{"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":355483,"song":"Dirty Davey","artist":"Levellers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11555434-dirty-davey-chords-by-levellers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/355483?type=chord","rating":0.00216,"votes":0,"content":"Tuning:\r\n\r\nHelpful mark checked the tuning of each string before the track, \r\n(his bottom D was a bit flat:p )\r\nso thats definately the correct tuning\r\n\r\n\r\n   [ch]D5[/ch]  C6add9/[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]/[ch]D[/ch]       cd be replaced by [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch], if ur [ch]A[/ch] wuss;)\r\n\r\n[tab]|--0-----0--------0-----\r\n|--0-----0--------0-----\r\n|--0-----0--------0-----\r\n|--7-----5--------3-----\r\n|--5-----3--------1-----\r\n|--0-----0--------0-----[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe open Ds and A give a nice folky drone - but i'll just call the chords D C Bb from now\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x4\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell Dirty Davey's down the front and he's met the coppers there[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey'll be taking you in cos they hate your skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he's dragged away by the hair[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you tell me it's the law[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nWell Davey's out on two weeks bail and he's down the town to score\r\nWhen it all falls in and he's pinned by the chin\r\nAnd they'vve rusted every floor\r\n\r\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\r\nAnd you tell me it's the law\r\n\r\nDavey's down the old grey squat\r\nAnd he's lying with his lass\r\nWhen there's a brick through the pane\r\nANd he's out on the lane\r\nWith the bailiffs and the glass\r\n\r\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\r\nAnd you tell me it's the law\r\n\r\nThe court comes up on Monday morning and Davey's in the dock\r\nHe can't stop his tears when he gets two years\r\nAnd you can't turn back the clock\r\n\r\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\r\nAnd you tell me it's the law\r\n\r\nREEL break - easy to bash through using the same 3 chords\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell Davey's had it up to here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBanging his head on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo he tied his pants to the prison bars[/tab]\r\n         Bb             C           D             (1,2,3,4)\r\nAnd he's hung till he's clear of it all\r\n\r\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\r\nAnd you tell me it's the law\r\n\r\nThere's a law for the rich and a law for the poor\r\nAnd a law for Dirty Davey\r\nHis body's gone but his soul lives on\r\n\r\nIts Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top\r\nAnd you tell me it's the law\r","plain_text":"Tuning:\n\nHelpful mark checked the tuning of each string before the track, \n(his bottom D was a bit flat:p )\nso thats definately the correct tuning\n\n\n   D5  C6add9/D   Bbmaj7/D       cd be replaced by Dm C Bb, if ur A wuss;)\n\n\n\nThe open Ds and A give a nice folky drone - but i'll just call the chords D C Bb from now\n\nD C x4\n\nD  C  D  C  C  Bb  Bb C D\nC  Bb  Bb C D\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\nD C Bb C\n\nD  C  D  C  C  Bb C D\n\nWell Davey's out on two weeks bail and he's down the town to score\nWhen it all falls in and he's pinned by the chin\nAnd they'vve rusted every floor\n\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\nAnd you tell me it's the law\n\nDavey's down the old grey squat\nAnd he's lying with his lass\nWhen there's a brick through the pane\nANd he's out on the lane\nWith the bailiffs and the glass\n\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\nAnd you tell me it's the law\n\nThe court comes up on Monday morning and Davey's in the dock\nHe can't stop his tears when he gets two years\nAnd you can't turn back the clock\n\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\nAnd you tell me it's the law\n\nREEL break - easy to bash through using the same 3 chords\n\n\n\n         Bb             C           D             (1,2,3,4)\nAnd he's hung till he's clear of it all\n\nIt's a kick in the head and a prison bed\nAnd you tell me it's the law\n\nThere's a law for the rich and a law for the poor\nAnd a law for Dirty Davey\nHis body's gone but his soul lives on\n\nIts Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top\nAnd you tell me it's the law","chords":["D","D5","Bbmaj7","Dm","C","Bb","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}