Chords for Ian Dury & The Blockheads Billericay Dickie 1977
Tempo:
96.4 bpm
Chords used:
Ebm
Gb
Db
Ab
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Good evening.
I'm from Essex in case you couldn't tell
My given name is Dickie.
I come from Billericay and I'm doing
[Ebm] very well
[B]
At the love affair with Nina
[Gb] In the back of my Cortina
[E] A seasoned [Gb] up hyena
[B] Could not be more obscene
[Ebm] She took me to the cleaners
[Ab] And other misdemeanors
[Ebm] But I got right up between her
[Gb] I'm an [Db] Iribena
[Ebm] Well you can ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Ab] If Candy Floss is sticky
I'm [Ebm] not a blinking thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing very [Gb] well
[B]
I bought a lot of brandy
[Gb] When I was caught in Sandy
[E] Took eight to [Gb] make a randy
[B] And all I am is shandy
[Ebm] Another thing with Sandy
[Ab] What often came in handy
[Ebm] Was passing her a mandy
[Gb] She did an off-rope [Db] bandy
[Ebm] So you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Ab] If I ever took the mickey
[Ebm] I'm not a flipping thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing [Gb] very well
[B]
I'd rendezvous with Janet
[Gb] Quite near the Isle of Fennet
[E] She looked more [Gb] like a gannet
[B] She was an art upfret
[Ebm] Her mother tried to ban it
[Ab] Her father helped me plenty
[Ebm] When I captured Janet
[Gb] She bruised up on me [Db] granite
[Ebm] Oh, ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
If [Ab] I ever shaped a tricky
[Ebm] I'm not a blooming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing very [Gb] well
[B] You should never hold a candle
If you don't know where it's been
The jackpot is in the handle
On [Db] a normal fruit [Gb] machine
[Db]
[Ebm] So you [Bb] ask Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Ab] Who's their favourite bricky
[Ebm] I'm not a common thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing [Gb] very well
[Db]
[Ebm] I know a [D] lovely old tow [Ebm]-bag
A blighting and no bless
[Ab] Kindly show my shackled shuberiness
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] I thought you'd [Gb] never guess
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Bb]
[Ab] A pair of squeaky chickies
[Ebm] I'm not a flaming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
And [Db] I'm doing [Gb] very well
[Db]
[Ebm] Oh, dolly, oh gosh
Come and lie on the couch
[Ab] With a nice bit of bush
I'm burning, I'm on crouch
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] And I ain't [Ebm] a [Gb] slouch
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Gb] and Vicky
About [Ab] Billericky Dicky
I [Ebm] ain't anything thicky
You ask Joyce and Vicky
I'm [Db] doing very [Gb] well
I'm from Essex in case you couldn't tell
My given name is Dickie.
I come from Billericay and I'm doing
[Ebm] very well
[B]
At the love affair with Nina
[Gb] In the back of my Cortina
[E] A seasoned [Gb] up hyena
[B] Could not be more obscene
[Ebm] She took me to the cleaners
[Ab] And other misdemeanors
[Ebm] But I got right up between her
[Gb] I'm an [Db] Iribena
[Ebm] Well you can ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Ab] If Candy Floss is sticky
I'm [Ebm] not a blinking thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing very [Gb] well
[B]
I bought a lot of brandy
[Gb] When I was caught in Sandy
[E] Took eight to [Gb] make a randy
[B] And all I am is shandy
[Ebm] Another thing with Sandy
[Ab] What often came in handy
[Ebm] Was passing her a mandy
[Gb] She did an off-rope [Db] bandy
[Ebm] So you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Ab] If I ever took the mickey
[Ebm] I'm not a flipping thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing [Gb] very well
[B]
I'd rendezvous with Janet
[Gb] Quite near the Isle of Fennet
[E] She looked more [Gb] like a gannet
[B] She was an art upfret
[Ebm] Her mother tried to ban it
[Ab] Her father helped me plenty
[Ebm] When I captured Janet
[Gb] She bruised up on me [Db] granite
[Ebm] Oh, ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
If [Ab] I ever shaped a tricky
[Ebm] I'm not a blooming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing very [Gb] well
[B] You should never hold a candle
If you don't know where it's been
The jackpot is in the handle
On [Db] a normal fruit [Gb] machine
[Db]
[Ebm] So you [Bb] ask Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Ab] Who's their favourite bricky
[Ebm] I'm not a common thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing [Gb] very well
[Db]
[Ebm] I know a [D] lovely old tow [Ebm]-bag
A blighting and no bless
[Ab] Kindly show my shackled shuberiness
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] I thought you'd [Gb] never guess
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Bb]
[Ab] A pair of squeaky chickies
[Ebm] I'm not a flaming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
And [Db] I'm doing [Gb] very well
[Db]
[Ebm] Oh, dolly, oh gosh
Come and lie on the couch
[Ab] With a nice bit of bush
I'm burning, I'm on crouch
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] And I ain't [Ebm] a [Gb] slouch
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Gb] and Vicky
About [Ab] Billericky Dicky
I [Ebm] ain't anything thicky
You ask Joyce and Vicky
I'm [Db] doing very [Gb] well
Key:
Ebm
Gb
Db
Ab
B
Ebm
Gb
Db
Good evening.
I'm from Essex in case you couldn't tell
My given name is Dickie.
I come from Billericay and I'm doing
_ [Ebm] very well
_ [B]
At the love affair with Nina
[Gb] In the back of my Cortina
[E] A seasoned [Gb] up hyena
[B] Could not be more obscene
[Ebm] She took me to the cleaners
[Ab] And other misdemeanors
[Ebm] But I got right up between her
[Gb] I'm an [Db] Iribena
[Ebm] Well you can ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky _
[Ab] If Candy Floss is sticky
I'm [Ebm] not a blinking thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ very [Gb] well
_ [B]
I bought a lot of brandy
[Gb] When I was caught in Sandy
[E] Took eight to [Gb] make a randy
[B] And all I am is shandy
[Ebm] Another thing with Sandy
[Ab] What often came in handy
[Ebm] Was passing her a mandy
[Gb] She did an off-rope [Db] bandy
[Ebm] So you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky _
[Ab] If I ever took the mickey _
[Ebm] I'm not a flipping thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ [Gb] very well
_ [B]
I'd rendezvous with Janet
[Gb] Quite near the Isle of Fennet
[E] She looked more [Gb] like a gannet
[B] She was an art upfret
[Ebm] Her mother tried to ban it
[Ab] Her father helped me plenty
[Ebm] When I captured Janet
[Gb] She bruised up on me [Db] granite
[Ebm] Oh, ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
If [Ab] I ever shaped a tricky _
[Ebm] I'm not a blooming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ very [Gb] well
[B] You should never _ hold a candle _
If you don't know where it's been
The _ jackpot is in the handle
On [Db] a normal fruit [Gb] machine
_ [Db]
[Ebm] So you [Bb] ask Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky _ _
[Ab] Who's their favourite bricky _
[Ebm] I'm not a common thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ [Gb] very well
_ [Db]
[Ebm] I know a [D] lovely old tow [Ebm]-bag
A blighting and no bless
[Ab] Kindly show my shackled shuberiness
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] I thought _ you'd [Gb] never guess
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Bb] _
[Ab] A pair of squeaky chickies _
[Ebm] I'm not a flaming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
And [Db] I'm doing _ [Gb] very well
_ [Db]
[Ebm] Oh, dolly, oh gosh
Come and lie on the couch
[Ab] With a nice bit of bush
I'm burning, I'm on crouch
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] And I _ ain't [Ebm] a [Gb] slouch
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Gb] and Vicky
_ About [Ab] _ Billericky _ Dicky
I [Ebm] ain't anything thicky
You ask Joyce and Vicky
I'm [Db] doing _ very [Gb] well _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm from Essex in case you couldn't tell
My given name is Dickie.
I come from Billericay and I'm doing
_ [Ebm] very well
_ [B]
At the love affair with Nina
[Gb] In the back of my Cortina
[E] A seasoned [Gb] up hyena
[B] Could not be more obscene
[Ebm] She took me to the cleaners
[Ab] And other misdemeanors
[Ebm] But I got right up between her
[Gb] I'm an [Db] Iribena
[Ebm] Well you can ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky _
[Ab] If Candy Floss is sticky
I'm [Ebm] not a blinking thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ very [Gb] well
_ [B]
I bought a lot of brandy
[Gb] When I was caught in Sandy
[E] Took eight to [Gb] make a randy
[B] And all I am is shandy
[Ebm] Another thing with Sandy
[Ab] What often came in handy
[Ebm] Was passing her a mandy
[Gb] She did an off-rope [Db] bandy
[Ebm] So you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky _
[Ab] If I ever took the mickey _
[Ebm] I'm not a flipping thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ [Gb] very well
_ [B]
I'd rendezvous with Janet
[Gb] Quite near the Isle of Fennet
[E] She looked more [Gb] like a gannet
[B] She was an art upfret
[Ebm] Her mother tried to ban it
[Ab] Her father helped me plenty
[Ebm] When I captured Janet
[Gb] She bruised up on me [Db] granite
[Ebm] Oh, ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
If [Ab] I ever shaped a tricky _
[Ebm] I'm not a blooming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ very [Gb] well
[B] You should never _ hold a candle _
If you don't know where it's been
The _ jackpot is in the handle
On [Db] a normal fruit [Gb] machine
_ [Db]
[Ebm] So you [Bb] ask Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky _ _
[Ab] Who's their favourite bricky _
[Ebm] I'm not a common thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
[Db] And I'm doing _ [Gb] very well
_ [Db]
[Ebm] I know a [D] lovely old tow [Ebm]-bag
A blighting and no bless
[Ab] Kindly show my shackled shuberiness
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] I thought _ you'd [Gb] never guess
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Ebm] and Vicky
[Bb] _
[Ab] A pair of squeaky chickies _
[Ebm] I'm not a flaming thicky
I'm Billericky Dicky
And [Db] I'm doing _ [Gb] very well
_ [Db]
[Ebm] Oh, dolly, oh gosh
Come and lie on the couch
[Ab] With a nice bit of bush
I'm burning, I'm on crouch
[Ebm] My given name is Dicky
I come from Billericky
[Db] And I _ ain't [Ebm] a [Gb] slouch
[Db] So [Ebm] you ask [Bb] Joyce [Gb] and Vicky
_ About [Ab] _ Billericky _ Dicky
I [Ebm] ain't anything thicky
You ask Joyce and Vicky
I'm [Db] doing _ very [Gb] well _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _