I Have Come Out to Play
(Appears on Modern Lovers 88)
F C Bb C
You can sit here but I can't sit a bit here now (not now)
F C
cause now is the time to start up my song
Bb C
start feeling all right and stop feelin all wrong
Bb C
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand
Bb C
(I have come out to play)
Bb C F
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
Bb C
mommy mommy can't eat no more
Bb C
(I have come out to play)
Bb C F
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
Bb C Bb C
cause I have come out, come out to play
Bb C F
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
Bb C Bb C
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
Bb C F
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
F C F
here to stay
F C Bb C
You can sit more but I can't sit a bit more now (not now)
F C
cause now is the time to ride my bike
Bb C
before the twilight turns into night
Bb C
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand
Bb C
( I have come out to play)
Bb C F
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
Bb C
mommy mommy can't eat no more
Bb C
(I have come out to play)
Bb C F
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
Bb C Bb C
cause I have come out, come out to play
Bb C F
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
Bb C Bb C
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
Bb C F
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
F C F
here to stay
F C F
here to stay
F C Bb C
you can sit more but I can't sit a bit more now (not now)
F C
cause now is the time to stand in the clover
Bb C
roll over and over, come on over
Bb C
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand
Bb C
( I have come out to play)
Bb C F
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
Bb C
mommy mommy can't eat no more
Bb C
(I have come out to play)
Bb C F
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
Bb C Bb C
cause I have come out, come out to play
Bb C F
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
Bb C Bb C
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
Bb C F
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
F C F
here to stay
F C F
here to stay
[F] You can sit here [C] but I can't sit a bit here [Bb] now (not [C] now)
cause [F] now is the time to [C] start up my song
start [Bb] feeling all right and stop [C] feelin all wrong
gotta [Bb] ride my bike past the [C] rootbeer stand
([Bb] I have come [C] out to play)
[Bb] purple squirt gun [C] in my hand and I'm here to [F] stay
[Bb] mommy mommy can't [C] eat no more
([Bb] I have come [C] out to play)
gotta [Bb] run outside that [C] open door and I'm here to [F] stay
cause [Bb] I have [C] come out, [Bb] come out to [C] play
and [Bb] now that I'm [C] outside, I'm here to [F] stay
I've [Bb] rushed and I've [C] raced out as [Bb] fast as I [C] can
and [Bb] I've got the [C] purple squirt gun back in my [F] hand
([F][C]) here to [F] stay
[F] You can sit more [C] but I can't sit a bit more [Bb] now (not [C] now)
cause [F] now is the time to [C] ride my bike
be[Bb]fore the twilight turns into [C] night
gotta [Bb] ride my bike past the [C] rootbeer stand
([Bb] I have come [C] out to play)
[Bb] purple squirt gun [C] in my hand and I'm here to [F] stay
[Bb] mommy mommy can't [C] eat no more
([Bb] I have come [C] out to play)
gotta [Bb] run outside that [C] open door and I'm here to [F] stay
cause [Bb] I have [C] come out, [Bb] come out to [C] play
and [Bb] now that I'm [C] outside, I'm here to [F] stay
I've [Bb] rushed and I've [C] raced out as [Bb] fast as I [C] can
and [Bb] I've got the [C] purple squirt gun back in my [F] hand
([F][C]) here to [F] stay
([F][C]) here to [F] stay
[F] you can sit more [C] but I can't sit a bit more [Bb] now (not [C] now)
cause [F] now is the time to [C] stand in the clover
roll [Bb] over and over, [C] come on over
gotta [Bb] ride my bike past the [C] rootbeer stand
([Bb] I have come [C] out to play)
[Bb] purple squirt gun [C] in my hand and I'm here to [F] stay
[Bb] mommy mommy can't [C] eat no more
([Bb] I have come [C] out to play)
gotta [Bb] run outside that [C] open door and I'm here to [F] stay
cause [Bb] I have [C] come out, [Bb] come out to [C] play
and [Bb] now that I'm [C] outside, I'm here to [F] stay
I've [Bb] rushed and I've [C] raced out as [Bb] fast as I [C] can
and [Bb] I've got the [C] purple squirt gun back in my [F] hand
([F][C]) here to [F] stay
([F][C]) here to [F] stay
You can sit here but I can't sit a bit here now (not now)
cause now is the time to start up my song
start feeling all right and stop feelin all wrong
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand
(I have come out to play)
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
mommy mommy can't eat no more
(I have come out to play)
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
cause I have come out, come out to play
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
here to stay
You can sit more but I can't sit a bit more now (not now)
cause now is the time to ride my bike
before the twilight turns into night
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand
( I have come out to play)
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
mommy mommy can't eat no more
(I have come out to play)
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
cause I have come out, come out to play
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
here to stay
here to stay
you can sit more but I can't sit a bit more now (not now)
cause now is the time to stand in the clover
roll over and over, come on over
gotta ride my bike past the rootbeer stand
( I have come out to play)
purple squirt gun in my hand and I'm here to stay
mommy mommy can't eat no more
(I have come out to play)
gotta run outside that open door and I'm here to stay
cause I have come out, come out to play
and now that I'm outside, I'm here to stay
I've rushed and I've raced out as fast as I can
and I've got the purple squirt gun back in my hand
here to stay
here to stay