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
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Ian Dury and the Blockheads - My Old Man chords
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[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]
Key:  
B
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E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
C
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To start learning Ian Dury - My Old Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - B, C and B in sequence. Set your pace at 40 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 81. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Major in mind.

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[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] _ _ _ _

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