Levellers – Dirty Davey (Guitar)

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I AINT EVER DONE THIS AFORE BUT WHO GIVES A SHITE AY.. I SAW WITH ME EYES THERE WAS ONLY THE ONE RENDITION OF THIS LEGENDARY TUNE ON HERE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I SAW, WHAT I SAW WAS WRONG, SO, I TELLED ME'SEN.. "YOURSEN.. DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT RIGHT THERE SO"... "WE CAN'T HAVE ALL THE LITTLE PEOPLE ABOUT THE WORLD PLAYING DIRTY DAVEY WRONG".. ******************************************** ***THIS IS NOT MY SONG AND NOT MY LYRICS*** ***********but it is my rendition*********** ******************************************** (so piss off with any legal bollocks) THIS SONG IS FUCKIN' MENTAL THOUGH SO BEAR WITH ME ON THIS ONE.. AS I SAY.. I'M DELICATE, IT'S ME FIRST TIME AND I'VE ONLY BEEN PLAYIN' A YEAR.. TUNE GUITAR: 1ST = C 2ND = C 3RD = G 4TH = C 5TH = G 6TH = C CAPO 2ND FRET. CHORDS PLAYED: Dm 5TH FRET, X57000 C 3RD FRET, X35000 Bb X13000 Am X02000 INTRO: |Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C| |C Bb | Bb C Dm | Dm C | Dm C | Bb C Dm|| VERSE 1:
      Dm            C                    Dm              C
WELL, DIRTY DAVEY'S DOWN THE FRONT, HE'S MET THE COPPERS THERE,

                                   Bb
THEY'LL BE TAKING YOU IN 'COZ THEY HATE YOUR SKIN,

                    C          Dm
AND YOU'RE DRAGGED AWAY BY THE HAIR. 

                              C                  Bb      C        Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 1: |Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb|| VERSE 2:
      Dm             C                        Dm                C     
WELL, DAVEY'S OUT ON TWO WEEKS BAIL, AND HE'S DOWN THE FRONT TO SCORE,

                               Bb
WHEN IT ALL FALLS IN, AND HE'S PINNED BY THE CHIN,

                   C     Dm
AND THEY'VE BUSTED EVERY FLOOR.

                              C                  Bb      C        Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 2: (AS INST. 1) VERSE 3:
      Dm               C                    Dm             C
WELL, DAVEY'S DOWN THE OLD GREY SQUAT, HE'S LYING WITH HIS LASS,

                                              Bb
WHEN THERE' A BRICK THROUGH THE PANE AND HE'S OUT ON THE LANE,

                  C       Dm
WITH THE BAILIFFS AND THE GLASS

                              C                  Bb      C        Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 3: (AS INST. 1) VERSE 4:
    Dm                C               Dm             C
THE COURT COMES UP ON MONDAY MORNING, DAVEY HITS THE DOCK,

                             Bb
CAN'T STOP HIS TEARS WHEN HE GETS TWO YEARS,

                   C        Dm
AND YOU CAN'T TURN BACK THE CLOCK.

                              C                  Bb      C        Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 4 |Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb| |Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb| |:Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm:| |:Dm C Bb C | Dm C | Dm C | C Bb:| |:Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm:| VERSE 5:
      Dm             C           Dm                       C
WELL, DAVEY'S HAD IT UP TO HERE, BANGING HIS HEAD ON THE WALL,

                            Bb
SO HE TIED HIS PANTS TO THE PRISON BARS,

                         C            Dm
AND HE'S HUNG, TILL HE'S CLEAR, OF IT ALL.

                              C                  Bb      C        Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 5: (AS INST. 1) VERSE 6:
          Dm                      C   
THERE'S A LAW FOR THE RICH, AND A LAW FOR THE POOR,

      Dm            C
AND A LAW FOR DIRTY DAVEY,

                         Bb
HIS BODY'S GONE, BUT HIS SOLE LIVES ON,

               C     Dm
HERE'S TO YOU, DIRTY DAVEY.

                              C                  Bb      C        Dm
IT'S A KICK IN THE HEAD AND A PRISON BED AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.
INST. 6: (AS INST. 1) OUTRO:
        Dm                      C  
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,

        Bb      C        Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.

        Dm                      C  
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,

        Bb      C        Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.

        Dm                      C  
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,

        Bb      C        Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.

        Dm                      C  
IT'S CORRUPT, CORRUPT, FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP,

        Bb      C        Dm
AND YOU TELL ME IT'S THE LAW.. AAARRGGHHH!!! (screaming optional)
INST. 7 |Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm| |Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm Bb Am Dm| AND THAT'S YOUR LOT... THANK FUCK... PLAY IT LIKE A COMPLETE AND UTTER NUTTER AND YOU SHOULD FIND THE RHYTHM.. OR IF NOT I STRONGLY RECOMMEND A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY TO LOOSEN THE AUL ARMS... ANY MOANING OR NIT PICKING T'BE HAD AND DONE, DO IT QUIETLY WITH A MESSAGE OR SOME SUCH THE LIKE AND I'LL ENDEAVOUR TO PUT THINGS RIGHT.. RIGHT. RIGHT. ...CyD PinK...