Cream - Doing That Scrapyard Thing: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D                      G                  D  F C
When I was young they gave me a mongrel piano
  D                  G                  C G F#
Spent all my time inventing the cup of tea.
 Bm                       Em
Writing your name in the sea
 D                    Bm  E
Banging my favourite head.

Missing the last bed, waving the cheery herring
Balancing brass bands on the tip of my toe
Phoning your home from a tree
Drinking my fav'rite loch

When I was old, they gave me a model factory
I met three salads on the motorway
Leaving your name at the door
Breaking my fav'rite egg

Missing the walrus, sharing my last banana
Balancing zeppelins on the end of my nose
Calling your name in the zoo
Blowing my fav'rite mind


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" by Cream.