G                  F                  C* Csus2 C* Csus2 C* Csus2 C*
Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling (x2)
 
(VERSE 2)
C                      Fmaj7                    C               Fmaj7
  Some people say that bowling alleys got big lanes (got big lanes, got big lanes)
C                      Fmaj7                          C              Fmaj7
  Some people say that bowling alleys all look the same (look the same, look the same)
C                         Fmaj7                         C               Fmaj7
  There's not a line that goes here that rhymes with anything  (anything, anything)
C                  Fmaj7                      C             Fmaj7
  Had a dream last night but I forget what it was (what it was, what it was)
 
(CHORUS)
G                  F                  C* Csus2 C* Csus2 C* Csus2 C*
Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling (x2)
 
(VERSE 3)
C           Fmaj7                            C    Fmaj7
  Had a dream last night about you my friend
C             Fmaj7                             C    Fmaj7
  Had a dream, I wanted to sleep next to plastic
C           Fmaj7                          C    Fmaj7
  Had a dream, I wanted to lick your knees
C           Fmaj7                   C    Fmaj7
  Had a dream, it was about nothing
 
(CHORUS)
G                  F                  C* Csus2 C* Csus2 C* Csus2 C*
Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling (x3)
G                  F                  C
Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling
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Take The Skinheads Bowling – Camper Van Beethoven

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I think the Fmaj7 in the verse is correct (although it's Fmaj7/C and C/G, which is the way you have the chords diagrammed). But, I think it's all 1st position chords in the chorus, and I don't hear a Csus2 or Cadd9 there, the C/G chord is kind of rhythmically muted by relaxing and tensing the pressure on the strings (and muting the open strings). That's the way I've always played it, and watching some live clips on YT that's what I see David doing.

nice chart! thanks! hey what is the difference between c* and the csus2? in your chord diagrams you show the same fingering. am I missing something? thanks again! cheers!

never mind .... ☺