Chords for Fivepenny Piece. First Day at School 1977. Another great one. Enjoy
Tempo:
82.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
E
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Day is me first day at school, and I hope they don't think I'm a fool.
[F] I'll do best I can [C] to try to [G] please Mum.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[E] Me teacher, she's just [A] like a [Am] rose, she spots on the end of her nose.
I held her hand [F] tight, it was love at first sight.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
[Em]
[C]
Today is me first day at school.
And I hope I don't break all the rules.
[F] The headmaster's me friend, [G] he's clean round the bend.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] I went in the [A] playground at break, [E] and I tied Willie Smith [A] to a stake.
[C]
And Mary Jane Vickers, she showed me her knickers.
Today is me first day at school.
Today [G] [C]
is me first day at school.
So I think, well I'll just play it cool.
I [F] can't do me sums [G] right, me nose needs a good wipe.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] And me dinner were [Am] nasty and coarse.
[G] I think it was stewed grass and [C] horse.
And the teacher [A#] on duty, ooh [F] she were right snooty.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
[G] [Em]
[C] Today is me first day at school.
And it's hard sitting here on this stool.
[G] [F] I can count up to ten, [G] but not back again.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[N] And the teacher, she says I must wait.
The last time I went, it made eight.
Well I'm doing me best.
Oh heck what [Em] a mess.
Today is me first day at school.
[C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Well today is me first day at school.
[F] And I've tried to be good and not rude.
I've been nice to Miss, [G] well I've give her a kiss.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[G] [E] And it's nearly the [A] end of the [Am] day.
[E] It's not that I'm pleased [F#] but hooray.
[C] And when I hear that bell, I'll run like Buxton.
[G] Today is me last [C] day at school.
[N]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Day is me first day at school, and I hope they don't think I'm a fool.
[F] I'll do best I can [C] to try to [G] please Mum.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[E] Me teacher, she's just [A] like a [Am] rose, she spots on the end of her nose.
I held her hand [F] tight, it was love at first sight.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
[Em]
[C]
Today is me first day at school.
And I hope I don't break all the rules.
[F] The headmaster's me friend, [G] he's clean round the bend.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] I went in the [A] playground at break, [E] and I tied Willie Smith [A] to a stake.
[C]
And Mary Jane Vickers, she showed me her knickers.
Today is me first day at school.
Today [G] [C]
is me first day at school.
So I think, well I'll just play it cool.
I [F] can't do me sums [G] right, me nose needs a good wipe.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] And me dinner were [Am] nasty and coarse.
[G] I think it was stewed grass and [C] horse.
And the teacher [A#] on duty, ooh [F] she were right snooty.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
[G] [Em]
[C] Today is me first day at school.
And it's hard sitting here on this stool.
[G] [F] I can count up to ten, [G] but not back again.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[N] And the teacher, she says I must wait.
The last time I went, it made eight.
Well I'm doing me best.
Oh heck what [Em] a mess.
Today is me first day at school.
[C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Well today is me first day at school.
[F] And I've tried to be good and not rude.
I've been nice to Miss, [G] well I've give her a kiss.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[G] [E] And it's nearly the [A] end of the [Am] day.
[E] It's not that I'm pleased [F#] but hooray.
[C] And when I hear that bell, I'll run like Buxton.
[G] Today is me last [C] day at school.
[N]
Key:
C
G
E
F
A
C
G
E
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ Day is me first day at school, and I hope they don't think I'm a fool.
[F] I'll do best I can [C] to try to [G] please Mum.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[E] Me teacher, she's just [A] like a [Am] rose, she spots on the end of her nose.
I held her hand [F] tight, it was love at first sight.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
Today is me first day at school.
And I hope I don't break all the rules.
[F] The headmaster's me friend, [G] he's clean round the bend.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] I went in the [A] playground at break, [E] and I tied Willie Smith [A] to a stake.
_ [C]
And Mary Jane Vickers, she showed me her knickers.
Today is me first day at school. _
Today _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ is me first day at school.
So I think, well I'll just play it cool.
I [F] can't do me sums [G] right, me nose needs a good wipe.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] And me dinner were [Am] nasty and coarse.
_ [G] I think it was stewed grass and [C] horse.
And the teacher [A#] on duty, ooh [F] she were right snooty.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Today is me first day at school.
And it's hard sitting here on this stool.
[G] [F] I can count up to ten, [G] but not back again.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[N] And the teacher, she says I must wait.
_ The last time I went, it made eight.
Well I'm doing me best.
Oh heck what [Em] a mess.
Today is me first day at school.
_ [C] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ Well today is me first day at school.
[F] And I've tried to be good and not rude.
I've been nice to Miss, [G] well I've give her a kiss.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[G] [E] And it's nearly the [A] end of the [Am] day.
[E] It's not that I'm pleased [F#] but hooray.
[C] And when I hear that bell, I'll run like Buxton.
[G] Today is me last [C] day at school.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ Day is me first day at school, and I hope they don't think I'm a fool.
[F] I'll do best I can [C] to try to [G] please Mum.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[E] Me teacher, she's just [A] like a [Am] rose, she spots on the end of her nose.
I held her hand [F] tight, it was love at first sight.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
Today is me first day at school.
And I hope I don't break all the rules.
[F] The headmaster's me friend, [G] he's clean round the bend.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] I went in the [A] playground at break, [E] and I tied Willie Smith [A] to a stake.
_ [C]
And Mary Jane Vickers, she showed me her knickers.
Today is me first day at school. _
Today _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ is me first day at school.
So I think, well I'll just play it cool.
I [F] can't do me sums [G] right, me nose needs a good wipe.
[C] Today is me first day at school.
[E] And me dinner were [Am] nasty and coarse.
_ [G] I think it was stewed grass and [C] horse.
And the teacher [A#] on duty, ooh [F] she were right snooty.
[G] Today is me first [C] day at school.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Today is me first day at school.
And it's hard sitting here on this stool.
[G] [F] I can count up to ten, [G] but not back again.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[N] And the teacher, she says I must wait.
_ The last time I went, it made eight.
Well I'm doing me best.
Oh heck what [Em] a mess.
Today is me first day at school.
_ [C] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ Well today is me first day at school.
[F] And I've tried to be good and not rude.
I've been nice to Miss, [G] well I've give her a kiss.
Today is me first [C] day at school.
[G] [E] And it's nearly the [A] end of the [Am] day.
[E] It's not that I'm pleased [F#] but hooray.
[C] And when I hear that bell, I'll run like Buxton.
[G] Today is me last [C] day at school.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _