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...BILLERICAY DICKIE... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads -----------------------............................. *from 'New Boots and Panties!!' (1977)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: B) Intro: (Spoken) 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 very well.F7 Verse 1:
Had a Bblove affair with Nina, in the Fback of my Cor-F7tina, A Ebseasoned up hyena, could Fnot be more ob-Bbscene-Bb7a. She Dmtook me to the cleaners, and Gother misde-G7meanours, Dm F F7 (n.C) But I got right up between her, Rum and her Ri-bena.
Chorus 1: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj G G7 Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicky, if candy-floss is sticky, Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a blinking thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.C) And I'm doin', very well. Verse 2:
I Bbbought a lot of brandy, when FI was courting F7Sandy, Took Ebeight to make her Frandy, and Bball I had was Bb7shandy. A-Dmnother thing with Sandy, what Goften came in G7handy, Dm F (n.C) Was passing her a 'Mandy'; she didn't half go bandy.
Chorus 2: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj G G7 So, you ask Joyce and Vicky, if I ever took the mickey. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a flipping thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.C) And I'm doin', very well. Verse 3:
I'd Bbrendezvous with Janet, quite Fnear the Isle of F7Thanet, She Eblooked more like a Fgannet; she Bbwasn't half a Bb7prannet. Her Dmmother tried to ban it; her Gfather helped me G7plan it, Dm F (n.C) And when I captured Janet; she bruised her pome-granate.
Chorus 3: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj G G7 Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicki, if I ever shaped up tricky, Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a blooming thicky; I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.C) And I'm doin', very well. Bridge 1:
You should Bb7never, hold a candle, if you don't know where it's been. C7 F F7 (n.C) The jackpot, is in the handle, on a normal fruit ma-chine.
Chorus 4: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj G G7 So, you ask Joyce and Vicki, who's their favourite brickie. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a common thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.C) And I'm doin', very well. Chorus 4: Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I know a lovely old toe-rag, o-bliging and no-blesse,
G Kindly, charming shag, from G7Shoeburyness. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay, C7 F F7 (n.C) And I'm doin', very well.
Chorus 5: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj G G7 So, you ask Joyce and Vicki; a pair of squeaky chickies. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a flaming thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.C) I thought, you'd never guess. Chorus 6: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj Oh golly, oh gosh; come and lie on the couch,
With a Gnice bit of posh, from G7Burnham-on-Crouch. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj My given name is Dickie; I come from Bille-ricay, C7 F F7 (n.C) And I ain't, a slouch.
Chorus 7: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj G G7 So you ask Joyce and Vicki, about Billericay Dickie. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I ain't an effin' thicky; you ask Joyce and Vicki; C7 F F7 (n.C) I'm doing, very well. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F7 Bb F Eb Bb7 Dm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 131211 x13331 133211 665x4x x13131 xx0231 G G7 C7 Dm/maj Dm7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 323000 x32310 xx0221 xx0211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)