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Am Dm Em Am We had PE on Tuesdays And English on Wednesdays ADBEm School was a prison Where I served my time FCAB7 The teachers all loathed me My attitude fooled them GFFD Am They quite often nailed me To any old crime ADEAm Life was so different For underachievers ADBEm Who grew up surviving On scr*ps they were sent FCAB7 The painters, the singers The being unusual GFFD Am They ducked and they dived Until they were fed C Normal G Would send me to sleep F C So I made my escape every day of the week C Normal G 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 ADEAm I never read Shakespeare Or understood Latin ADBEm I lived in a small house With no books at all FCAB7 But there was a record That I kept on playing GFFD And I had a suitcase Out in the hall ADEAm Life was so different Or have I just grown up ADBEm And turned into someone I feared I would be FCAB7 The teacher who caned me Is now on the inside GFFD Am He's getting me back for my history C Normal G Would lead me to drink F C So I moved out and stuck my head in the sink C Normal G Meant nothing to me F But that's just the way C It turned out to be F/A G F/A G I'm top of the form I'm top of the form F We had fish on Friday C Roast on Sunday F Salads in summer F/A G Fresh from the ground F We all peeled potatoes C While mum made the crumble F My memory savours F/A G The love that we found Lead Break to end FCFFGFCFFGADEAm