Chords for Ian Dury and The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 (Official HD Video)
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
E
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Here they are!
Ian Shirey!
I'm a blockhead!
[F] [N]
I'm a blockhead.
[F#] [D]
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
[N] Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Summer body holiday.
The [Em] working holiday.
The colony mystery.
And boats.
Hammersmith party.
The [D] boat show.
Jump back in [Am] the alley.
And nanny goats.
And 18-minute scannels.
Dominic and Coons.
All other members plus.
Luke and all boats.
Same pick of dairy.
[G] Fanny Smith and Willie.
Ben Motherson.
And porridge [Am] oats.
Met her in Brenham Barrow.
I picked up Cumber Sherry.
You're welcome.
We could share it.
Yellow socks.
Short to be haughty.
[F#] Nutted to be naughty.
Going on [Am] vacation.
No electric shit.
Juice up a cup.
Smile up a parrot.
I looked at a cup of Clara.
Anything will do.
Elvis' answer.
[E] Days when I asked Watson.
Sitting on the dock.
Curely smallpox.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Am] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [A] 3.
Reasons to be [G] cheerful.
1, 2, 3.
[C]
[C] [F]
[E] [G] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Health service glasses.
Jigalos and blouses.
Round off skinny butter.
Take your mum to Paris.
[Bm] Lighten up the chalice.
Be Willie [E] Harris.
Land to Stephen Beacon.
Listening for Nico.
Half a bread for Chico.
Cheddar cheese and pickle.
The [G] roots of moccasins.
Slap and [A] pickle.
Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall.
[Am] Bala bala and below.
Sunday night [B] studies.
Toning up a buddy.
Being in my [Am] muddy.
Saying okie dokie.
Sing along a smoking.
Coming out a jokey.
Joke no transfer.
Bono, [Am] Eddie, Cello, Bono.
Bono, Carlo, Bono.
Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Reasons to be [Dm] cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
Reasons to be cheerful.
[N] One, two, three.
Yes, yes, dear, dear.
Perhaps next year.
Maybe even never.
In which case.
[F#] [A] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[E]
[D] [G]
[C#m] [E]
[Bm] [A#]
[Am]
[A] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Em] Reasons to be cheerful.
[D] One, two, three.
[A] Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall. Part Three.
[C] [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
War V [E] [A] local,
[C] [A]
[Am] [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
[Am]
[C] [A]
One, two, three,
[Am]
[A] We [Am] are the universe
and [E]
[G] [Am]
[E]
the stars
[B]
[E] are shining
in the [Am] dark
[A]
[Am]
[Em]
[B]
[G] room.
[Gm]
Ian Shirey!
I'm a blockhead!
[F] [N]
I'm a blockhead.
[F#] [D]
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
[N] Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Summer body holiday.
The [Em] working holiday.
The colony mystery.
And boats.
Hammersmith party.
The [D] boat show.
Jump back in [Am] the alley.
And nanny goats.
And 18-minute scannels.
Dominic and Coons.
All other members plus.
Luke and all boats.
Same pick of dairy.
[G] Fanny Smith and Willie.
Ben Motherson.
And porridge [Am] oats.
Met her in Brenham Barrow.
I picked up Cumber Sherry.
You're welcome.
We could share it.
Yellow socks.
Short to be haughty.
[F#] Nutted to be naughty.
Going on [Am] vacation.
No electric shit.
Juice up a cup.
Smile up a parrot.
I looked at a cup of Clara.
Anything will do.
Elvis' answer.
[E] Days when I asked Watson.
Sitting on the dock.
Curely smallpox.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Am] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [A] 3.
Reasons to be [G] cheerful.
1, 2, 3.
[C]
[C] [F]
[E] [G] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Health service glasses.
Jigalos and blouses.
Round off skinny butter.
Take your mum to Paris.
[Bm] Lighten up the chalice.
Be Willie [E] Harris.
Land to Stephen Beacon.
Listening for Nico.
Half a bread for Chico.
Cheddar cheese and pickle.
The [G] roots of moccasins.
Slap and [A] pickle.
Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall.
[Am] Bala bala and below.
Sunday night [B] studies.
Toning up a buddy.
Being in my [Am] muddy.
Saying okie dokie.
Sing along a smoking.
Coming out a jokey.
Joke no transfer.
Bono, [Am] Eddie, Cello, Bono.
Bono, Carlo, Bono.
Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Reasons to be [Dm] cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
Reasons to be cheerful.
[N] One, two, three.
Yes, yes, dear, dear.
Perhaps next year.
Maybe even never.
In which case.
[F#] [A] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[E]
[D] [G]
[C#m] [E]
[Bm] [A#]
[Am]
[A] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
[A] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Em] Reasons to be cheerful.
[D] One, two, three.
[A] Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall. Part Three.
