Biography:
Ian Dury and the Blockheads were one of the most popular groups of the New Wave era in the U.K. in the 70s and early 80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; these included funk, jazz, rock and roll, soul, and reggae, not to mention leader Ian Dury's love of music hall. Dury's lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of British everyday life, and scatalogical humour. As the Blockheads, the band continued to play after Dury's untimely death in 2000.
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Other songs:
- Billericay Dickie
- Blackmail Man
- Blockheads
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Im Partial To Your Abracadabra
- Itinerant Child
- Lullaby For Francis
- My Old Man
- Profoundly In Love With Pandora
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- There Aint Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Uncoolohol
- Wake Up And Make Love With Me
- What A Waste
- Youre More Than Fair
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...ITINERANT CHILD... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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*from 'Mr. Love Pants' (1997)*
Intro:
C7
Verse 1:
C7
I took out all the seats and away I went,
F7 C7
Its a right old banger and the chassis bent.
It's got a great big peace sign across the back,
F7 C7
And most of the windows have been painted black. (Painted black).
Verse 2:
C7
The wind shield's cracked, its a bugger to drive,
F7 C7
It starts making smoke over forty-five.
C7
It's a psychedelic nightmare with a million leaks,
F7 C7
It's home-sweet-home to some sweet arse freaks.
Chorus 1:
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the road is full of danger.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; there's no more welcome, stranger.
Verse 3:
C7
Soon I was rumbling through the morning fog,
F7 C7
With my long haired children and my one eyed dog.
C7
With the trucks and the buses and the trailer-vans,
F7 C7
My long throw horns playing Steely Dan. (Steely Dan).
Verse 4:
C7
We straggled out for miles along the Beggars Hill,
F7 C7
When the word came down that we'd lost Old Bill.
C7
You can bet your boots I'm coming when the times are hard,
F7 C7
That's why they keep my dossier at Scotland Yard.
Chorus 2:
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; you're still accele-rating.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the boys in blue are waiting.
Break:
Gm F C7 Gm
Itinerant child, don't do what you're doing.
F
Itinerant child, you'd better slow down.
Solo:
C7
Verse 5:
C7
We drove into Happy Valley, seeking peace and love,
F7 C7
With a lone helicopter hanging up above.
C7
We didn't realise until we hit the field,
F7 C7
There were four hundred cozzers, holding riot shields.
Verse 6:
C7
They terrorized our babies and they broke our heads,
F7 C7
It's a stone fucking miracle there's no-one dead.
C7
They turned my ramshackle home into a burning wreck,
F7 C7
My one-eyed dog got a broken neck.
Chorus 3:
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the road is full of danger.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; there's no more welcome, stranger.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; you're still accele-rating.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the boys in blue are waiting.
Solo:
C7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C7 F7 Bb7 Gm F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35353 131211 x13131 355333 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
---------------------.............................
*from 'Mr. Love Pants' (1997)*
Intro:
C7
Verse 1:
C7
I took out all the seats and away I went,
F7 C7
Its a right old banger and the chassis bent.
It's got a great big peace sign across the back,
F7 C7
And most of the windows have been painted black. (Painted black).
Verse 2:
C7
The wind shield's cracked, its a bugger to drive,
F7 C7
It starts making smoke over forty-five.
C7
It's a psychedelic nightmare with a million leaks,
F7 C7
It's home-sweet-home to some sweet arse freaks.
Chorus 1:
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the road is full of danger.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; there's no more welcome, stranger.
Verse 3:
C7
Soon I was rumbling through the morning fog,
F7 C7
With my long haired children and my one eyed dog.
C7
With the trucks and the buses and the trailer-vans,
F7 C7
My long throw horns playing Steely Dan. (Steely Dan).
Verse 4:
C7
We straggled out for miles along the Beggars Hill,
F7 C7
When the word came down that we'd lost Old Bill.
C7
You can bet your boots I'm coming when the times are hard,
F7 C7
That's why they keep my dossier at Scotland Yard.
Chorus 2:
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; you're still accele-rating.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the boys in blue are waiting.
Break:
Gm F C7 Gm
Itinerant child, don't do what you're doing.
F
Itinerant child, you'd better slow down.
Solo:
C7
Verse 5:
C7
We drove into Happy Valley, seeking peace and love,
F7 C7
With a lone helicopter hanging up above.
C7
We didn't realise until we hit the field,
F7 C7
There were four hundred cozzers, holding riot shields.
Verse 6:
C7
They terrorized our babies and they broke our heads,
F7 C7
It's a stone fucking miracle there's no-one dead.
C7
They turned my ramshackle home into a burning wreck,
F7 C7
My one-eyed dog got a broken neck.
Chorus 3:
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the road is full of danger.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; there's no more welcome, stranger.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; you're still accele-rating.
C7 F7 Bb7 C7
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the boys in blue are waiting.
Solo:
C7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C7 F7 Bb7 Gm F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35353 131211 x13131 355333 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
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Ian Kelly
Ian Matthews
Ian McCulloch
Ian McIntosh