Dr Feelgood - Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
Composer: C.Smith
Label: HMV
Original Key: A
Originally recorded by Piano Red in his group Dr feelgood and the interns.
This number was the B side to "Always and ever" a minor hit.
The pirates were a bass drums guitar combo with a singer. The guitarist on this is Mick Green.
The group Dr Feelgood according to Wilko Collins took their name from this track.
INTRO VERSE tab of bar of each chord:
shown in the song as A , D and E
A A G# A D D C# D E E D# E
e|-5--5--4--5-| e|-5--5--4--5-| e|-4--4--3--4-|
B|-5--5--4--5-| B|-7--7--6--7-| B|-5--5--4--5-|
G|-6--6--5--6-| G|-7--7--6--7-| G|-4--4--3--4-|
D|-7--7--6--7-| D|-7--7--6--7-| D|-6--6--5--6-|
A|-7--7--6--7-| A|-5--5--4--5-| A|-7--7--6--7-|
E|-5--5--4--5-| E|-5--5--4--5-| E|-4--4--3--4-|
Live performance by the pirates (see youtube) some 10 years after J Kidds death show
Mick Green playing the D and E chords in position 10 and 12.
/ / shows the four beat bars in the verses.
CHORUS CHORDS:
D E
EADGBe EADGBe
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Intro
A A G# A / A A G# A / A A G# A / A A G# A /
D D C# D / D D C# D / A A G# A / A A G# A /
E E D# E / D D C# D / A A G# A / A
#1:
A / A A G# A
Hey, all of you women
A A G# A / A A G# A
Why don't you come around
A A G# A / D D C# D
Unless you weigh
D D C# D / A A G# A
around four hundred pounds
A A G# A / E E D# E
Well if you don't weigh one of 'em baby
D D C# D / A A G# A
Don't come around at all
Chorus:
D
Well you've got the beat
A
It's alright with me
D
They call me the Doctor
[ No chord ]
It's really hard to please
#2
[No chord] / A A G# A
Now you talk about women
A A G# A / A A G# A
Well I love 'em all
A A G# A / D D C# D
and I love 'em big
D D C# D / A A G# A
I love 'em tall
A A G# A / E E D# E
Well If you don't weigh one of 'em baby
D D C# D / A A G# A
Don't come around at all
Chorus:
D
Well you've got the beat
A
It's alright with me
D
They call me the Doctor
[ No chord ]
It's really hard to please
#3:
[No chord] / A A G# A
Now you talk about women
A A G# A / A A G# A
Well I love 'em all
A A G# A / D D C# D
and I love 'em big
D D C# D / A A G# A
I love 'em tall
A A G# A / E E D# E
If you don't weigh one of 'em, baby
D D C# D / A A G# A
Don't come around at all
Don't come around at all
Outro:
A
Oh they call me the doctor (Oh yeah)
A
In our neighborhood (Oh yeah)
A
But, my baby she calls me (Oh yeah)
A
Well Doctor Feelgood (Oh yeah)
A
Have you ever felt good (Oh yeah)
A
Have you ever felt good (Oh yeah)
A
Well you talk about women (Oh yeah)
A
Well thats all I crave (Oh yeah)
A
I believe, I believe (Oh yeah)
A
They're gonna send me to my grave (Oh yeah)
A
Good, good, good (Oh yeah)
A
So good (Oh yeah)
A
So good (Oh yeah)
A
Ahh, yeah