Chords for Fivepenny Piece. Pete was a Lonely Mongrel Dog from Wigan (Lancashire)1973.
Tempo:
94.5 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Gm
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
Pete was [Gm] a lonely mongrel dog [C] who lived in central [F] Wigan.
He had a great fort [Gm] one winter's day [C] while out for [F] bones a-diggin'.
[Bb] He'd change his life [F] and he'd change his ways [G] in a sailor man [C] he'd be.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail, buried his [C] bones and off to sea [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to sea [F] went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea went he.
[Bb] Off to sea went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea [F] went he.
Pete joined an [Gm] English man of war [C] as first mate to [F] the captain.
And he travelled far [Gm] to many lands [C] where the trees were [F] tall and champion.
[Bb] He roamed the [F] seas until he found [G] it wasn't what [C] he'd dreamed.
[F] There was no [Gm] place to bury his bones [C] and his tail was a [F] permanent dream.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways in a soldier he [C] would be.
[F] So he buried his [Gm] bones in the ocean [C] deep and off to [F] war went he.
Off to war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he.
Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Artillery [C] as mascot [F] to the battery.
Well he combed his [Gm] hair, and polished his [C] tail, and did things [F] very exactly.
[Bb] Well they marched him up [F] and down the square, [G] they stood him [C] to attention.
[F] But when he [Gm] chased the cookhouse cat, [C] they put him [F] in detention.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [Dm] ways in an airman he would be.
[F] So he swapped his [Gm] guns for a set of wings [C] and off to fly [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he.
Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Flying [C] Lads as assistant [F] navigator.
But finding his [Gm] way from here to [C] there there never was [F] anyone greater.
[Bb] He flew through the [F] air at incredible [G] speeds and sometimes [C] upside down.
[F] And after a [Gm] while he thought it [C] was but safer [F] on the ground.
He'd change his life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail and left his [C] bones and snipped his [F] way to Wigan.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] And spend his [Gm] days in simple ways, with his [N] tail neat the trees of [F] Wigan.
Pete was [Gm] a lonely mongrel dog [C] who lived in central [F] Wigan.
He had a great fort [Gm] one winter's day [C] while out for [F] bones a-diggin'.
[Bb] He'd change his life [F] and he'd change his ways [G] in a sailor man [C] he'd be.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail, buried his [C] bones and off to sea [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to sea [F] went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea went he.
[Bb] Off to sea went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea [F] went he.
Pete joined an [Gm] English man of war [C] as first mate to [F] the captain.
And he travelled far [Gm] to many lands [C] where the trees were [F] tall and champion.
[Bb] He roamed the [F] seas until he found [G] it wasn't what [C] he'd dreamed.
[F] There was no [Gm] place to bury his bones [C] and his tail was a [F] permanent dream.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways in a soldier he [C] would be.
[F] So he buried his [Gm] bones in the ocean [C] deep and off to [F] war went he.
Off to war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he.
Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Artillery [C] as mascot [F] to the battery.
Well he combed his [Gm] hair, and polished his [C] tail, and did things [F] very exactly.
[Bb] Well they marched him up [F] and down the square, [G] they stood him [C] to attention.
[F] But when he [Gm] chased the cookhouse cat, [C] they put him [F] in detention.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [Dm] ways in an airman he would be.
[F] So he swapped his [Gm] guns for a set of wings [C] and off to fly [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he.
Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Flying [C] Lads as assistant [F] navigator.
But finding his [Gm] way from here to [C] there there never was [F] anyone greater.
[Bb] He flew through the [F] air at incredible [G] speeds and sometimes [C] upside down.
[F] And after a [Gm] while he thought it [C] was but safer [F] on the ground.
He'd change his life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail and left his [C] bones and snipped his [F] way to Wigan.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] And spend his [Gm] days in simple ways, with his [N] tail neat the trees of [F] Wigan.
Key:
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_ _ _ _ Pete was [Gm] a lonely mongrel dog [C] who lived in central [F] Wigan.
