...MY OLD MAN... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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*from 'New Boots and Panties!!' (1977)*
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Intro:
A F# E
Verse 1:
B
My old man wore three piece 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 A F# E
My old man, my old man.
Verse 4:
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:
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.
B 7/ 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 A F# E
My old man, my old man.
Sax Solo:
B
B7 / C7, B7 / C7, C7 B7 E
B7 / C7, C7 B7 E
(Repeat to Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)