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