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Dirty Boy

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Tuning: Standard
Intro
E      Em
e--Em----------C---Bm----E----Em----C---E----D12----12----C12----12----G12----12----|
B----------------------------------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------| x 2
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------3---2------2---3------------------------------------------|
E--0---0-2-3--------4----------4---------------------------------------|
Verse 1
AmWe cut Call his Feyes we AdidG, Cmsqueezed the G#lids and D#down the F#mgrog inBto hole Dhe
skip Fwith crow G#eyed A#smile Eto the GblissBful Ainto Gcraggy Ddress and Bmwe will
Gpraise him Bmwe will Gpraise him C#moff his F#pins, Dclear Ahim Aof C#mall F#sins
BmOh C#my! C#/CWe sang with C#/A#strength to carry A#on, A#/Aencouraged A#/Ghim to sing aA#lonA#/Ag, we
sang of A#/Gall the world and F#praised him hooray!
BStay alive  A    D    Ato live or FwithG#out,   Gmand Che is downA#,     D#    A#all over F#anAd G#mout
AmWatch us bang Con shoulders Fas tall and Aas goGld as
CmFeely hand G#and fiD#nger arF#mound all we
BAnd look Dto see Fif we G#carA#e  Eif he Gis BheaAven Gsent or Hell Dbent but
BmWe will Gpraise him Bmwe will Gpraise him C#mall F#away Dpraise Ahim Aall C#ma - F#way
BmMy C#armC#/Cs chancing C#/A#and you will no A#way      A#/Alive lonA#/Gg enough to A#repA#/Aay me
I praise you A#/Ganyway F#always
(Then into the really long bit. It's the same chord progression over and over, but each 
moving up in semitones)
BWipes last  A    D  Awith brown and FpaG#le,   Gm  Che dirty A#boy   D#      A#he gone aF#ll AstG#male
And C#down the staBir EaBnd hallway GcraA#wlinAmg, and Dpig and toaCst FaCnd kitchen
brG#awlBinA#mg
D#Night-timC#e     F#  C#days are all AweeklCesBms, Ealarm chaDrm GhDe's all up A#and C#drCmessed
He Fdirty boD#y,    G#  D#he bathroom BdaDncC#mes, F#and check his jEam AaEnd breathe on CglD#assDm  
ASpiny brings Ball, A#off "Mr. AReC#gal Jelly" in Ehand, Ewarm Afeel Dand Gsuck D#re - Egal
Aman Dsuck Gbland, Dsuck Gbland Ba - Away and he a C#sleepy cow-eyed Bdog he treading
Esoft Asand                 C            F#  DKiss and stroke and praise him, Bstroke
and Apraise him            E            A  FAll worth is Dkiss noFt ChoFw to cleanse and
Dfowl, Fpreserver of Dsick someFhowC, Fdon't worry Dnow
BHold his mouth and A#stop him breathFing C#over and EoutG#m  C#  
(The outro plays those final three chords over and over, the time signature changes, 
Such an epic tune, hope you enjoy it.

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Dirty Boy

by Cardiacs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

C#/C

C#/A#

A#/A

A#/G

G#m

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

E Em

Em C Bm E Em C E D C G

e----------------------------------12----12----12----12----12----12----|

B----------------------------------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-|

G----------------------------------------------------------------------| x 2

D----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A------------3---2------2---3------------------------------------------|

E--0---0-2-3--------4----------4---------------------------------------|

Verse 1

Am C F A G Cm G# D# F#m B D

We cut all his eyes we did, squeezed the lids and down the grog into hole he

F G# A# E G B A G D Bm

skip with crow eyed smile to the blissful into craggy dress and we will

G Bm G C#m F# D A A C#m F#

praise him we will praise him off his pins, clear him of all sins

Bm C# C#/C C#/A# A# A#/A A#/G A# A#/A

Oh my! We sang with strength to carry on, encouraged him to sing along, we

A#/G F#

sang of all the world and praised him hooray!

B A D A F G# Gm C A# D# A# F# A G#m

Stay alive to live or without, and he is down, all over and out

Am C F A G

Watch us bang on shoulders as tall and as gold as

Cm G# D# F#m

Feely hand and finger around all we

B D F G# A# E G B A G D

And look to see if we care if he is heaven sent or Hell bent but

Bm G Bm G C#m F# D A A C#m F#

We will praise him we will praise him all away praise him all a - way

Bm C# C#/C C#/A# A# A#/A A#/G A# A#/A

My arms chancing and you will no way live long enough to repay me

A#/G F#

I praise you anyway always

(Then into the really long bit. It's the same chord progression over and over, but each

moving up in semitones)

B A D A F G# Gm C A# D# A# F# A G#m

Wipes last with brown and pale, he dirty boy he gone all stale

C# B E B G A# Am D C F C

And down the stair and hallway crawling, and pig and toast and kitchen

G# B A#m

brawling

D# C# F# C# A C Bm E D G D A# C# Cm

Night-time days are all weekless, alarm charm he's all up and dressed

F D# G# D# B D C#m F# E A E C D# Dm

He dirty boy, he bathroom dances, and check his jam and breathe on glass

A B A# A C# E E A D G D# E

Spiny brings all, off "Mr. Regal Jelly" in hand, warm feel and suck re - gal

A D G D G B A C# B

man suck bland, suck bland a - way and he a sleepy cow-eyed dog he treading

E A C F# D B

soft sand Kiss and stroke and praise him, stroke

A E A F D F C F

and praise him All worth is kiss not how to cleanse and

D F D F C F D

fowl, preserver of sick somehow, don't worry now

B A# F C# E G#m C#

Hold his mouth and stop him breathing over and out

(The outro plays those final three chords over and over, the time signature changes,

Such an epic tune, hope you enjoy it.

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