...I'M PARTIAL TO YOUR ABRACADABRA... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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*from 'New Boots and Panties!!' (1977)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I'm partial to your abracadabra;
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En-raptured by the joy of it all.
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So stop me where you start, the cockles of his heart,
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The panties sends it right up the wall.
Verse 2:
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Please, please, stop it; it likes it,
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Tickles it to death either way.
F# D#7 G#m
These lovely boots exist, to drive it round the twist;
D C#7 B
The call of nature must be o-beyed.
Chorus 1:
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Glad it's over, but this is worse.
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Could hardly say, it had been co-erced.
G7 F#7
Stop it cos it likes it, it's worse.
Verse 3:
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I'm partial to your abracadabra;
G D E
The unforeseen e-rogenous zones.
F# D#7 G#m
Stop, it insists; slap it with your wrists;
D C#7 B
It likes it when you leave it a-lone.
Solo:
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Verse 4:
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There's been a manifestation;
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Nature made it answer the call.
F# D#7 G#m
It simply can't resist, boots and pants like this;
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Abraca-dabra for all.
Chorus 2:
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Glad it's over, but this is worse.
B A B A
Roll it over; too per-verse,
G7 F#7
Stop it cos it likes it, it's worse.
Coda:
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I'm partial to your abracadabra,
B B A
I'm partial to your abracadabra.
B B A
I'm partial to your abracadabra,
B B A
I'm partial to your abracadabra.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)