Itinerant Child
Ian Dury And The BlockheadsVersion1
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Chords in this song
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I took out all the seats and away I went,
Its a right old banger and the chassis bent.
It's got a great big peace sign across the back,
And most of the windows have been painted black. (Painted black).
The windshields cracked, its a bugger to drive,
It starts making smoke over forty-five.
It's a phsychedelic nightmare with a million leaks,
It's home-sweet-home to some sweet arse freaks.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the road is full of danger.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; there's no more welcome, stanger.
Soon I was rumbling through the morning fog,
With my long haired children and my one eyed dog.
With the trucks and the buses and the trailer-vans,
My long throw horns playing Steely Dan. (Steely Dan).
We straggled out for miles along the Beggars Hill,
When the word came down that we'd lost Old Bill.
You can bet your boots I'm coming when the times are hard,
That's why they keep my dossier at Scotland Yard.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; you're still accele-rating.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the boys in blue are waiting.
Itinerant child, don't do what you're doing.
Itinerant child, you'd better slow down.
We drove into Happy Valley, seeking peace and love,
With a lone helicopter hanging up above.
We didn't realise until we hit the field,
There were four hundred cozzers, holding riot shields.
They terrorized our babies and they broke our heads,
It's a stone fucking miracle there's no-one dead.
They turned my ramshackle home into a burning wreck,
My one-eyed dog got a broken neck.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the road is full of danger.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; there's no more welcome, stanger.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; you're still accele-rating.
Slow down, I-tinerant child; the boys in blue are waiting.
(Repeat to Fade)
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Readable chord sheet for Itinerant Child by Ian Dury And The Blockheads
---------------------............................. [C7] I [C7]took out all the seats and away I went, Its a [F7]right old banger and the [C7]chassis bent. It's got a great big peace sign across the back, And [F7]most of the windows have been [C7]painted black. (Painted black). The [C7]windshields cracked, its a bugger to drive, It [F7]starts making smoke over [C7]forty-five. It's a [C7]phsychedelic nightmare with a million leaks, It's [F7]home-sweet-home to some [C7]sweet arse freaks. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; the [Bb7]road is full of [C7]danger. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; there's [Bb7]no more welcome, [C7]stanger. [C7] Soon I was rumbling through the morning fog, With my [F7]long haired children and my [C7]one eyed dog. With the [C7]trucks and the buses and the trailer-vans, My [F7]long throw horns playing [C7]Steely Dan. (Steely Dan). We [C7]straggled out for miles along the Beggars Hill, When the [F7]word came down that we'd [C7]lost Old Bill. You can [C7]bet your boots I'm coming when the times are hard, That's [F7]why they keep my dossier at [C7]Scotland Yard. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; you're [Bb7]still accele-[C7]rating. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; the [Bb7]boys in blue are [C7]waiting. [Gm] Itinerant [F]child, don't do what you're [C7]doing.[Gm] Itinerant [F]child, you'd better slow down. [C7] We drove [C7]into Happy Valley, seeking peace and love, With a [F7]lone helicopter hanging [C7]up above. We [C7]didn't realise until we hit the field, There were [F7]four hundred cozzers, holding [C7]riot shields. They [C7]terrorized our babies and they broke our heads, It's a [F7]stone fucking miracle there's [C7]no-one dead. [C7] They turned my ramshackle home into a burning wreck, My [F7]one-eyed dog got a [C7]broken neck. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; the [Bb7]road is full of [C7]danger. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; there's [Bb7]no more welcome, [C7]stanger. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; you're [Bb7]still accele-[C7]rating. [C7] Slow down, I-[F7]tinerant child; the [Bb7]boys in blue are [C7]waiting. [C7] (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: [C7] [F7] [Bb7] [Gm] [F] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] x35353 131211 x13131 355333 133211