Packed Lunch
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
F
I went to school, me and Minnie Skinner
G7
On the first day there we had school dinner
C7
Thought it was Billy, a funny smell
G7 C7
Realised that I didn't feel well
Bb F
Plucked me self around the tum
C
And I ran back home to mum
F
Screaming'
[Chorus]
F
Mum can I have a packed lunch
G7
Mum can I have a packed lunch
C7
I don't have the nerve for what they serve
F
Mum can I have a packed lunch
Bb F
If you drop their mash it just goes splash
G7 C
And the gravy, that goes crunch
F Bb
Help save a chap Mum
F Bb
Butter us a bap Mum
C
Mum can I have a packed lunch
G F
[Verse 2]
F
Went to work when I stopped my education
G7
It wasn't work really it was job creation
C7
I went to have my dinner in the staff canteen
G7 C7
Half an hour later me' face was green
Bb F
Went straight home on the bus
C
And said "look I hate to make a fuss"
F
But
[Chorus]
F
Mum can I have a packed lunch
G7
Mum can I have a packed lunch
C7
I don't have the nerve for what they serve
F
Mum can I have a packed lunch
Bb F
They do a mushy pea that you can drink like tea
G7 C
And coffee that you have to munch
F Bb
I'm thinner than a whisk Mum
F Bb
Give a guy a crisp Mum
C
Mum can I have a packed lunch
G F
[Verse 3]
F
I got married to a lovely little lady
G7
Who said her past was a little bit shady
C7
Eventually she told me what she used to do
G7 G7
"I cooked school dinners before I met you!"
Bb F
Got a dinner lady for a wife
C
So Mum for the rest of me' life
F
Please
[Chorus]
F
Mum can I have a packed lunch
G7
Mum can I have a packed lunch
C7
I don't have the nerve for what she serves
F
Mum can I have a packed lunch
Bb F
She does bits of pork that'll bend your fork
G7 C
And her rabbit packs a punch (rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, rabbit)
[Outro]
G C
If you've any soul Mum
G C
Butter us a roll Mum
G C
Two cheese sanies
G C
Potato in its jacket
G C
Prawn and gurkin
G C
Crisps one packet
G C G C
Some monster munches and a chicken leg
G C G C
Two satsumas and a hard boiled egg
G C G C
If you care Mum grab a tupperware Mum
N.C.
Please go on Mum, go on Mum, Mum please
G C G
Mum can I have a packed lunch!
How to play Packed Lunch
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.