...I'M PARTIAL TO YOUR ABRACADABRA... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads -------------------------------------............................. *from 'New Boots and Panties!!' (1977)* Intro: B, B A Verse 1:

I'm ^Bpartial to your abracadabra;^B ^A En-^Graptured by the ^Djoy of it ^Eall. So ^F#stop me where you start, the ^D#7cockles of his ^G#mheart, The ^Dpanties sends it ^C#7right up the ^Bwall.

Verse 2:

^B Please, please, stop it; it likes it,^B ^A ^G Tickles it to ^Ddeath either ^Eway. These ^F#lovely boots exist, to ^D#7drive it round the ^G#mtwist; The ^Dcall of nature ^C#7must be o-^Bbeyed.

Chorus 1:

^B Glad it's ^Aover, but ^Bthis is ^Aworse.^E7 Could ^Bhardly ^Asay, it had ^Bbeen co-^Aerced. ^G7 Stop it cos it likes it, it's ^F#7worse.

Verse 3:

I'm ^Bpartial to your abracadabra;^B ^A The ^Gunforeseen e-^Drogenous ^Ezones. ^F# Stop, it insists; ^D#7slap it with your ^G#mwrists; It ^Dlikes it when you ^C#7leave it a-^Blone.

Solo: G, B A, G D E, F#, D#7 G#m, D C#7 B Verse 4:

There's ^Bbeen a manifestation; ^B ^A ^G Nature made it ^Danswer the ^Ecall. It ^F#simply can't resist, ^D#7boots and pants like ^G#mthis; ^D Abraca-^C#7dabra for ^Ball.

Chorus 2:

^B Glad it's ^Aover, but ^Bthis is ^Aworse.^E7 ^B Roll it ^Aover; ^Btoo per-^Averse, ^G7 Stop it cos it likes it, it's ^F#7worse.

Coda:

I'm ^Bpartial to your abracadabra,^B ^A I'm ^Bpartial to your abracadabra.^B ^A I'm ^Bpartial to your abracadabra,^B ^A I'm ^Bpartial to your abracadabra.^B ^A

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- B A G D E F# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 799877 577655 355433 x57775 x79997 244322 D#7 G#m G7 F#7 C#7 E7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x68686 466444 353433 242322 x46464 x79797 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Im partial to your abracadabra