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DIRTY BARRY STOLE THE BLUEBIRD - The Fratellis
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Tabbed by: mizzo123
Tuning: STANDARD
Amazing B-side to the famous 'Chelsea Dagger' single. I can't believe there isn't
already a tab on here!
This is my first tab by the way, so hopefully it is alright :)
Chords used (by section):
Intro -
_|D(1)| D7 |
e| 10 | 10 |
B| 10 | 10 |
G| 11 | 11 |
D| 12 | 10 |
A| 12 | 12 |
E| 10 | 10 |
Chorus -
_|G(1)| Em | Am |D(2)|
e| 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
B| 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
G| 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
D| 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
A| 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
E| 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Verses -
_|G(2)|D(3)| C |
E| - | - | - |
B| - | - | - |
G| - | - | - |
D| 5 | 12 | 10|
A| 5 | 12 | 10|
E| 3 | 10 | 8 |
Bridges -
_|E(1)|F#m(1)| C |D(3)|G(2)| B |A(1)|D(1)| D7 |E(2)|D(2)|E(3)|
e| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
B| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
G| - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
D| 2 | 4 | 10| 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
A| 2 | 4 | 10| 12 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
E| 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
From the "Oh"s onwards -
_|A(2)|F#m(2)| Bm |E(3)|
e| 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
B| 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
G| 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
D| 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
A| 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
E| 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Intro:
D(1) D(1) D(1) D(1) D7 D(1) D(1) <---Listen to the song for this
Chorus:
G(1) Em
He stole it, he stole it
Am D(2)
He crossed the wires and flipped the bastard
G(1) Em
He rigged it, he rigged it
Am D(2)
His face was ugly and not so much
G(1) Em
As a halo, oh yeah-lo
Am D(2)
His favourite colour was black
G(1) Em
Because he stole it, he stole it,
Am D(2)
He stole it, he stole it
Verse 1:
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3) <--- One strum each
And one fine day, now
C D(3)
It was typical
C D(3)
I was wonderful
C D(3) D(3)
He was critical
G(2) G(2) D(3 D(3)
Lived in my street
C D(3)
Owned a Jaguar
C D(3)
No matter where you are
C D(3) D(3)
That's a girlie's car
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)
All a - round you
C D(3)
He's didn't seen a word
C D(3)
Was always out of work
C D(3) D(3)
He didn't seen a word
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)
Got no gy - ro
C D(3)
He didn't need it though
C D(3)
He stole cars ya know
C D(3) D(3)
Bridge:
E(1) F#m(1) C
Though he had the sneakiness to lie
D(3) G(2)
Such a lazy way to die
F#m(1)
Didn't try
C D(3) C B A(1)
Well oh my
E(1) F#m(1) C
And all the girls were weepin' when we said
D(3) G(2)
That their Bluebird days were dead
F#m(1)
Go to bed
C
Oh instead
D(1) D(1) D(1) D(1) D7 D(1)
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Chorus (Same as the last one):
G(1) Em
And he stole it, he stole it
Am D(2)
He crossed the wires and flipped the bastard
G(1) Em
He rigged it, he rigged it
Am D(2)
His face was ugly and not so much
G(1) Em
As a halo, oh yeah-lo
Am D(2)
His favourite colour was black
G(1) Em
Because he stole it, he stole it,
Am D(2)
He stole it, he stole it
Verse 2 (Same as verse 1):
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)
And we chased him right down
C D(3)
From the batting cage
C D(3)
We could catch him up
C D(3) D(3)
Smash his pretty face
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)
Bang bang bang bang
C D(3)
Where ya creepin' at
C D(3)
We were getting tanned
C D(3) D(3)
by an armed band
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)
We sped a - way
C D(3)
Past the studio
C D(3)
The Cigarello
C D(3) D(3)
And La Fratellio
G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)
We got wa - sted
C D(3)
And we went to bed
C D(3)
Got the train instead
C D(3) D(3)
Bridge (Same as last bridge):
E(1) F#m(1) C
Though he had the cheekiness to lie
D(3) G(2)
Such a lazy way to die
F#m(1)
Didn't try
C D(3) C B A(1)
Well oh my (well, well oh my)
E(1) F#m(1) C
And all the girls were weepin' when we said
D(3) G(2)
That their Bluebird days were dead (were dead)
F#m(1)
Go to bed (go to bed)
C
Oh instead (oh instead)
D(1) D(1) E(2) E(2) D(1) D(1) E(2) E(2) D(2) E(3) <---This is different to the last bridge
"Oh"s (Same chords repeated from here until the end):
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2)
He stole it, he stole it
Bm E(3)
He crossed the wires and flipped the bastard
A(2) F#m(2)
He rigged it, he rigged it
Bm E(3)
His face was ugly and not so much
A(2) F#m(2)
As a halo, oh yeah-lo
Bm E(3)
His favourite colour was black
A(2) F#m(2)
Because he stole it, he stole it,
Bm E(3)
He stole it, he stole it
A(2) F#m(2)
He swiped it, he swiped it
Bm E(3)
And we don't care because we got us
A(2) F#m(2)
A sombrero and a banjo
Bm E(3)
And they can drive us nowhere if they want
A(2) F#m(2)
It's no halo oh yeah-lo
Bm E(3)
His favourite colour was black
A(2) F#m(2)
Because he stole it, he stole it,
Bm E(3)
He stole it, he stole it
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2) F#m(2) Bm E(3)
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
A(2)
La la la, la la la,
La la la, Laaaaa
End with:
D D D D D D A
e|----------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3--3--2--------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------| <---You will probably need to listen to this
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--2--------|
A|-------------------0--------|
E|----------------------------|
