A               E
Skip a rope ... Skip a rope ...
 A                       A*       F#m
Listen to the children while they play ...
      A                            F#m
Now, ain't it kinda funny what the children say ...
        A
Skip a rope ...

[Verse]
 A                  A*         F#m
Daddy hates Momma, Momma hates Dad ...
      A                          F#m
Last night you shoulda heard the fight they had ...
 A                  A*          F#m
Gave little sister another bad dream ...
     A                     F#m
She woke us all up with a terrible scream;
 
[Chorus]
        A               E
Skip a rope ... Skip a rope ...
A                       A*       F#m
Listen to the children while they play ...
      A                            F#m
Now, ain't it kinda funny what the children say ...
        A
Skip a rope ...

[Solo]
          A               A*        F#m
E|-------|----------------|--------|----------|------------5-|
B|-------|----------------|----5---|-5h7-----5h7-------5-7---|
G|-----2-|-4b--4b--4br-2-4/6-----6-|----------|--------------|
D|-2-4---|----------------|--------|----------|--------------|
A|-------|----------------|--------|----------|--------------|
E|-------|----------------|--------|----------|--------------|

  A                   F#m       G           A
E|-7b-7-5------------|---------------------|-----------|
B|--------7--------5-|---------3-----------|-----------|
G|----------4b-4-2---|-4br---2---2br---0---|-0h2-------|
D|-------------------|-------------------2-|-----------|
A|-------------------|---------------------|-----------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-----------|

  A     G           A           A
E|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
B|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
G|-------2b---2b---|-2b-(ho| ld)-|-release bend-|
D|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------|--------------|

[Verse]
 A                    A*        F#m
Cheat on your taxes, don't be a fool ...
     A                               F#m
Now what was that they said about a Golden Rule ...
 A                     A*          F#m
Never mind the rules, just play to win ...
     A                         F#m
And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin;
 
[Chorus]
        A               E
Skip a rope ... Skip a rope ...
     A                       A*       F#m
Ah, listen to the children while they play ...
      A                            F#m
Now, ain't it kinda funny what the children say ...
        A         A   G     A
Skip a rope ... | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
 
[Verse]
 A                                A*         F#m
Stab 'em in the back, that's the name of the game ...
     A (1 strum)        F#m (1 strum)
But Mommy and Daddy are who's to blame ...
 
[Chorus]
        A               E
Skip a rope ... Skip a rope ...
 A                        A*       F#m
Listen to your children while they play ...
    A (1 strum)               F#m (1 strum)
It ain't very funny what the children say ...
        A    A*  G*         A
Skip a rope ...     Skip a rope ...
 A*  G*         A
       Skip a rope ...

  A   G E   A
| / / / / |  ||