...MY OLD MAN... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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*from 'New Boots and Panties!' (1977)*
/ = slide
Intro:
A F# E
Verse 1:
B
My old man,
Wore three peice whistles;
He was never home for long.
Drove a bus for London Transport;
He knew where he belonged.
B7/C7
Number 18 down to Euston,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
Double decker move a -long,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
Double decker move a -long.
A F# E
My old man.
Verse 2:
B
Later on he drove a Roller,
Chauffeuring for foreign men.
Dropped his aitches on occasion,
Said Cor Blimey, now and then.
B7/C7
Did the crossword in the Standard,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
At the airport in the rain,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
At the airport in the rain.
A F# E
My old man.
Verse 3:
B
Wouldn't never let his guvnors,
Call him Billy; he was proud.
Personal reasons make a difference;
His last boss was allowed.
B7/C7
Perhaps he had to keep his distance,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
Made a racket when he rowed,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
Made a racket when he rowed.
A F# E
My old man,
A F# E
My old man.
Verse 4:
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B
My old man was fairly handsome,
He smoked too many cigs.
Lived in one room in Victoria,
He was tidy in his digs.
B7/C7
Had to have an operation,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
When his ulcer got to big,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
When his ulcer got to big.
A F# E
My old man.
Solo:
(with Verse Chords)
B
B7/C7
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
A F# E
My old man.
Verse 5:
B
Seven years went out the window,
We met as one to one.
Died before we'd done much talking;
But relations had begun.
B7/C7
All the while we thought about each other,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
All the best mate from your son,
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
All the best mate from your son.
A F# E
My old man,
A F# E
My old man.
Sax Solo:
(with Verse Chords)
B
B7/C7
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
B7/C7 C7 B7 E
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A F# E B B7 C7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
