...THERE AIN'T HALF BEEN SOME CLEVER BASTARDS... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads ------------------------------------------------............................. *Released 1978* Intro: Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 G D7 (x2), Daug Verse 1:

^G Noel Coward was a ^D7charmer, ^Cas a ^D7writer, he was ^Gbrahma.^E7 ^A7 ^D7 ^G Velvet jackets and py-^D7jamas, the ^Cgay di-^D7vorce, and other ^Gdramas.

Chorus 1:

^Ab7 There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^D (Lucky bleeders, lucky bleeders), There ^A7ain't half been some clever bas-^Dtards.

Interlude: D D/B D/A G, Daug Verse 2:

^G Van Gough did some eyeball ^D7pleasers, He ^Cmust have ^D7been a pencil ^Gsqueezer.^E7 ^A7 ^D7 He ^Gdidn't do the Mona ^D7Lisa; ^Cthat was ^D7an Italian ^Ggeezer.

Chorus 2:

^Ab7 There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^D (Lucky bleeders, lucky bleeders), There ^A7ain't half been some clever bas-^Dtards.

Interlude: D D/B D/A G, Daug Verse 3:

^G Einstein can't be classed as ^D7witless; ^C He claimed ^D7atoms were the ^Glittlest.^E7 ^A7 ^D7 ^G When you did a bit of ^D7splittemness; ^Cfrighten ^D7everybody ^Gshitless.

Chorus 3:

^Ab7 There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^Cmaj7 Probably got ^Bm7help from their ^Am7mum, (who had ^Ghelp from her ^D7mum).

^Ab7 There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^Cmaj7 Now that we've^Bm7 had some, let's ^Am7hope that there's ^Glots more to ^D7come.

Chorus 4:

^Ab7 There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^D (Lucky bleeders, lucky bleeders), There ^A7ain't half been some clever bas-^Dtards.

Interlude: D D/B D/A G, Daug Verse 4:

^G Okey-dokey!^D7 ^C Oh! ^D7 Se-^Ggovia.^E7 ^A7 ^D7 ^G Da-laa la-laa da-daa ^D7da-lee, De ^Cdump di dump, de ^D7dump-dump-diddle lum-^Glee.

Chorus 5:

^Ab7 There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^D (Lucky bleeders, lucky bleeders), There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^D (Lucky bleeders, lucky bleeders). There ^A7ain't half been some clever bastards, ^D (Lucky bleeders, lucky bleeders), There ^A7ain't half been some clever... bastards!

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Ian Dury and the Blockheads - There aint half been some clever bastards