The Offspring - Come Out and Play: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Come Out and Play" 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.

Bm
Like the latest fashion
Like a spreading disease
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Gettin' weapons with the greatest of ease
     Em           G        F#      Bm
The gangs stake their own campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
   Bm
If one guy's colors and the others don't mix
              F#
They're gonna bash it up, bash it up, bash it up, bash it up

Chorus:
Bm
Hey! Man, you talkin' back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey! Man, you disrespectin' me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey, they don't pay no mind
          Em                     C
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Bm F#              Bm
Hey, come out and play!

By the time you hear the siren
It's already too late
One goes to the morgue and the other to jail
One guy's wasted and the other's a waste
It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope, tie your own...

Chorus

It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never-ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope, tie your own rope, tie your own...

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Come Out and Play" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring.

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