Dignity Chords by Deacon Blue

Tempo:
105.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

Am

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dignity chords
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[C]
[Fm]
[A] [F] [Fm]
[C] [F] [C] [Fm] There's a man I need, [F] walks up our [C] street [F] [Bb] He's a worker for the council, [C] has been 20
years And he takes [Fm] no lip of nobody, [Am] and litter off
the gutter [Dm] [Bb] Puts sin in a bag, [C] and never thinks to mutter
[F] And he packs his lunch in a sunless bag, [Am] the children call him boogie
[F] He never [Fm] lets off, [C] but I know cause he [F] once told [C] me
[Fm] He let me know a secret, [Am] about the money in his kitty
[F] He's [Bb] gonna buy a dinghy, [C] gonna call her Big [F] Nerdy
And [Bb] I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] to villages and towns
[Am] I'll be on the holidays, [Dm] they'll be doing the [C] rounds
[Bb] They'll ask me how I got her, I'll [C] say I saved my money, [Am] they'll say isn't she pretty
[Bb] That shit's called [F] Big Nerdy
And
[Gm] [F] [C]
[F] I'm telling a story, in a [C] fire away seat [Bb] Sipping down a rackie, [C] and reading me [F] darkies
And I'm thinking about home, [C] and all that that means
[Bb] And a place in the winter, [C] for Big [F] Nerdy
And
[Am] [F] [C]
[Bb] I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] to villages and towns
[Am] I'll be on the [C] holidays, [Dm] they'll be doing the rounds
[Bb] They'll ask me how I got her, [C] I'll say I saved my money, [Am] they'll say isn't she pretty
[Bb] That shit's called Big [F] Nerdy
[C] [Bb]
[Am] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [F] I sailed it up, sailed it up, sailed it [C] up, sailed it up, sailed it up, sailed it up
[Bb] Yeah, sailed it up again, sailed it up again, [C] sailed it up again, sailed it up again
[F] Sailed it up, sailed it up, sailed it up, [C] sailed it up, sailed it up
[Bb] Uh, sailed it up again, sailed it up again, sailed [C] it up again, sailed it up again
[F] And I'm thinking about home
[C] [Bb]
[C] And [F] I'm thinking about [C] faith
And [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [F] I'm thinking about [C] work
[Bb]
[C] And I'm [F] thinking how good it would be to [Bb] be here someday
[F] [C] On [F] a ship called dignity, a ship called [C] dignity
[Bb] That's [F] [C] [F] true
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
Fm
123111111
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Deacon Blue - Dignity chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, Bb, C, F, C, Bb and F. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 52 BPM before aiming for the song's 105 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] [Fm] There's a man I need, [F] walks up our [C] street [F] [Bb] He's a worker for the council, [C] has been 20
years _ And he takes [Fm] no lip of nobody, [Am] and litter off
the gutter [Dm] [Bb] Puts sin in a bag, [C] and never thinks to mutter
[F] And he packs his lunch in a sunless bag, [Am] the children call him boogie
[F] He never [Fm] lets off, [C] but I know cause he [F] once told [C] me
[Fm] He let me know a secret, [Am] about the money in his kitty
[F] He's [Bb] gonna buy a dinghy, [C] gonna call her Big [F] Nerdy
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] to villages and towns
_ [Am] I'll be on the holidays, [Dm] they'll be doing the [C] rounds
[Bb] They'll ask me how I got her, I'll [C] say I saved my money, [Am] they'll say isn't she pretty
[Bb] That shit's called [F] Big _ Nerdy
And _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] I'm telling a story, in a [C] fire away seat [Bb] Sipping down a rackie, [C] and reading me [F] darkies
And I'm thinking about home, [C] and all that that means
[Bb] And a place in the winter, [C] for Big [F] Nerdy
_ And _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] I'll sail her up the west coast, [C] to villages and towns
[Am] I'll be on the [C] holidays, [Dm] they'll be doing the rounds
[Bb] They'll ask me how I got her, [C] I'll say I saved my money, [Am] they'll say isn't she pretty
[Bb] That shit's called Big _ [F] Nerdy
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] I sailed it up, sailed it up, sailed it [C] up, sailed it up, sailed it up, sailed it up
[Bb] Yeah, sailed it up again, sailed it up again, [C] sailed it up again, sailed it up again
_ [F] Sailed it up, sailed it up, sailed it up, [C] sailed it up, sailed it up
[Bb] Uh, sailed it up again, sailed it up again, sailed [C] it up again, sailed it up again
[F] And I'm thinking about home
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ And [F] I'm thinking about _ [C] faith
_ And [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] I'm thinking about _ [C] work
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ And I'm [F] thinking _ how good it would be to [Bb] be here someday
[F] _ [C] On _ [F] a ship called dignity, a ship called [C] dignity
[Bb] _ _ That's [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] true _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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