Chords for Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 1980 - Top of The Pops
Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#
A
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C#m]
[D] [C#m] I'm
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B]
[B]
[C#] a black man, sixty, [B] hiding in a sweat, empty [C#] cloud.
Oh, do you know?
I'm a [C#] boy, Jimmy's my Jimmy, [B] the rocks didn't [C#] rub.
[B] Oh, do you know?
On a night when flowers [F#m] didn't suit my shoes.
[B] After a week I'd love you, [F#m] a punk in school.
I [B] did a wish, and [F#m] it's proud that [B] I'm just a pretty deception,
[F#m] keeping out of fights.
[A] Oh, I could [E] make this a [B] racial game.
[F#] [A]
Oh, [E] I could love [B] the fight [F#] of the world.
[A] Oh, now [E] just look at me, as [B] I'm a-looking [F#] down on you.
[A] No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun.
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B]
[C#] That one dick, [B] that's dead, he's got one swinging [C#] high.
Oh, do [B] you know?
[C#] This man was [B] my father's, my dad's, he's [C#] my high.
Oh, [B] do you know?
I did cry, did I hate him, I [F#m] tried to charge him.
He never knew, like we do, and [F#m] you were the same.
And [B] now you're all over, [F#m] your son is so tame.
[B] You give me your breath, I [F#m] remember your name.
[A] Oh, I could make [E] this a [B] racial game.
[F#] [A] Oh, I [E] could love [B] the fight of the [F#] world.
[A] Oh, now [E] just look at me, as I'm [B] a-looking down [F#] on you.
[A] No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun.
Oh, [F#] do [A]
[C#m] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#]
you
[B] [C#]
know?
Oh,
[C#] [B] do you know?
[C#] [B]
[Dm] [D]
[G]
[D] [C#m] I'm
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B]
[B]
[C#] a black man, sixty, [B] hiding in a sweat, empty [C#] cloud.
Oh, do you know?
I'm a [C#] boy, Jimmy's my Jimmy, [B] the rocks didn't [C#] rub.
[B] Oh, do you know?
On a night when flowers [F#m] didn't suit my shoes.
[B] After a week I'd love you, [F#m] a punk in school.
I [B] did a wish, and [F#m] it's proud that [B] I'm just a pretty deception,
[F#m] keeping out of fights.
[A] Oh, I could [E] make this a [B] racial game.
[F#] [A]
Oh, [E] I could love [B] the fight [F#] of the world.
[A] Oh, now [E] just look at me, as [B] I'm a-looking [F#] down on you.
[A] No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun.
[F#] [C#]
[B] [C#]
[B]
[C#] That one dick, [B] that's dead, he's got one swinging [C#] high.
Oh, do [B] you know?
[C#] This man was [B] my father's, my dad's, he's [C#] my high.
Oh, [B] do you know?
I did cry, did I hate him, I [F#m] tried to charge him.
He never knew, like we do, and [F#m] you were the same.
And [B] now you're all over, [F#m] your son is so tame.
[B] You give me your breath, I [F#m] remember your name.
[A] Oh, I could make [E] this a [B] racial game.
[F#] [A] Oh, I [E] could love [B] the fight of the [F#] world.
[A] Oh, now [E] just look at me, as I'm [B] a-looking down [F#] on you.
[A] No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun.
Oh, [F#] do [A]
[C#m] [B] [F#]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#]
you
[B] [C#]
know?
Oh,
[C#] [B] do you know?
[C#] [B]
[Dm] [D]
[G]
Key:
B
C#
A
F#
F#m
B
C#
A
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C#m] I'm _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] a black man, sixty, [B] hiding in a sweat, empty [C#] cloud.
_ Oh, do you know?
I'm a [C#] boy, Jimmy's my Jimmy, [B] the rocks didn't [C#] rub.
_ _ _ _ [B] Oh, do you know?
On a night when flowers [F#m] didn't suit my shoes.
[B] After a week I'd love you, [F#m] a punk in school.
I [B] did a wish, and [F#m] it's proud that _ [B] I'm just a pretty deception,
[F#m] keeping out of fights.
[A] Oh, I could [E] make this a [B] racial _ game.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh, [E] I could love [B] _ the fight [F#] of the world.
_ _ [A] _ Oh, now [E] just look at me, as [B] I'm a-looking [F#] down on you.
_ [A] _ No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] That one dick, [B] that's dead, he's got one swinging [C#] high.
Oh, do [B] you know? _
_ [C#] This man was [B] my father's, my dad's, he's [C#] my high.
Oh, _ [B] do you know?
I did cry, did I hate him, I [F#m] tried to charge him.
He never knew, like we do, and [F#m] you were the same.
And [B] now you're all over, [F#m] your son is so tame.
_ [B] You give me your breath, I [F#m] remember your name.
[A] _ Oh, I could make [E] this a [B] racial _ game.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, I [E] could love [B] _ the fight of the [F#] world.
_ _ _ [A] Oh, now [E] just look at me, as I'm [B] a-looking down [F#] on you.
_ [A] No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun.
Oh, [F#] do _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ you _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ know?
Oh, _
[C#] _ _ [B] do you know? _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C#m] I'm _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] a black man, sixty, [B] hiding in a sweat, empty [C#] cloud.
_ Oh, do you know?
I'm a [C#] boy, Jimmy's my Jimmy, [B] the rocks didn't [C#] rub.
_ _ _ _ [B] Oh, do you know?
On a night when flowers [F#m] didn't suit my shoes.
[B] After a week I'd love you, [F#m] a punk in school.
I [B] did a wish, and [F#m] it's proud that _ [B] I'm just a pretty deception,
[F#m] keeping out of fights.
[A] Oh, I could [E] make this a [B] racial _ game.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh, [E] I could love [B] _ the fight [F#] of the world.
_ _ [A] _ Oh, now [E] just look at me, as [B] I'm a-looking [F#] down on you.
_ [A] _ No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#] That one dick, [B] that's dead, he's got one swinging [C#] high.
Oh, do [B] you know? _
_ [C#] This man was [B] my father's, my dad's, he's [C#] my high.
Oh, _ [B] do you know?
I did cry, did I hate him, I [F#m] tried to charge him.
He never knew, like we do, and [F#m] you were the same.
And [B] now you're all over, [F#m] your son is so tame.
_ [B] You give me your breath, I [F#m] remember your name.
[A] _ Oh, I could make [E] this a [B] racial _ game.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Oh, I [E] could love [B] _ the fight of the [F#] world.
_ _ _ [A] Oh, now [E] just look at me, as I'm [B] a-looking down [F#] on you.
_ [A] No, I'm [E] not real, class is [B] fun.
Oh, [F#] do _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ you _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ know?
Oh, _
[C#] _ _ [B] do you know? _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _