Name: Playground
by: Plankeye
CD: The One and Only
Copyright: Tooth & Nail Records
Transcribed by Nicholas Rivera (Mex77@hotmail.com)
Corrected chords originally by Ken Bonner (bonner@iserv.net)

Once upon a time I thought I was 100% right about the previous version I 
tabbed. Enough so to bump Ken's off. He later e-mailed me and told how 
he had gotten the opportunity to talk to Plankeye and they showed him 
how to play it. I felt a little dumb. Fo some reason he never reposted 
his version. All I rememebered was that it was in Drop D so I had to 
figure it out again but I know that these are the ones Ken posted. Enjoy 
thanks again to Ken who didn't get angry. God Bless!!!   - Nick


Drop D Tuning (DADGBe)


     D5     Eb5      F        Bb5    
 G|-------------------------------3--|
 D|---0------1-------3-------8----3--|
 A|---0------1-------3-------8-or-1--|
 D|---0------1-------3-------6-------|

This is going to sound harder than it is.
All the muting is done with your left hand. Ska players 
know what I mean. At first this will seem difficult, especially if you a 
beginner or not used to ska type muting and hitting. Keep on trying and 
you'll 
have it in no time.

Riff 1     
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|---3--x--3--3--x--3--x--1--x--1--x--1-1-1\-3---------------
A|---3--x--3--3--x--3--x--1--x--1--x--1-1-1\-3---------------
E|---3--x--3--3--x--3--x--1--x--1--x--1-1-1\-3---------------
     ^                                         ^first beat 
     
                            Repeat
\ = slide up

Intro:
Funky sound

Riff 1 2x with one guitar then twice with both guitars.
Continue with Riff 1 through the verse. I'll put the chords changes so 
you'll
be able to keep time with words.
Verse 1
F5                         Eb5
All I know, all I have is what's been given to me
F5                     Eb5
What I know is real is all I can dream 
F5                Eb5
I feel my heart is changing
F5             Eb5                 Bb
The one and only thing I know is

fast eighths on Bb
"we ain't going nowhere" ("Five hundred thousand!")

Verse 2
Riff 1
Be it sometimes I might, yeah, I put up a fight
Gotta get this off my chest tonight
All my thoughts are rearranging
And what I really want to know is
Bb
Are we going nowhere ("Five hundred thousand!")

Chorus 
muted with palm
D5              Eb5
All eyes peer, looking from the outside
Bb5                  F5
You don't understand what you see in me
D5             Eb5
I come running out on your playground
Bb5                      F5                      Bb5
Sometimes things are the way they're meant to be

Verse 3
Riff 1
  Hey!
You stare at me and all these things are coming down
     Hey!
I'm not sure and your giving me the run around
Hey!              Hey!      Hey!      Hey!
   Could it be that you don't know me
 Hey!         Hey!         Hey!   Hey!
It's all in the way you shun me

Chorus 2x First time muted with palm
       2x with "Ahh"'s and "Are the way they're meant to be" at end of 
first
D5               Eb5                 Bb5         F5                
Sometimes things are the way they're meant to be out on you playground  
4x with "Ahh"'s
Last time ends with Bb5 and "Yeah"

For info on the meaning of this song visit 
(http://place2b.org/cmp/plankeye/pef2.htm)
or goto "The" Plankeye Homepage 
(http://place2b.org/cmp/plankeye/index2.htm)