Chords for The Irish Rovers - My Old Man's a Dustman, 5 of 11
Tempo:
132 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
A
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We are from the north of Ireland and a lot of fellas from the north of Ireland go over to England and get great jobs over there.
Look what happened to Prince Philip for instance.
Jim's father went to London one time and he got the best bloody job with the English government no less than a man could ask for.
Is that not right Jim?
He did.
He was employed as a dustman.
And for those of you that don't know what a dustman is, here in the United States you call them garbage collectors.
If you were going to sing this little song you would probably sing, my old man is a garbage collector.
So we're going to sing, my old man is a dustman.
He wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers [G#] and he lives in a council flat.
[F#] [B]
Lovely, well he lives, beautiful.
[E]
[E] Now here's [B] a little [C#m]
story, [F#] to [C#] tell it is a [B] must, [E] about an [C#m] unsung hero, [F#] who moves away [B] your dust and garbage.
[F#]
Some people [B] make a fortune, [F#] others [B] make a mint, but [F#] my old man [B] don't earn that much, in fact he's Philippine
[C#] skinned.
[B]
[E] He wears a [B] dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He looks a proper nut up, he's gripping [A] on his boots.
[B] He has such a job that pulling them up they call them [E] daisy boots.
Now folks get pimps at Christmas and some of them [B] forget, so when he picks their fins up he spills some [E] on the step.
Now one old guy got nasty and threw the [A] council rope, [B] next time my old man went round there he punched him up the throat.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [B] lady's bed, he hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [E] after him.
She cried out to him loudly and the horse ran [A] from the yard.
You missed me, am I too late?
Now hop [B] up on the car.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he [B] wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council [E] flat.
Now my old man's a dustman, he's got [B] an arm of gold.
Now he got married recently, though he's [E] 86 years old.
We said, yeah hang on child, you're getting [A] past your prime.
[B] He said, oh when you reach my age it's just the past the time.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He found a tiger's head one night, nailed a [B] piece of wood.
The tiger looked quite miserable, but I [E] suppose he should.
He took him from out the window, and washed his head [A] to well.
[F#] Eeyup, where's me tiger's head?
For a good for his title, hoo [E] hoo!
My old man's a dustman, he wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, I'll give you no pale [C#m] and sad.
[B] No king and men, no dustmen, they might be my old [C#m] man.
Hey!
[B] [A#]
Look what happened to Prince Philip for instance.
Jim's father went to London one time and he got the best bloody job with the English government no less than a man could ask for.
Is that not right Jim?
He did.
He was employed as a dustman.
And for those of you that don't know what a dustman is, here in the United States you call them garbage collectors.
If you were going to sing this little song you would probably sing, my old man is a garbage collector.
So we're going to sing, my old man is a dustman.
He wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers [G#] and he lives in a council flat.
[F#] [B]
Lovely, well he lives, beautiful.
[E]
[E] Now here's [B] a little [C#m]
story, [F#] to [C#] tell it is a [B] must, [E] about an [C#m] unsung hero, [F#] who moves away [B] your dust and garbage.
[F#]
Some people [B] make a fortune, [F#] others [B] make a mint, but [F#] my old man [B] don't earn that much, in fact he's Philippine
[C#] skinned.
[B]
[E] He wears a [B] dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He looks a proper nut up, he's gripping [A] on his boots.
[B] He has such a job that pulling them up they call them [E] daisy boots.
Now folks get pimps at Christmas and some of them [B] forget, so when he picks their fins up he spills some [E] on the step.
Now one old guy got nasty and threw the [A] council rope, [B] next time my old man went round there he punched him up the throat.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [B] lady's bed, he hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [E] after him.
She cried out to him loudly and the horse ran [A] from the yard.
You missed me, am I too late?
Now hop [B] up on the car.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he [B] wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council [E] flat.
Now my old man's a dustman, he's got [B] an arm of gold.
Now he got married recently, though he's [E] 86 years old.
We said, yeah hang on child, you're getting [A] past your prime.
[B] He said, oh when you reach my age it's just the past the time.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He found a tiger's head one night, nailed a [B] piece of wood.
The tiger looked quite miserable, but I [E] suppose he should.
He took him from out the window, and washed his head [A] to well.
[F#] Eeyup, where's me tiger's head?
For a good for his title, hoo [E] hoo!
My old man's a dustman, he wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, I'll give you no pale [C#m] and sad.
[B] No king and men, no dustmen, they might be my old [C#m] man.
Hey!
[B] [A#]
Key:
B
E
F#
A
C#m
B
E
F#
We are from the north of Ireland and a lot of fellas from the north of Ireland go over to England and get great jobs over there.
Look what happened to Prince Philip for instance.
_ _ _ _ Jim's father went to London one time and he got the best bloody job with the English government no less than a man could ask for.
Is that not right Jim?
He did.
He was employed _ as a dustman.
And for those of you that don't know what a dustman is, here in the United States you call them _ _ garbage collectors.
_ _ If you were going to sing this little song you would probably sing, my old man is a garbage collector.
So we're going to sing, my old man is a dustman.
He wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers [G#] and he lives in a council flat.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ Lovely, well he lives, beautiful.
[E] _
_ _ _ [E] Now here's [B] a little [C#m]
story, _ _ _ _ _ [F#] to [C#] tell it is a [B] must, _ _ _ [E] about an [C#m] unsung hero, _ _ [F#] who moves away [B] your dust and garbage.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ Some people [B] make a fortune, _ [F#] others [B] make a mint, but [F#] my old man [B] don't earn that much, in fact _ he's Philippine _ _
_ [C#] skinned.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ He wears a [B] dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He looks a proper nut up, he's gripping [A] on his boots.
[B] He has such a job that pulling them up they call them [E] daisy boots.
Now folks get pimps at Christmas and some of them [B] forget, so when he picks their fins up he spills some [E] on the step.
Now one old guy got nasty and threw the [A] council rope, [B] next time my old man went round there he punched him up the throat.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [B] lady's bed, he hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [E] after him.
She cried out to him loudly and the horse ran [A] from the yard.
You missed me, am I too late?
Now hop [B] up on the car.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he [B] wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council [E] flat.
Now my old man's a dustman, he's got [B] an arm of gold.
Now he got married recently, though he's [E] 86 years old.
We said, yeah hang on child, you're getting [A] past your prime.
[B] He said, oh when you reach my age it's just the past the time.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He found a tiger's head one night, nailed a [B] piece of wood.
The tiger looked quite miserable, but I [E] suppose he should.
He took him from out the window, and washed his head [A] to well.
[F#] Eeyup, where's me tiger's head?
For a good for his title, hoo [E] hoo!
My old man's a dustman, he wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, I'll give you no pale [C#m] and sad.
[B] No king and men, no dustmen, they might be my old [C#m] _ _ man. _ _
Hey!
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
Look what happened to Prince Philip for instance.
_ _ _ _ Jim's father went to London one time and he got the best bloody job with the English government no less than a man could ask for.
Is that not right Jim?
He did.
He was employed _ as a dustman.
And for those of you that don't know what a dustman is, here in the United States you call them _ _ garbage collectors.
_ _ If you were going to sing this little song you would probably sing, my old man is a garbage collector.
So we're going to sing, my old man is a dustman.
He wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers [G#] and he lives in a council flat.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ Lovely, well he lives, beautiful.
[E] _
_ _ _ [E] Now here's [B] a little [C#m]
story, _ _ _ _ _ [F#] to [C#] tell it is a [B] must, _ _ _ [E] about an [C#m] unsung hero, _ _ [F#] who moves away [B] your dust and garbage.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ Some people [B] make a fortune, _ [F#] others [B] make a mint, but [F#] my old man [B] don't earn that much, in fact _ he's Philippine _ _
_ [C#] skinned.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ He wears a [B] dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He looks a proper nut up, he's gripping [A] on his boots.
[B] He has such a job that pulling them up they call them [E] daisy boots.
Now folks get pimps at Christmas and some of them [B] forget, so when he picks their fins up he spills some [E] on the step.
Now one old guy got nasty and threw the [A] council rope, [B] next time my old man went round there he punched him up the throat.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
One day whilst in a hurry he missed a [B] lady's bed, he hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased [E] after him.
She cried out to him loudly and the horse ran [A] from the yard.
You missed me, am I too late?
Now hop [B] up on the car.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he [B] wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council [E] flat.
Now my old man's a dustman, he's got [B] an arm of gold.
Now he got married recently, though he's [E] 86 years old.
We said, yeah hang on child, you're getting [A] past your prime.
[B] He said, oh when you reach my age it's just the past the time.
[E] My old man's a dustman, he wears [B] a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a [E] council flat.
He found a tiger's head one night, nailed a [B] piece of wood.
The tiger looked quite miserable, but I [E] suppose he should.
He took him from out the window, and washed his head [A] to well.
[F#] Eeyup, where's me tiger's head?
For a good for his title, hoo [E] hoo!
My old man's a dustman, he wears a dustman's hat, he wears corbliny trousers and he lives in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman, I'll give you no pale [C#m] and sad.
[B] No king and men, no dustmen, they might be my old [C#m] _ _ man. _ _
Hey!
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _