Chords for Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent
Tempo:
155.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blue Jean [F] Mare
Skinny [Dm]
[F]
[Dm]
[F]
white sailor
The [Dm] chances were slender
The [F] beauties were brief
Shall I mourn your decline
With some [Dm] Thunderbird wine
And [F] a black handkerchief
[Dm] I miss [F] your sad [A#] Virginia whisper
I miss [G] the voice
[Am] [G] That called [C] my heart
[Am] [A#]
[A] Jean
[Dm] Vincent
Young [A#]
[F] and old [Gm] and gone
[C] Sweet
[A] Jane [Dm] Vincent
Who,
[Am] [Em] [F]
who, who slept?
[E] [F] [F#]
[G]
White
[D]
[G]
face, black [B] shirt
White socks, black shoes
Black hair, [C#] white strap
And then white night [G] black
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] Let the blue cats roll [G] tonight
[D]
[G] At the [C] Southcock [G] Hall
In the [C] Union Hall
[G] [D] Bump in [G] there delight
Pick a butt [C]-tailed penny
[G] Grab it and carry [C] it
She's the one with the [G] flying [D] feet
[G] You can wave [C] her
In [G] the Statue of [C] Sigourney
[G] Or [D] meet her in the [G] coffee
And [C] a John Mack
Hanging in the Dundee [G] heaps
A sweater and a bowtie
[C] If you guess her right
She comes backstage
[A] The blue gloves bite [D] their nails
[C#]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[D] [G]
Gloves white
[C] Frost black, great white
Lead white, she flat
Night jet black, [G] dead white
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] Is one in [G] every town
[D]
[G] And the [C] girl who [G] [C] first arrived
[G] You'd lay [D] that pistol [G] down
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] With nowhere left [G] to [D] hide
[G]
With [C] lazy skin
[G] And [C] ashtray eyes
[G] A fair-weighted bride
[D] So [C]
[D]
[C] [D]
[G] go where [C] your mind's at
[G] Or you'll be my propaganda
[C] You'll [G] be old
[D]
[G] When you're next
[C] They will [G] ask if you need [C] your shirt
[G] You've got a bad hand on the mold
Skinny [Dm]
[F]
[Dm]
[F]
white sailor
The [Dm] chances were slender
The [F] beauties were brief
Shall I mourn your decline
With some [Dm] Thunderbird wine
And [F] a black handkerchief
[Dm] I miss [F] your sad [A#] Virginia whisper
I miss [G] the voice
[Am] [G] That called [C] my heart
[Am] [A#]
[A] Jean
[Dm] Vincent
Young [A#]
[F] and old [Gm] and gone
[C] Sweet
[A] Jane [Dm] Vincent
Who,
[Am] [Em] [F]
who, who slept?
[E] [F] [F#]
[G]
White
[D]
[G]
face, black [B] shirt
White socks, black shoes
Black hair, [C#] white strap
And then white night [G] black
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] Let the blue cats roll [G] tonight
[D]
[G] At the [C] Southcock [G] Hall
In the [C] Union Hall
[G] [D] Bump in [G] there delight
Pick a butt [C]-tailed penny
[G] Grab it and carry [C] it
She's the one with the [G] flying [D] feet
[G] You can wave [C] her
In [G] the Statue of [C] Sigourney
[G] Or [D] meet her in the [G] coffee
And [C] a John Mack
Hanging in the Dundee [G] heaps
A sweater and a bowtie
[C] If you guess her right
She comes backstage
[A] The blue gloves bite [D] their nails
[C#]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[D] [G]
Gloves white
[C] Frost black, great white
Lead white, she flat
Night jet black, [G] dead white
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] Is one in [G] every town
[D]
[G] And the [C] girl who [G] [C] first arrived
[G] You'd lay [D] that pistol [G] down
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] With nowhere left [G] to [D] hide
[G]
With [C] lazy skin
[G] And [C] ashtray eyes
[G] A fair-weighted bride
[D] So [C]
[D]
[C] [D]
[G] go where [C] your mind's at
[G] Or you'll be my propaganda
[C] You'll [G] be old
[D]
[G] When you're next
[C] They will [G] ask if you need [C] your shirt
[G] You've got a bad hand on the mold
Key:
G
C
D
F
Dm
G
C
D
_ _ Blue Jean [F] Mare _ _
_ Skinny _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ white sailor
The [Dm] chances were slender
The [F] beauties were brief _ _ _
_ Shall I mourn your decline
With some [Dm] Thunderbird wine
And [F] a black handkerchief
_ [Dm] _ _ _ I miss [F] your sad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] Virginia whisper _ _
_ _ _ I miss [G] the voice
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] That called [C] my heart _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Jean _ _
[Dm] _ Vincent _ _ _ _ _
Young _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[F] and old _ _ [Gm] and gone _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Sweet _
[A] _ _ Jane _ _ [Dm] Vincent
_ _ _ _ _ Who, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
who, who slept?
