Chords for Lonnie Donegan - My Old Man's A Dustman (The Royal Variety Performance 22.5.1960)
Tempo:
123.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Now here's a little [Bm] story
[A] To tell it is a [D] must
[G] about [Em] an unsung hero
[A] That moves away a dustman
[E] [Eb] Some [E] people earn a fortune
others earn a mint
[N]
[A] My old [D] man don't earn [A] much in fact.
He's [D] flippin skint.
Oh [G]
my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he [G] lives in a council flat
He looks a proper nana in his great big of [C] nail [D] boots.
He's [Em] got such a job to pull them up
He [G] calls them daisy roots
You alright dad?
Alright
[Gm]
[G] One day whilst in a cafe he spilled the [D] milkman's tea
The milkman rose to argue and he was [G] six foot three.
I'm very very sorry dad cried out in [D] remorse
Then [Gb] scoffed out the cafe door and kicked the milkman's oar.
So [G] my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say lad.
Hello little old man.
Why does my dustman always wear red white and blue braces?
I don't know why does he always wear red white and blue braces?
He's got to hold his trousers up of course.
Here you go.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [D] lady's bin.
He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [G] after him.
What game do you think you're playing?
She cried right [Em] from the arms.
You've missed me am I too [Ab] late?
Now jump [A] up on the cart.
[G] Oh my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say
Oh it's you again.
My dustman's no good anymore.
Why's that?
He's a has-been.
Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
His dress suit smells of mothballs and he [G] looks a proper sight.
Although his seat is empty.
I was there.
We'll start over.
No, no, no, no.
Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
His dress suit smells of mothballs and he looks a [G] proper sight.
Although his seat is empty.
What's the word?
The big word here, I don't get it.
What's the big word?
Oh that's it, that's it.
[D] He hopes you'll bear [C] no [G] malice, for the dustbins must be emptied, even at the palace.
So my old man's a dustman.
He wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, looking all pale [C] and sad, [G] don't kick him in the dustbin, for [D] it might be my old man.
[N]
Now here's a little [Bm] story
[A] To tell it is a [D] must
[G] about [Em] an unsung hero
[A] That moves away a dustman
[E] [Eb] Some [E] people earn a fortune
others earn a mint
[N]
[A] My old [D] man don't earn [A] much in fact.
He's [D] flippin skint.
Oh [G]
my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he [G] lives in a council flat
He looks a proper nana in his great big of [C] nail [D] boots.
He's [Em] got such a job to pull them up
He [G] calls them daisy roots
You alright dad?
Alright
[Gm]
[G] One day whilst in a cafe he spilled the [D] milkman's tea
The milkman rose to argue and he was [G] six foot three.
I'm very very sorry dad cried out in [D] remorse
Then [Gb] scoffed out the cafe door and kicked the milkman's oar.
So [G] my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say lad.
Hello little old man.
Why does my dustman always wear red white and blue braces?
I don't know why does he always wear red white and blue braces?
He's got to hold his trousers up of course.
Here you go.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [D] lady's bin.
He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [G] after him.
What game do you think you're playing?
She cried right [Em] from the arms.
You've missed me am I too [Ab] late?
Now jump [A] up on the cart.
[G] Oh my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say
Oh it's you again.
My dustman's no good anymore.
Why's that?
He's a has-been.
Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
His dress suit smells of mothballs and he [G] looks a proper sight.
Although his seat is empty.
I was there.
We'll start over.
No, no, no, no.
Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
His dress suit smells of mothballs and he looks a [G] proper sight.
Although his seat is empty.
What's the word?
The big word here, I don't get it.
What's the big word?
Oh that's it, that's it.
[D] He hopes you'll bear [C] no [G] malice, for the dustbins must be emptied, even at the palace.
So my old man's a dustman.
He wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, looking all pale [C] and sad, [G] don't kick him in the dustbin, for [D] it might be my old man.
