Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: F minor
Intro:
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Verse 1:
Fm
Up I rush, off to work,
Db C
Hello Fred, you look half dead.
Fm
Are you coming, are you going?
Db C
I could never do a double shift.
Fm Db C
Hello Fred, get some bed Fred!
Verse 2:
Fm
Hello Steve, long time no see
Db C
I like the Stones, still on the thieve?
Fm
Bet you ain't half seen some time,
Db C
In your short lived life of crime.
Fm Db C
Have you got the time?
Chorus:
Fm Fm7
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
Bb C
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Fm Fm7
Look at the beauties of the city See that everything’s sweet
Bb C
for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Fm Fm7
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Bb C
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Fm Fm7
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Bb C
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete
Instrumental:
Fm Db C
Fm Db C
Fm Db C
Fm Db C
Verse 3:
Fm
Hello Snowball, you still drunk?
Db C
Here have a smoke and one for lunch,
Fm
A printed person of last week's Times,
Bb C
Seen a lot of stars and moon shine,
Fm
Spare you a dime?
Bb C
Hahahahahaha..
Fm
herherherher!
Bb C
Chorus:
Fm Fm7
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
Bb C
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Fm Fm7
Look at the beauties of the city See that everything’s sweet
Bb C
for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Fm Fm7
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Bb C
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Fm Fm7
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Bb C
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete
Verse 4:
Fm
Hello Bun been down the oven
Db C
What's the rate for a single person
Fm
Is it good? is it sad?
Db C
You look unhappy it must be bad
Fm Db C
Verse 5:
Fm
Hello May been a busy day?
Db C
All work and no time for play
Fm
Still it's the life you chose I suppose
Db C
Good luck to you come what may
Fm Db C
Skipity do da days
Chorus:
Fm Fm7
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
Bb C
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Fm Fm7
Look at the beauties of the city See that everything’s sweet
Bb C
for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Fm Fm7
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Bb C
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Fm Fm7
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Bb C
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete
Outro - with saxophone getting more and more excitable throughout:
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (1 with guitar chimes)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (2, with guitar twang, then organ chord)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (3, short, with drum roll)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (4, drums and piano chords)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (5, long saxophone note)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (6, guitar descending tune)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm N.C.
Beat Pete (7, short again, with echo of sax)
Fm Fm7 Bb C
Fm Fm7 Bb C
F N.C.
Beat Pete! (8th and last time ending on the major chord)
