Ian Dury and the Blockheads - My Old Man Chords
Tempo:
80.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D] [C] [B]
[F#m] [B] [E] [B] Huh?
My old man wore three-piece whistles, he was never home for long.
Drove a bus for London Transport, he knew where he [Cm] belonged.
Number 18 [B] down to [C] Euston, double-decker [B] Movelo.
[C] Double [G]-decker [E] Movelo, [A] my [E] old man.
[B] Later on he drove a roller, chauffeured for [F#m] [B] Foranburg.
Dropped his H's on occasion, said good-bye me now and [Cm] then.
Did the crossword [B] in the [C] standard, at the airport [B] in the [Cm] rain.
At the airport [E] in the [C#] rain, [F#m] my [E] old man.
[B] Wouldn't ever let his governors call him Billy, he was proud.
Personal reasons make a difference, his last bus was [C] allowed.
Perhaps he had to [B] keep his [C] distance, made a racket [B] when he [C] ran.
Made a racket [E] when he ran.
[A] My [F#m] old [E] man, [A] my old [E] man.
[B] My old man was fairly handsome, he smoked too many cigs.
Lived in one room in Victoria, he was tidy in his [D#] digs.
[C] Had to have an [B] operation [Cm] when his ulcer [E] got too big.
[Cm] When his ulcer [B] got [E] too big, [F#m] my [E] old man.
[B] [E] [G#m]
[B] [C#] [B]
[C]
[B] [C] [Gm] [E] [C]
[E] [A] [E] [B] Seven years worked out the willow, met as one to one.
Died before we'd done most talking, relations had begun.
[C] All the while [B] we thought about each other, [C] all the best mate [B] from your son.
[C] All the best mate [E] from your son, [A] my old [E] man.
[A] My old [E] man.
[Am] [Em] [B]
My old [B]
man.
[E]
[F#m] [B] [E] [B] Huh?
My old man wore three-piece whistles, he was never home for long.
Drove a bus for London Transport, he knew where he [Cm] belonged.
Number 18 [B] down to [C] Euston, double-decker [B] Movelo.
[C] Double [G]-decker [E] Movelo, [A] my [E] old man.
[B] Later on he drove a roller, chauffeured for [F#m] [B] Foranburg.
Dropped his H's on occasion, said good-bye me now and [Cm] then.
Did the crossword [B] in the [C] standard, at the airport [B] in the [Cm] rain.
At the airport [E] in the [C#] rain, [F#m] my [E] old man.
[B] Wouldn't ever let his governors call him Billy, he was proud.
Personal reasons make a difference, his last bus was [C] allowed.
Perhaps he had to [B] keep his [C] distance, made a racket [B] when he [C] ran.
Made a racket [E] when he ran.
[A] My [F#m] old [E] man, [A] my old [E] man.
[B] My old man was fairly handsome, he smoked too many cigs.
Lived in one room in Victoria, he was tidy in his [D#] digs.
[C] Had to have an [B] operation [Cm] when his ulcer [E] got too big.
[Cm] When his ulcer [B] got [E] too big, [F#m] my [E] old man.
[B] [E] [G#m]
[B] [C#] [B]
[C]
[B] [C] [Gm] [E] [C]
[E] [A] [E] [B] Seven years worked out the willow, met as one to one.
Died before we'd done most talking, relations had begun.
[C] All the while [B] we thought about each other, [C] all the best mate [B] from your son.
[C] All the best mate [E] from your son, [A] my old [E] man.
[A] My old [E] man.
[Am] [Em] [B]
My old [B]
man.
[E]
Key:
B
E
C
A
F#m
B
E
C
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] [B] Huh?
My old man wore three-piece whistles, he was never home for long.
Drove a bus for London Transport, he knew where he [Cm] belonged.
Number 18 [B] down to [C] Euston, double-decker [B] Movelo.
[C] Double [G]-decker [E] Movelo, [A] my [E] old man.
[B] Later on he drove a roller, chauffeured for [F#m] [B] Foranburg.
Dropped his H's on occasion, said good-bye me now and [Cm] then.
Did the crossword [B] in the [C] standard, at the airport [B] in the [Cm] rain.
At the airport [E] in the [C#] rain, [F#m] my [E] old man.
[B] Wouldn't ever let his governors call him Billy, he was proud.
Personal reasons make a difference, his last bus was [C] allowed.
Perhaps he had to [B] keep his [C] distance, made a racket [B] when he [C] ran.
Made a racket [E] when he ran.
[A] My [F#m] old [E] man, _ _ [A] my old [E] man.
[B] My old man was fairly handsome, he smoked too many cigs.
Lived in one room in Victoria, he was tidy in his [D#] digs.
[C] Had to have an [B] operation [Cm] when his ulcer [E] got too big.
[Cm] When his ulcer [B] got [E] too big, [F#m] my [E] old man.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [G#m] _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] Seven years worked out the willow, met as one to one.
Died before we'd done most talking, relations had begun.
[C] All the while [B] we thought about each other, [C] all the best mate [B] from your son.
[C] All the best mate [E] from your son, [A] my old [E] man.
_ _ [A] My old [E] man.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _
_ _ My old [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] [B] Huh?
My old man wore three-piece whistles, he was never home for long.
Drove a bus for London Transport, he knew where he [Cm] belonged.
Number 18 [B] down to [C] Euston, double-decker [B] Movelo.
[C] Double [G]-decker [E] Movelo, [A] my [E] old man.
[B] Later on he drove a roller, chauffeured for [F#m] [B] Foranburg.
Dropped his H's on occasion, said good-bye me now and [Cm] then.
Did the crossword [B] in the [C] standard, at the airport [B] in the [Cm] rain.
At the airport [E] in the [C#] rain, [F#m] my [E] old man.
[B] Wouldn't ever let his governors call him Billy, he was proud.
Personal reasons make a difference, his last bus was [C] allowed.
Perhaps he had to [B] keep his [C] distance, made a racket [B] when he [C] ran.
Made a racket [E] when he ran.
[A] My [F#m] old [E] man, _ _ [A] my old [E] man.
[B] My old man was fairly handsome, he smoked too many cigs.
Lived in one room in Victoria, he was tidy in his [D#] digs.
[C] Had to have an [B] operation [Cm] when his ulcer [E] got too big.
[Cm] When his ulcer [B] got [E] too big, [F#m] my [E] old man.
_ [B] _ [E] _ [G#m] _
[B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] Seven years worked out the willow, met as one to one.
Died before we'd done most talking, relations had begun.
[C] All the while [B] we thought about each other, [C] all the best mate [B] from your son.
[C] All the best mate [E] from your son, [A] my old [E] man.
_ _ [A] My old [E] man.
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _
_ _ My old [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _