On The Beat Pete chords by Madness

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Key: FF minor

Intro:
F minorFm Fm7Fm7 Bb majorBb C majorC
F minorFm Fm7Fm7 Bb majorBb C majorC
F minorFm N.C.

Verse 1:
F minorFm
Up I rush, off to work,
DbDb       C majorC
Hello Fred, you look half dead.
F minorFm
Are you coming, are you going?
DbDb        C majorC
I could never do a double shift.
F minorFm     DbDb    C majorC
Hello Fred, get some bed Fred!

Verse 2:
F minorFm
Hello Steve, long time no see
DbDb        C majorC
I like the Stones, still on the thieve?
F minorFm
Bet you ain't half seen some time,
DbDb             C majorC
In your short lived life of crime.
F minorFm        DbDb   C majorC
Have you got the time?


Chorus:
  F minorFm            Fm7Fm7
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
 Bb majorBb             C majorC
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
      F minorFm              Fm7Fm7
Look at the beauties of the city See that everything’s sweet
  Bb majorBb             C majorC
for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
     F minorFm            Fm7Fm7
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
    Bb majorBb                C majorC
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
    F minorFm         Fm7Fm7
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
  Bb majorBb                    C majorC
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete

Instrumental:
F minorFm  DbDb C majorC
F minorFm  DbDb C majorC
F minorFm  DbDb C majorC
F minorFm  DbDb C majorC

Verse 3:
F minorFm
Hello Snowball, you still drunk?
DbDb          C majorC
Here have a smoke and one for lunch,
F minorFm
A augmentedA printed person of last week's Times,

Bb majorBb              C majorC
Seen a lot of stars and moon shine,
F minorFm
Spare you a dime?
Bb majorBb    C majorC
Hahahahahaha..
F minorFm
herherherher!
Bb majorBb    C majorC


Chorus:
  F minorFm            Fm7Fm7
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
 Bb majorBb             C majorC
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
      F minorFm              Fm7Fm7
Look at the beauties of the city See that everything’s sweet
  Bb majorBb             C majorC
for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
     F minorFm            Fm7Fm7
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
    Bb majorBb                C majorC
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
    F minorFm         Fm7Fm7
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
  Bb majorBb                    C majorC
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete


Verse 4:
F minorFm
Hello Bun been down the oven
DbDb          C majorC
What's the rate for a single person
F minorFm
Is it good? is it sad?
DbDb             C majorC
You look unhappy it must be bad
F minorFm   DbDb C majorC

Verse 5:
F minorFm
Hello May been a busy day?
DbDb       C majorC
All work and no time for play
F minorFm
Still it's the life you chose I suppose
DbDb        C majorC
Good luck to you come what may
F minorFm      DbDb     C majorC
       Skipity do da days


Chorus:
  F minorFm            Fm7Fm7
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
 Bb majorBb             C majorC
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
      F minorFm              Fm7Fm7
Look at the beauties of the city See that everything’s sweet
  Bb majorBb             C majorC
for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
     F minorFm            Fm7Fm7
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
    Bb majorBb                C majorC
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
    F minorFm         Fm7Fm7
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
  Bb majorBb                    C majorC
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
   F minorFm N.C.
Beat Pete


Outro - with saxophone getting more and more excitable throughout:
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (1 with guitar chimes)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (2, with guitar twang, then organ chord)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (3, short, with drum roll)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (4, drums and piano chords)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (5, long saxophone note)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (6, guitar descending tune)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   F minorFm  N.C.
Beat Pete (7, short again, with echo of sax)

F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
F minorFm  Fm7Fm7  Bb majorBb  C majorC
   FF   N.C.
Beat Pete! (8th and last time ending on the major chord)