Blackmail Man chords by Ian Dury And The Blockheads

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