He had a great fort [Gm] one winter's day [C] while out for [F] bones a-diggin'.
[Bb] He'd change his life [F] and he'd change his ways [G] in a sailor man [C] he'd be.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail, buried his [C] bones and off to sea [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to sea [F] went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea went he.
[Bb] Off to sea went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea [F] went he. _ _ _
_ _ Pete joined an [Gm] English man of war [C] as first mate to [F] the captain.
And he travelled far [Gm] to many lands [C] where the trees were [F] tall and champion.
[Bb] He roamed the [F] seas until he found [G] it wasn't what [C] he'd dreamed.
[F] There was no [Gm] place to bury his bones [C] and his tail was a [F] permanent dream.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways in a soldier he [C] would be.
[F] So he buried his [Gm] bones in the ocean [C] deep and off to [F] war went he.
Off to war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he. _ _ _ _ _
Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Artillery [C] as mascot [F] to the battery.
Well he combed his [Gm] hair, and polished his [C] tail, and did things [F] very exactly.
[Bb] Well they marched him up [F] and down the square, [G] they stood him [C] to attention.
[F] But when he [Gm] chased the cookhouse cat, [C] they put him [F] in detention.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [Dm] ways in an airman he would be.
[F] So he swapped his [Gm] guns for a set of wings [C] and off to fly [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Flying [C] Lads as assistant [F] navigator.
But finding his [Gm] way from here to [C] there there never was [F] anyone greater.
[Bb] He flew through the [F] air at incredible [G] speeds and sometimes [C] upside down.
[F] And after a [Gm] while he thought it [C] was but safer [F] on the ground.
He'd change his life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail and left his [C] bones and snipped his [F] way to Wigan.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] And spend his [Gm] days in simple ways, _ with his [N] tail neat the trees of [F] Wigan. _ _
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_ _ _ _ Pete was [Gm] a lonely mongrel dog [C] who lived in central [F] Wigan.
He had a great fort [Gm] one winter's day [C] while out for [F] bones a-diggin'.
[Bb] He'd change his life [F] and he'd change his ways [G] in a sailor man [C] he'd be.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail, buried his [C] bones and off to sea [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to sea [F] went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea went he.
[Bb] Off to sea went, off to sea [C] went, off to sea [F] went he. _ _ _
_ _ Pete joined an [Gm] English man of war [C] as first mate to [F] the captain.
And he travelled far [Gm] to many lands [C] where the trees were [F] tall and champion.
[Bb] He roamed the [F] seas until he found [G] it wasn't what [C] he'd dreamed.
[F] There was no [Gm] place to bury his bones [C] and his tail was a [F] permanent dream.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways in a soldier he [C] would be.
[F] So he buried his [Gm] bones in the ocean [C] deep and off to [F] war went he.
Off to war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] war went, off to [C] war went, off to [F] war went he. _ _ _ _ _
Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Artillery [C] as mascot [F] to the battery.
Well he combed his [Gm] hair, and polished his [C] tail, and did things [F] very exactly.
[Bb] Well they marched him up [F] and down the square, [G] they stood him [C] to attention.
[F] But when he [Gm] chased the cookhouse cat, [C] they put him [F] in detention.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [Dm] ways in an airman he would be.
[F] So he swapped his [Gm] guns for a set of wings [C] and off to fly [F] went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he.
[Bb] Off to [F] fly went, off to [C] fly went, off to [F] fly went he. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Pete joined the [Gm] Royal Flying [C] Lads as assistant [F] navigator.
But finding his [Gm] way from here to [C] there there never was [F] anyone greater.
[Bb] He flew through the [F] air at incredible [G] speeds and sometimes [C] upside down.
[F] And after a [Gm] while he thought it [C] was but safer [F] on the ground.
He'd change his life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] So he packed his [Gm] tail and left his [C] bones and snipped his [F] way to Wigan.
[Bb] He'd change his [F] life and he'd change his [G] ways and go back [C] to his digging.
[F] And spend his [Gm] days in simple ways, _ with his [N] tail neat the trees of [F] Wigan. _ _
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