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Dirty Davey by Levellers
Dirty Davey
Tuning:
DADADD (from standard: -2 0 0 2 3 -2)
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 C6add9/D Bbmaj7/D cd be replaced by Dm C Bb, if ur A wuss;)
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|--7-----5--------3-----
|--5-----3--------1-----
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The open Ds and A give a nice folky drone - but i'll just call the chords D C Bb from now
D C x4
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
SLOW
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
Here's to you Dirty Davey
Its Corrupt, corrupt from the bottom to the top
And you tell me it's the law
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version 2
TUNE GUITAR: 1ST = C
2ND = C
3RD = G
4TH = C
5TH = G
6TH = C
CAPO 2ND FRET.
CHORDS PLAYED:
Dm 5TH FRET, X57000
C 3RD FRET, X35000
Bb X13000
Am X02000
INTRO:
|Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C|
|C Bb | Bb C Dm | Dm C | Dm C | Bb C Dm||
VERSE 1:
Dm C Dm C
WELL, DIRTY DAVEY'S DOWN THE FRONT, HE'S MET THE COPPERS THERE,
Bb
THEY'LL BE TAKING YOU IN 'COZ THEY HATE YOUR SKIN,
C Dm
AND YOU'RE DRAGGED AWAY BY THE HAIR.
C Bb C Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 1:
|Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb||
VERSE 2:
Dm C Dm C
WELL, DAVEY'S OUT ON TWO WEEKS BAIL, AND HE'S DOWN THE FRONT TO SCORE,
Bb
WHEN IT ALL FALLS IN, AND HE'S PINNED BY THE CHIN,
C Dm
AND THEY'VE BUSTED EVERY FLOOR.
C Bb C Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 2: (AS INST. 1)
VERSE 3:
Dm C Dm C
WELL, DAVEY'S DOWN THE OLD GREY SQUAT, HE'S LYING WITH HIS LASS,
Bb
WHEN THERE' A BRICK THROUGH THE PANE AND HE'S OUT ON THE LANE,
C Dm
WITH THE BAILIFFS AND THE GLASS
C Bb C Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 3: (AS INST. 1)
VERSE 4:
Dm C Dm C
THE COURT COMES UP ON MONDAY MORNING, DAVEY HITS THE DOCK,
Bb
CAN'T STOP HIS TEARS WHEN HE GETS TWO YEARS,
C Dm
AND YOU CAN'T TURN BACK THE CLOCK.
C Bb C Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 4
|Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb|
|Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb|
|:Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm:|
|:Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb:|
|:Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm:|
VERSE 5:
Dm C Dm C
WELL, DAVEY'S HAD IT UP TO HERE, BANGING HIS HEAD ON THE WALL,
Bb
SO HE TIED HIS PANTS TO THE PRISON BARS,
C Dm
AND HE'S HUNG, TILL HE'S CLEAR, OF IT ALL.
C Bb C Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 5: (AS INST. 1)
VERSE 6:
Dm C
THERE'S A LAW FOR THE RICH, AND A LAW FOR THE POOR,
Dm C
AND A LAW FOR DIRTY DAVEY,
Bb
HIS BODY'S GONE, BUT HIS SOLE LIVES ON,
C Dm
HERE'S TO YOU, DIRTY DAVEY.
C Bb C Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 6: (AS INST. 1)
OUTRO:
Dm C
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,
Bb C Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
Dm C
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,
Bb C Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
Dm C
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,
Bb C Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
Dm C
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,
Bb C Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.. AAARRGGHHH!!! (screaming optional)
INST. 7
|Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm|
|Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm|
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