Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Novice
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Blackmail Man
[Intro}
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
Dsus2Dsus2
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
D9D9
Verse 1:
D5D5
I'm and Irish cripple, a Scottish Jew, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA raspberry ripple, a buckle-my-shoe, I'm the blackmail man
I'm a dead fish coon, a pikey Greek, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA silvery spoon, a bubble and squeak, I'm the blackmail man
Chorus:
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
Well, I'm the blackmail man and I know what you do
D9D9
Every one of you, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
You make me sick, make me Tom and Dick
D9D9
I'll put the black on you, I'm the blackmail man
Interlude:
D#5D#5 E5E5 F#F# G5G5
Blackmail man!
G5G5 G#5G#5
Verse 2:
D5D5
I'm a Paki, Chink a half-cocked ponce, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA tiddly -wink, a Charlie Ronce, I'm the blackmail man
I'm a no socks tramp, a cavalier drunk, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA paraffin lamp, an elephants trunk, I'm the blackmail man
Chorus:
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
I'm the blackmail man and I think you stink
D9D9
You burn any, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
I hate your guts, your Newington Butts
D9D9
I'll put the black on you, I'm the blackmail man
Interlude:
D#5D#5 E5E5 F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
Hampton wick, Parrafin lamp
G#5G#5 A5A5 A#5A#5 B5B5
Fraiser and Nash, Pony and trap
C5C5 C#5C#5
Blackmail man
D#5D#5 E5E5 F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
Up you harris, in your mince
G#5G#5 A5A5 A#5A#5 B5B5
Hamptons don't leave fingerprints
C5C5 C#5C#5 D9D9
I am the blackmail man
Guitar solo:
D9D9
Chorus:
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
I'm the blackmail man and I think you stink
D9D9
You burn any, I'm the blackmail man
A augmentedA G#G# G+G FF
I hate your guts, your Newington Butts
D9D9
I'll put the black on you, I'm the blackmail man