Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: D
Difficulty: Novice
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Blackmail Man
[Intro}
A G# G F
Dsus2
A G# G F
D9
Verse 1:
D5
I'm and Irish cripple, a Scottish Jew, I'm the blackmail man
A 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 silvery spoon, a bubble and squeak, I'm the blackmail man
Chorus:
A G# G F
Well, I'm the blackmail man and I know what you do
D9
Every one of you, I'm the blackmail man
A G# G F
You make me sick, make me Tom and Dick
D9
I'll put the black on you, I'm the blackmail man
Interlude:
D#5 E5 F# G5
Blackmail man!
G5 G#5
Verse 2:
D5
I'm a Paki, Chink a half-cocked ponce, I'm the blackmail man
A 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 paraffin lamp, an elephants trunk, I'm the blackmail man
Chorus:
A G# G F
I'm the blackmail man and I think you stink
D9
You burn any, I'm the blackmail man
A G# G F
I hate your guts, your Newington Butts
D9
I'll put the black on you, I'm the blackmail man
Interlude:
D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5
Hampton wick, Parrafin lamp
G#5 A5 A#5 B5
Fraiser and Nash, Pony and trap
C5 C#5
Blackmail man
D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5
Up you harris, in your mince
G#5 A5 A#5 B5
Hamptons don't leave fingerprints
C5 C#5 D9
I am the blackmail man
Guitar solo:
D9
Chorus:
A G# G F
I'm the blackmail man and I think you stink
D9
You burn any, I'm the blackmail man
A G# G F
I hate your guts, your Newington Butts
D9
I'll put the black on you, I'm the blackmail man
