...BILLERICAY DICKIE... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads -----------------------............................. *from 'New Boots and Panties!' (1977)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: B) Intro: (Spoken): Good evening, I'm from Essex; In case you couldn't tell, My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay, F7 And I'm doing very well. Verse 1: Bb F F7 Had a love affair with Nina, in the back of my Cor-tina, Eb F Bb Bb7 A seasoned up hyena, could not be more ob-scene-a. Dm G G7 She took me to the cleaners, and other misde-meanours, Dm F F7 (n.C) But I got right up between her, Rum and her Ri-bena. Chorus 1: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicky, G G7 If candy-floss is sticky, Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a blinking thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.c) And I'm doin', very well. Verse 2: Bb F F7 I bought a lot of brandy, when I was courting Sandy, Eb F Bb Bb7 Took eight to make her randy, and all I had was shandy. Dm G G7 A-nother thing with Sandy, what often came in handy, Dm F (n.c) Was passing her a 'Mandy'; she didn't half go bandy. Chorus 2: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj So, you ask Joyce and Vicky, G G7 If I ever took the mickey. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a flipping thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.c) And I'm doin', very well. Verse 3: Bb F F7 I'd rendezvous with Janet, quite near the Isle of Thanet, Eb F Bb Bb7 She looked more like a gannet; she wasn't half a prannet. Dm G G7 Her mother tried to ban it; her father helped me plan it, Dm F (n.c) And when I captured Janet; she bruised her pome-granate. Chorus 3: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicki, G G7 If I ever shaped up tricky, Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a blooming thicky; I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.c) And I'm doin', very well. Bridge 1: Bb7 You should never, hold a candle, If you don't know where it's been. The jackpot, is in the handle, C7 F F7 (n.c) On a normal fruit ma-chine. Chorus 4: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 So, you ask Joyce and Vicki, Dm/maj G G7 Who's their favourite brickie. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a common thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.c) And I'm doin', very well. Chorus 4: Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I know a lovely old toe-rag, o-bliging and no-blesse, G G7 Kindly, charming shag, from Shoeburyness. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay, C7 F F7 (n.c) And I'm doin', very well. Chorus 5: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj So, you ask Joyce and Vicki; G G7 A pair of squeaky chickies. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I'm not a flaming thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie, C7 F F7 (n.c) I thought, you'd never guess. Chorus 6: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj Oh golly, oh gosh; come and lie on the couch, G G7 With a nice bit of posh, from Burnham-on-Crouch. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj My given name is Dickie; I come from Bille-ricay, C7 F F7 (n.c) And I ain't, a slouch. Chorus 7: C7 Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj So you ask Joyce and Vicki, Dm/maj G G7 About Billericay Dickie. Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Dm/maj I ain't an effin' thicky; you ask Joyce and Vicki; C7 F F7 (n.c) I'm doing, very well. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F7 Bb F Eb Bb7 Dm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 131211 x13331 133211 665x4x x13131 xx0231 G G7 C7 Dm/maj Dm7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 323000 x32310 xx0221 xx0211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)