Dignity Chords by Deacon Blue

Tempo:
106.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

F

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Deacon Blue - Dignity chords
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[F]
[Bb] [D] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[F] There's a man I meet, walks up our street [Bb] He's a worker for the council, [C] has been 20
years [F] And he takes no lip off nobody, and litter
off the gutter [Bb] Puts it in a bag, [C] and never thinks to mutter
[F] And he packs his lunch and his son lets back The children call him both, [Bb] he never lets
talk [C] But I know cause he once told [F] me, he let me
know a secret About the money in his kitty, [Bb] he's gonna
buy a dinghy, [C] would he call her [F] dignity?
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] And I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] villages
and towns [Am] I'll be on my holidays, [Dm] there'll be golden
[C] rounds [Bb] They'll ask me how I got a house, [C] say I saved
my money, [Am] say isn't she pretty?
[Bb] That's what [C] they call [Gm] [F] dignity
And [Bb]
[F] I'm dead on the store, in a fire [C] away seat [Bb] Sipping down brandy, [C] and reading [Bb] Maynard
[C] Keynes And I'm [F] thinking about home, [C] and all of that
means And [Bb] a place in the winter, [C] for [Gm] [F] dignity
[Bb] And I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] villages and towns
[Am] I'll be on my holidays, [Dm] there'll be golden [Am] rounds
[Bb] They'll ask me how I got a [C] house, say I saved my money, [Am] say isn't she pretty?
[Dm] That's what [C] they call [Bb]
[F] dignity
Sail
[C] [Bb] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, [Bb] sail it up again,
sail it up again, [C] sail it up again, sail it up again
[F] Sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up [Bb] again, sail it
up again, sail [C] it up again, sail it up again [F] And I'm thinking about home and [Bb] [C]
[F] I'm thinking
about faith,
[Bb] [C]
[Gm] [C] [F] thinking about work
[Bb] Yeah [C]
and [F] I'm thinking how good it would be
[Bb] Be here for me
[C] I [Bb] [C] [F] should not be here today
I should not be here [Bb] today
[C]
Been a shit
[F] I
[Bb] [C]
[F] just wanna hit the gym
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To start learning Deacon Blue - Dignity chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, F, Bb, C, F, C and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 106. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ [F] There's a man I meet, walks up our street [Bb] He's a worker for the council, [C] has been 20
years [F] And he takes no lip off nobody, and litter
off the gutter [Bb] Puts it in a bag, [C] and never thinks to mutter
[F] And he packs his lunch and his son lets back The children call him both, [Bb] he never lets
talk [C] But I know cause he once told [F] me, he let me
know a secret About the money in his kitty, [Bb] he's gonna
buy a dinghy, [C] would he call her _ [F] dignity? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] And I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] villages
and towns [Am] I'll be on my holidays, [Dm] there'll be golden
[C] rounds [Bb] They'll ask me how I got a house, [C] say I saved
my money, [Am] say isn't she pretty?
[Bb] That's what [C] they call [Gm] _ _ _ [F] dignity _
_ And _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ I'm dead on the store, in a fire [C] away seat [Bb] Sipping down brandy, [C] and reading [Bb] Maynard
[C] Keynes And I'm [F] thinking about home, [C] and all of that
means And [Bb] a place in the winter, [C] for [Gm] [F] dignity _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] villages and towns
[Am] I'll be on my holidays, [Dm] there'll be golden [Am] rounds
[Bb] They'll ask me how I got a [C] house, say I saved my money, [Am] say isn't she pretty?
[Dm] That's what [C] they call [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ dignity
Sail _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, [Bb] sail it up again,
sail it up again, [C] sail it up again, sail it up again
[F] Sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up, sail it up [Bb] again, sail it
up again, sail [C] it up again, sail it up again [F] And I'm thinking about home and _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] I'm thinking
about _ faith, _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] [F] thinking about _ work _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ Yeah [C] _ _
and [F] I'm thinking how good it would be
[Bb] Be here for me
[C] I [Bb] _ [C] [F] should not be here today
I should not be here _ [Bb] today
_ _ _ [C] _
Been a shit
[F] _ I _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ just wanna hit the gym _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Ricky Ross.

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