[C] [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
War V [E] [A] local,
[C] [A]
[Am] [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
[Am]
[C] [A]
One, two, three,
[Am]
[A] We [Am] are the universe
and [E]
[G] [Am]
[E]
the stars
[B]
[E] are shining
in the [Am] dark
[A]
[Am]
[Em]
[B]
[G] room.
[Gm]
Key:
A
Am
E
G
D
A
Am
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ Here they are!
Ian Shirey!
I'm a blockhead! _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a blockhead.
[F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
[N] Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
_ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Summer body holiday.
The [Em] working holiday.
The colony mystery.
And boats.
Hammersmith party.
The [D] boat show.
Jump back in [Am] the alley.
And nanny goats.
And 18-minute scannels.
Dominic and Coons.
All other members plus.
Luke and all boats.
Same pick of dairy.
[G] Fanny Smith and Willie.
Ben Motherson.
And porridge [Am] oats.
Met her in Brenham Barrow.
I picked up Cumber Sherry.
You're welcome.
We could share it.
Yellow socks.
Short to be haughty.
[F#] Nutted to be naughty.
Going on [Am] vacation.
No electric shit.
Juice up a cup.
Smile up a parrot.
I looked at a cup of Clara.
Anything will do.
Elvis' answer.
[E] Days when I asked Watson.
Sitting on the dock.
Curely smallpox.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Am] _ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [A] 3.
_ _ Reasons to be [G] cheerful.
1, 2, 3.
[C] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Health service glasses.
Jigalos and blouses.
Round off skinny butter.
_ Take your mum to Paris.
[Bm] Lighten up the chalice.
Be Willie [E] Harris.
_ Land to Stephen Beacon.
Listening for Nico.
Half a bread for Chico.
_ Cheddar cheese and pickle.
The [G] roots of moccasins.
Slap and [A] pickle.
_ Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall.
[Am] Bala bala and below.
Sunday night [B] studies.
Toning up a buddy.
Being in my [Am] muddy.
_ Saying okie dokie.
Sing along a smoking.
Coming out a jokey.
Joke no transfer.
Bono, [Am] Eddie, Cello, Bono.
Bono, Carlo, Bono.
Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Reasons to be [Dm] cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
_ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
[N] _ One, two, three. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yes, yes, dear, dear.
Perhaps next year.
Maybe even never.
In which case.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
_ _ Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Em] _ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
_ [D] One, two, three.
[A] Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall. Part Three.
_ [C] _ _ [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
War V [E] _ _ _ [A] local,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ One, two, three, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ We [Am] are the universe
and _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the stars
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] are shining
in the _ [Am] _ _ dark
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] room. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ian Shirey!
I'm a blockhead! _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a blockhead.
[F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
[N] Why don't you get back in bed?
Why don't you get back in bed?
_ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Summer body holiday.
The [Em] working holiday.
The colony mystery.
And boats.
Hammersmith party.
The [D] boat show.
Jump back in [Am] the alley.
And nanny goats.
And 18-minute scannels.
Dominic and Coons.
All other members plus.
Luke and all boats.
Same pick of dairy.
[G] Fanny Smith and Willie.
Ben Motherson.
And porridge [Am] oats.
Met her in Brenham Barrow.
I picked up Cumber Sherry.
You're welcome.
We could share it.
Yellow socks.
Short to be haughty.
[F#] Nutted to be naughty.
Going on [Am] vacation.
No electric shit.
Juice up a cup.
Smile up a parrot.
I looked at a cup of Clara.
Anything will do.
Elvis' answer.
[E] Days when I asked Watson.
Sitting on the dock.
Curely smallpox.
Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Am] _ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [A] 3.
_ _ Reasons to be [G] cheerful.
1, 2, 3.
[C] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Health service glasses.
Jigalos and blouses.
Round off skinny butter.
_ Take your mum to Paris.
[Bm] Lighten up the chalice.
Be Willie [E] Harris.
_ Land to Stephen Beacon.
Listening for Nico.
Half a bread for Chico.
_ Cheddar cheese and pickle.
The [G] roots of moccasins.
Slap and [A] pickle.
_ Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall.
[Am] Bala bala and below.
Sunday night [B] studies.
Toning up a buddy.
Being in my [Am] muddy.
_ Saying okie dokie.
Sing along a smoking.
Coming out a jokey.
Joke no transfer.
Bono, [Am] Eddie, Cello, Bono.
Bono, Carlo, Bono.
Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Reasons to be [Dm] cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
_ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
[N] _ One, two, three. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yes, yes, dear, dear.
Perhaps next year.
Maybe even never.
In which case.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
Part [Am] 3.
_ _ Reasons to [E] be cheerful.
Part 3.
_ _ [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
Part 3.
[Em] _ _ Reasons to be cheerful.
_ [D] One, two, three.
[A] Willie Allen darling.
Say it to Amber Squall. Part Three.
_ [C] _ _ [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
War V [E] _ _ _ [A] local,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] Reasons to be cheerful.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
_ One, two, three, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ We [Am] are the universe
and _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the stars
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] are shining
in the _ [Am] _ _ dark
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] room. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _