Intro Rhythm D#----------------------------| A#----------------------------| F#----------------------------| X2 C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| G#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| Lead D#------------------------------------------------| A#------------------------------------------------| F#-7/999999/777777/999999/77777/121212121717/16~~~| X2 C#-x-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-xx~~~| G#-5/777777/555555/777777/55555/101010101515/14~~~| C#------------------------------------------------| 'Memories flood back...' (very fast, palm muted, down strokes) D#-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#-----------------------------------------------------------------| F#-555555555555555555555555555555552222222222222222----------------| C#-5555555555555555555555555555555522222222222222225555555555555555| G#-3333333333333333333333333333333300000000000000005555555555555555| C#-------------------------------------------------5555555555555555| PM-****************************************************************| Interlude Rhythm D#---------------------------| A#---------------------------| F#-7/9/7-55555555555555555555| C#-x-x-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| G#-5/7/5-33333333333333333333| C#---------------------------| Lead (Starts half way into it) D#-----------------| A#-----------------| F#-1212121277777777| C#-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| G#-1010101055555555| C#-----------------| 'The whole world smells like True Blue...' D#-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#-----------------------------------------------------------------| F#-555555555555555555555555555555552222222222222222----------------| C#-5555555555555555555555555555555522222222222222225555555555555555| G#-3333333333333333333333333333333300000000000000005555555555555555| C#-------------------------------------------------5555555555555555| PM-****************************************************************| 'I know you're gonna go...' Rhythm D#----------------------------------------| A#----------------------------------------| F#----------------------------------------| X4 C#-3~33~3333-0~00~0000-3~33~3333-0~00~0000| G#-3~33~3333-0~00~0000-3~33~3333-0~00~0000| C#-3~33~3333-0~00~0000-3~33~3333-0~00~0000| Lead D#-3~0~----3~3~~| A#-----3~~~~3~3~| F#--------------| X4 C#--------------| G#--------------| C#--------------| 'Operator take me home...' Rhythm D#----------------------------| A#----------------------------| F#----------------------------| X2 C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| G#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| Lead D#------------------------------------------------| A#------------------------------------------------| F#-7/999999/777777/999999/77777/121212121717/16~~~| X4 C#-x-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-xx~~~| G#-5/777777/555555/777777/55555/101010101515/14~~~| C#------------------------------------------------| 'These north east winters make boys into men...' D#-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#-----------------------------------------------------------------| F#-555555555555555555555555555555552222222222222222----------------| C#-5555555555555555555555555555555522222222222222225555555555555555| G#-3333333333333333333333333333333300000000000000005555555555555555| C#-------------------------------------------------5555555555555555| PM-****************************************************************| Interlude Rhythm D#---------------------------| A#---------------------------| F#-7/9/7-55555555555555555555| C#-x-x-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| G#-5/7/5-33333333333333333333| C#---------------------------| Lead (Starts half way into it) D#-----------------| A#-----------------| F#-1212121277777777| C#-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| G#-1010101055555555| C#-----------------| 'The city just felt worn out...' D#-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#-----------------------------------------------------------------| F#-555555555555555555555555555555552222222222222222----------------| C#-5555555555555555555555555555555522222222222222225555555555555555| G#-3333333333333333333333333333333300000000000000005555555555555555| C#-------------------------------------------------5555555555555555| PM-****************************************************************| 'We keep quite when it gets bad...' Rhythm D#----------------------------------------| A#----------------------------------------| F#----------------------------------------| X4 C#-3~33~3333-0~00~0000-3~33~3333-0~00~0000| G#-3~33~3333-0~00~0000-3~33~3333-0~00~0000| C#-3~33~3333-0~00~0000-3~33~3333-0~00~0000| Lead D#-3~0~----3~3~~| A#-----3~~~~3~3~| F#--------------| X4 C#--------------| G#--------------| C#--------------| 'Operator take me home...' Rhythm D#----------------------------| A#----------------------------| F#----------------------------| X2 C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| G#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| Lead D#------------------------------------------------| A#------------------------------------------------| F#-7/999999/777777/999999/77777/121212121717/16~~~| X4 C#-x-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-xx~~~| G#-5/777777/555555/777777/55555/101010101515/14~~~| C#------------------------------------------------| 'I wanna die in the suburbs' D#---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------| F#-5555555555555555----------------| C#-55555555555555555555555555555555| G#-33333333333333335555555555555555| C#-----------------5555555555555555| 'I wanna die in the suburbs' D#---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------| F#-555555555555555522222222--------| C#-55555555555555552222222255555555| G#-33333333333333330000000055555555| C#-------------------------55555555| 'I wanna die in the suburbs' D#---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------| F#-5555555555555555----------------| C#-55555555555555555555555555555555| G#-33333333333333335555555555555555| C#-----------------5555555555555555| 'I wanna die in the suburbs' D#---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------| F#-555555555555555522222222--------| C#-55555555555555552222222255555555| G#-33333333333333330000000055555555| C#-------------------------55555555| 'Operator take me home I don't know where else to go' D#-------------------------------------------------| A#-------------------------------------------------| F#-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| C#-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| G#-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| C#-------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Rhythm D#------------| A#------------| F#------------| C#-7777-7/5~~~| G#-7777-7/5~~~| C#-7777-7/5~~~| Lead D#------------------| A#------------------| F#-17171717-17/16~~~| C#-xxxxxxxx-xx-xx---| G#-15151515-15/14~~~| C#------------------| 'A heart attack shoveling snow...' Rhythm D#----------------------------| A#----------------------------| F#----------------------------| X2 C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| G#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| C#-33-333-333-333-377-777/5~~~| Lead D#------------------------------------------------| A#------------------------------------------------| F#-7/999999/777777/999999/77777/121212121717/16~~~| X2 C#-x-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-xx~~~| G#-5/777777/555555/777777/55555/101010101515/14~~~| C#------------------------------------------------| 'Operator take me home...' D#-----------------| A#-----------------| F#-5555------------| X2 C#-5555333333333333| G#-3333333333333333| C#-----333333333333| D#---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------| F#-5555------------17171717/1717/16| C#-555533333~3~3~3~xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xx| G#-333333333~3~3~3~15151515-1515/14| C#-----33333~3~3~3~----------------| 'A heart attack shoveling snow...' D#------| A#------| F#-5555-| X2 C#-55553| G#-33333| C#-----3| D#---------------------------------| A#---------------------------------| F#-5555------------17171717-1717/16| C#-55553---3~3~3~3~xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xx| G#-33333---3~3~3~3~15151515-1515/14| C#-----3---3~3~3~3~----------------| End D#-------------------------------------------------| A#-------------------------------------------------| F#-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| C#-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| G#-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| C#-------------------------------------------------|

Watch the song video
Top songs from The Wonder Years
Playground Sessions Course Banner
Did you ever dreamed on playing piano?

Playground Sessions is a revolutionary new way to learn music and play the piano. No more boring courses. The adaptive videos automatically adjust to your skill level. Plus, you’ll receive regular feedback on your progress each week, plus a personal training plan from a professional piano teacher.

Start to play the piano instantly - and have fun doing it!