{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1899594,"song":"Man From Brummagem Town","artist":"Harvey Andrews","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11425215-man-from-brummagem-town-chords-by-harvey-andrews/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1899594?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"--------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTuning = Standard\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO\r\n******\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n---------------------\r\nVERSE 1\r\n********\r\n\r\nI'm a man from Brummagem town \r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a Brummie won't stay down [/tab]\r\n\r\nI've worked from dawn, to the sun next morn \r\n\r\nWith a shovel and a pick and a deal of brawn \r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI put the bullring there [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI built Victoria square [/tab]\r\n\r\nI saw the nobs give tips with bobs \r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I thought I'd get my share [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n----------------------\r\nCHORUS\r\n*******\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, you might say I'm nouveau[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot fit to mix with gentry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut if you make a show [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's money gains you entry [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've got my country home [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy carriages and horses [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI might be nouveau, but I'm riche [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlaying the market forces [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---------------------\r\nVERSE 2\r\n********\r\n\r\nWell, a labourer's just a fool \r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA pawn and a boss's tool [/tab]\r\n\r\nSo, I cast my mind and what did I find? \r\n\r\nWell, I found me a golden rule \r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGive odds of six to four [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTen to one the draw [/tab]\r\n\r\nThey'll bet all day, they'll always pay \r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then come back for more [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n----------------------\r\nCHORUS\r\n*******\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, you might say I'm nouveau[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot fit to mix with gentry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut if you make a show [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's money gains you entry [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've got my country home [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy carriages and horses [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI might be nouveau, but I'm riche [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPlaying the market forces [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---------------------\r\nVERSE 3\r\n********\r\n\r\nWell, it must be god's good plan \r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo, I take it all I can [/tab]\r\n\r\nThe chapel gate, the silver plate\r\n \r\nWere bought by this god-fearing man \r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd my son will have it all [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe pub, the lodge, the hall [/tab]\r\n\r\nHe's an empire lad just like his dad \r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he's heard his country's call [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---------------------\r\nCHORUS\r\n*******\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, they might say he's nouveau[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNot fit to mix with gentry [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I gave him such a show [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy money bought him entry [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's got the best there is [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn uniforms and horses [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe might be nouveau, but he's riche[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd an officer in the forces [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n---------------------\r\nVERSE 4\r\n********\r\n\r\nHe's smart, that lad of mine \r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'll serve his country fine [/tab]\r\n\r\nThe Kaiser dreams of war it seems \r\n\r\nBut he'd better toe the line \r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, war would bring us hell [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut jobs of work as well [/tab]\r\n \r\nBe it gun or blade, it's Brummie made \r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we live by what we sell [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBe it gun or blade, it's Brummie made [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we live by what we sell [/tab]\r\n\r\nHe's smart, that lad of mine \r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'll keep out of the line[/tab]\r","plain_text":"--------------------------------------------------------------------------\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTuning = Standard\n\n\nINTRO\n******\nG\n\n---------------------\nVERSE 1\n********\n\nI'm a man from Brummagem town \n\n\nI've worked from dawn, to the sun next morn \n\nWith a shovel and a pick and a deal of brawn \n\n\n\nI saw the nobs give tips with bobs \n\n\n\n----------------------\nCHORUS\n*******\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------\nVERSE 2\n********\n\nWell, a labourer's just a fool \n\n\nSo, I cast my mind and what did I find? \n\nWell, I found me a golden rule \n\n\n\nThey'll bet all day, they'll always pay \n\n\n\n----------------------\nCHORUS\n*******\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------\nVERSE 3\n********\n\nWell, it must be god's good plan \n\n\nThe chapel gate, the silver plate\n \nWere bought by this god-fearing man \n\n\n\nHe's an empire lad just like his dad \n\n\n\n---------------------\nCHORUS\n*******\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------\nVERSE 4\n********\n\nHe's smart, that lad of mine \n\n\nThe Kaiser dreams of war it seems \n\nBut he'd better toe the line \n\n\n \nBe it gun or blade, it's Brummie made \n\n\n\n\nHe's smart, that lad of mine","chords":["G","D","C","Am","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}