Chord Dirty Davey by Levellers

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 fxxkin’ 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 A# x13000 Am x02000 intro : | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | | C A# | A# C Dm | Dm C | Dm C | A# C Dm | | verse 1 : Dm C Dm C well , dirty davey’s down the front , he’s met the coppers there , A# they’ll be taking you in ’coz they hate your skin , C Dm and you’re dragged away by the hair . C A# 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 A# C | Dm C | Dm C | C A# | | verse 2 : Dm C Dm C well , davey’s out on two weeks bail , and he’s down the front to score , A# when it all falls in , and he’s pinned by the chin , C Dm and they’ve busted every floor . C A# 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 , A# when there’ a brick through the pane and he’s out on the lane , C Dm with the bailiffs and the glass C A# 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 , A# can’t stop his tears when he gets two years , C Dm and you can’t turn back the clock . C A# 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 A# C | Dm C | Dm C | C A# | | Dm C A# C | Dm C | Dm C | C A# | | : Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm A# Am Dm : | | : Dm C A# C | Dm C | Dm C | C A# : | | : Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm A# Am Dm : | verse 5 : Dm C Dm C well , davey’s had it up to here , banging his head on the wall , A# so he tied his pants to the prison bars , C Dm and he’s hung , till he’s clear , of it all . C A# 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 , A# his body’s gone , but his sole lives on , C Dm here’s to you , dirty davey . C A# 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 , A# C Dm and you tell me it’s the law . Dm C it’s corrupt , corrupt , from the bottom to the top , A# C Dm and you tell me it’s the law . Dm C it’s corrupt , corrupt , from the bottom to the top , A# C Dm and you tell me it’s the law . Dm C it’s corrupt , corrupt , from the bottom to the top , A# C Dm and you tell me it’s the law . . aaarrgghhh!!! screaming optional inst . 7 | Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm A# Am Dm | | Dm C | Dm C Dm | Dm C | Dm A# Am Dm | and that’s your lot . . . thank fxxk . . . 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 . . .