[N]
Key:
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D
A
E
Em
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
Now here's a little [Bm] story
[A] To tell it is a [D] must
_ _ [G] about [Em] an unsung hero
_ [A] That moves away a dustman
[E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Some [E] people earn a fortune
_ others earn a mint
[N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] My old [D] man don't earn [A] much in fact.
He's [D] flippin skint.
Oh [G] _ _ _ _ _
my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he [G] lives in a council flat
He looks a proper nana in his great big of [C] nail [D] boots.
He's [Em] got such a job to pull them up
He [G] calls them daisy roots
_ You alright dad?
Alright
_ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] One day whilst in a cafe he spilled the [D] milkman's tea
The milkman rose to argue and he was [G] six foot three.
I'm very very sorry dad cried out in [D] remorse
Then [Gb] scoffed out the cafe door and kicked the milkman's oar.
So [G] my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say lad.
Hello little old man.
Why does my dustman always wear red white and blue braces?
I don't know why does he always wear red white and blue braces?
He's got to hold his trousers up of course.
_ _ Here you go.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [D] lady's bin.
He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [G] after him.
What game do you think you're playing?
She cried right [Em] from the arms.
You've missed me am I too [Ab] late?
Now jump [A] up on the cart.
[G] Oh my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say
Oh it's you again.
My dustman's no good anymore.
Why's that?
He's a has-been. _ _ _
_ _ _ Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
_ His dress suit smells of mothballs and he [G] looks a proper sight.
Although his seat is empty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was there.
_ We'll start over.
No, no, no, no.
_ _ Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
His dress suit smells of mothballs and he looks a [G] proper sight.
Although his seat is empty.
What's the word?
The big word here, I don't get it.
What's the big word?
Oh that's it, that's it.
_ [D] He hopes you'll bear [C] no [G] malice, for the dustbins must be emptied, even at the palace.
So my old man's a dustman.
He wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, looking all pale [C] and sad, [G] don't kick him in the dustbin, for [D] it might be my old man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Now here's a little [Bm] story
[A] To tell it is a [D] must
_ _ [G] about [Em] an unsung hero
_ [A] That moves away a dustman
[E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Some [E] people earn a fortune
_ others earn a mint
[N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] My old [D] man don't earn [A] much in fact.
He's [D] flippin skint.
Oh [G] _ _ _ _ _
my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he [G] lives in a council flat
He looks a proper nana in his great big of [C] nail [D] boots.
He's [Em] got such a job to pull them up
He [G] calls them daisy roots
_ You alright dad?
Alright
_ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] One day whilst in a cafe he spilled the [D] milkman's tea
The milkman rose to argue and he was [G] six foot three.
I'm very very sorry dad cried out in [D] remorse
Then [Gb] scoffed out the cafe door and kicked the milkman's oar.
So [G] my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say lad.
Hello little old man.
Why does my dustman always wear red white and blue braces?
I don't know why does he always wear red white and blue braces?
He's got to hold his trousers up of course.
_ _ Here you go.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [D] lady's bin.
He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [G] after him.
What game do you think you're playing?
She cried right [Em] from the arms.
You've missed me am I too [Ab] late?
Now jump [A] up on the cart.
[G] Oh my old man's a dustman, he wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
I say I say I say
Oh it's you again.
My dustman's no good anymore.
Why's that?
He's a has-been. _ _ _
_ _ _ Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
_ His dress suit smells of mothballs and he [G] looks a proper sight.
Although his seat is empty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was there.
_ We'll start over.
No, no, no, no.
_ _ Dad's very very sorry, he can't be [D] here tonight.
His dress suit smells of mothballs and he looks a [G] proper sight.
Although his seat is empty.
What's the word?
The big word here, I don't get it.
What's the big word?
Oh that's it, that's it.
_ [D] He hopes you'll bear [C] no [G] malice, for the dustbins must be emptied, even at the palace.
So my old man's a dustman.
He wears a [D] dustman's hat.
He wears four blimey trousers and he lives [G] in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, looking all pale [C] and sad, [G] don't kick him in the dustbin, for [D] it might be my old man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _