When I'm 84 chords by The Beautiful South

Chords with lyrics

Capo 1

Intro:
E MajorE BB A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
E MajorE BB A augmentedA A majorA
E MajorE BB A augmentedA Asus2Asus2


Verse:
E MajorE        BB
Queuing with the old folk
A augmentedA                E MajorE
There's an old man with a wicked smile
E MajorE         BB
Not through smug politeness
A augmentedA         E MajorE  BB  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
He's doing it in st-yle, st-yle
Asus2Asus2       E MajorE  BB  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
He's doing it in st-yle, st-yle

Pre Chorus:
  A augmentedA
No savings book or flannel slacks
  E MajorE            A augmentedA
No pardon when I heard them ask
    E MajorE         A augmentedA BB
Just a Vodafone and a Filofa-x


Chorus:
E MajorE B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA      E MajorE B minorBm       D MajorD A augmentedA
     When I'm 64,   I'll dream on


Verse:
E MajorE         BB
They all bore the milkman
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
Stop him for hours at their front gate
E MajorE        BB
He just sits and thinks
A augmentedA           E MajorE BB  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
I'll make the bastard wait, wait
Asus2Asus2         E MajorE BB  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
I'll make the bastard wait, wait


Pre-Chorus:
  A augmentedA
No dribbling or incontinence
  E MajorE           A augmentedA
No longing for the old sixpence
   E MajorE             A augmentedA BB
Just smoking weed till age make sense

Chorus:
E MajorE B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA      E MajorE B minorBm       D MajorD A augmentedA
     When I'm 74,   I'll dream on


Verse:
E MajorE         BB
They all save for Blackpool
A augmentedA              E MajorE
Just for the cheap companionship
E MajorE          BB
Meanwhile he counts pennies
A augmentedA        E MajorE BB  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
For a different trip, trip
Asus2Asus2      E MajorE BB  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2
For a different trip, trip


Pre-Chorus:
  A augmentedA
No smoking pipes and drinking bitter
  E MajorE         A augmentedA
No eying up the baby sitter
   E MajorE               A augmentedA  BB
I'll trip up kids and I'll drop my litter


Chorus:
E MajorE B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA      E MajorE B minorBm        D MajorD A augmentedA
     When I'm 84,    I'll dream on
          E MajorE B minorBm        D MajorD  A augmentedA
     When I'm 84,    I'll dream on late

Outro:
BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
     (I'll dream on)
BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE        BB     F# minorF#m  A augmentedA
     You're in your nineties, Arthur
E MajorE            BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Be careful with your back
BB       F# minorF#m  A augmentedA E MajorE
Exercise your muscles
E MajorE      BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
I'd rather Jack
E MajorE      BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
I'd rather Jack
E MajorE        BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Yes, I'd rather Jack
E MajorE      BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
I'd rather Jack
E MajorE        BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Yes, I'd rather Jack
E MajorE      BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
I'd rather Jack
E MajorE        BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Yes, I'd rather Jack
E MajorE      BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE