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Tuning:
Helpful mark checked the tuning of each string before the track, 
(his bottom D was a bit flat:p )
so thats definately the correct tuning
     D5C6add9/   D  Bbmaj7/       Dcd be replaced by  Dm   C  Bb, if ur  Awuss;)
|--0-----0--------0-----
|--0-----0--------0-----
|--0-----0--------0-----
|--7-----5--------3-----
|--5-----3--------1-----
|--0-----0--------0-----
The open Ds and A give a nice folky drone - but i'll just call the chords D C Bb from now
 D   Cx4
D  C  D  C  C  Bb  Bb C D
C  Bb  Bb C D
Well DDirty Davey's Cdown the front and he's Dmet the coppers Cthere
They'll be Ctaking you in cos they Bbhate your skin
And he's Bbdragged aCway by the Dhair
CHORUS
It's a Dkick in the head and a Cprison bed
And you Bbtell me Cit's the Dlaw
D C Bb C
D  C  D  C  C  Bb C D
Well Davey's out on two weeks bail and he's down the town to score
When it all falls in and he's pinned by the chin
And they'vve rusted every floor
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
Davey's down the old grey squat
And he's lying with his lass
When there's a brick through the pane
ANd he's out on the lane
With the bailiffs and the glass
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
The court comes up on Monday morning and Davey's in the dock
He can't stop his tears when he gets two years
And you can't turn back the clock
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
REEL break - easy to bash through using the same 3 chords
Well DDavey's had it Cup to here
DBanging his head on the Cwall
So he Ctied his pants to the Bbprison Cbars
         Bb             C           D             (1,2,3,4)
And he's hung till he's clear of it all
It's a kick in the head and a prison bed
And you tell me it's the law
There's a law for the rich and a law for the poor
And a law for Dirty Davey
His body's gone but his soul lives on
Its Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top
And you tell me it's the law

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Dirty Davey

by Levellers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbmaj7

Tuning:

Helpful mark checked the tuning of each string before the track,

(his bottom D was a bit flat:p )

so thats definately the correct tuning

D5 D Bbmaj7 D Dm C Bb A

C6add9/ / cd be replaced by , if ur wuss;)

|--0-----0--------0-----

|--7-----5--------3-----

|--5-----3--------1-----

|--0-----0--------0-----

The open Ds and A give a nice folky drone - but i'll just call the chords D C Bb from now

D C

D C D C C Bb Bb C D

C Bb Bb C D

D C D C

Well Dirty Davey's down the front and he's met the coppers there

C Bb

They'll be taking you in cos they hate your skin

Bb C D

And he's dragged away by the hair

CHORUS

D C

It's a kick in the head and a prison bed

Bb C D

And you tell me it's the law

D C Bb C

D C D C C Bb C D

Well Davey's out on two weeks bail and he's down the town to score

When it all falls in and he's pinned by the chin

And they'vve rusted every floor

It's a kick in the head and a prison bed

And you tell me it's the law

Davey's down the old grey squat

And he's lying with his lass

When there's a brick through the pane

ANd he's out on the lane

With the bailiffs and the glass

It's a kick in the head and a prison bed

And you tell me it's the law

The court comes up on Monday morning and Davey's in the dock

He can't stop his tears when he gets two years

And you can't turn back the clock

It's a kick in the head and a prison bed

And you tell me it's the law

REEL break - easy to bash through using the same 3 chords

D C

Well Davey's had it up to here

D C

Banging his head on the wall

C Bb C

So he tied his pants to the prison bars

Bb C D (1,2,3,4)

And he's hung till he's clear of it all

It's a kick in the head and a prison bed

And you tell me it's the law

There's a law for the rich and a law for the poor

And a law for Dirty Davey

His body's gone but his soul lives on

Its Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top

And you tell me it's the law

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