_ [E] _ [F] _ [F#] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
White _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ face, black [B] shirt
White socks, black shoes
Black hair, [C#] white strap
And then white night [G] black
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] Let the blue cats roll [G] tonight
[D] _
[G] At the [C] Southcock [G] Hall
In the [C] Union Hall
[G] _ [D] Bump in [G] there delight _
Pick a butt [C]-tailed penny
[G] Grab it and carry [C] it
She's the one with the [G] flying [D] feet
[G] You can wave [C] her
In [G] the Statue of [C] Sigourney
[G] Or [D] meet her in the [G] coffee _
And [C] a John Mack
Hanging in the Dundee [G] heaps
A sweater and a bowtie _ _
[C] If you guess her right
She comes backstage
[A] The blue gloves bite [D] their nails
[C#] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Gloves white
[C] Frost black, great white
Lead white, she flat
Night jet black, [G] dead white
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent _
[C] Is one in [G] every town
[D] _
[G] And the [C] girl who _ [G] _ [C] first arrived
[G] You'd lay [D] that pistol [G] down _ _
_ _ [C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent _
[C] With nowhere left [G] to [D] hide
[G]
With [C] lazy skin
[G] And [C] ashtray eyes
[G] A fair-weighted bride _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ So [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] go where [C] your mind's at
[G] Or you'll be my propaganda _
_ [C] _ You'll [G] be old
[D] _
[G] When you're next
[C] They will [G] ask if you need [C] your shirt
[G] You've got a bad hand on the mold _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Skinny _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ white sailor
The [Dm] chances were slender
The [F] beauties were brief _ _ _
_ Shall I mourn your decline
With some [Dm] Thunderbird wine
And [F] a black handkerchief
_ [Dm] _ _ _ I miss [F] your sad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] Virginia whisper _ _
_ _ _ I miss [G] the voice
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] That called [C] my heart _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Jean _ _
[Dm] _ Vincent _ _ _ _ _
Young _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[F] and old _ _ [Gm] and gone _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Sweet _
[A] _ _ Jane _ _ [Dm] Vincent
_ _ _ _ _ Who, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
who, who slept?
_ [E] _ [F] _ [F#] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
White _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ face, black [B] shirt
White socks, black shoes
Black hair, [C#] white strap
And then white night [G] black
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent
[C] Let the blue cats roll [G] tonight
[D] _
[G] At the [C] Southcock [G] Hall
In the [C] Union Hall
[G] _ [D] Bump in [G] there delight _
Pick a butt [C]-tailed penny
[G] Grab it and carry [C] it
She's the one with the [G] flying [D] feet
[G] You can wave [C] her
In [G] the Statue of [C] Sigourney
[G] Or [D] meet her in the [G] coffee _
And [C] a John Mack
Hanging in the Dundee [G] heaps
A sweater and a bowtie _ _
[C] If you guess her right
She comes backstage
[A] The blue gloves bite [D] their nails
[C#] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ Gloves white
[C] Frost black, great white
Lead white, she flat
Night jet black, [G] dead white
[C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent _
[C] Is one in [G] every town
[D] _
[G] And the [C] girl who _ [G] _ [C] first arrived
[G] You'd lay [D] that pistol [G] down _ _
_ _ [C] Sweet [G] Jean Vincent _
[C] With nowhere left [G] to [D] hide
[G]
With [C] lazy skin
[G] And [C] ashtray eyes
[G] A fair-weighted bride _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ So [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] go where [C] your mind's at
[G] Or you'll be my propaganda _
_ [C] _ You'll [G] be old
[D] _
[G] When you're next
[C] They will [G] ask if you need [C] your shirt
[G] You've got a bad hand on the mold _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _