Reasons to be cheerful; part 3 [Am] - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3 [Am] - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
[Intro - Spoken & Refrain]
[NC] (Why don't you get back into bed?)
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
[Intro - Funky Strum]
[Am] [C] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
Verse 1:
Some of [Am]Bud-[C]-dy [D]Holly, the working folly
Good [Am]Gol-[C]-ly Miss [D]Molly and boats
[Am]Ham-[C]-mersmith [D]Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet
[Am]Jump [C]back in the [D]alley, add nanny goats
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
Verse 2:
[Am]Dom-[C]-i-necker [D]camels, all other mammals
Plus [Am]e-[C]-qual [D]votes, seeing Piccadilly
[Am]Fan-[C]-ny Smith and [D]Willy, being rather silly
And [Am]por-[C]-ridge [D]oats
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
|Chorus:
|Rea[Am]-sons [C] to be [D]cheerful, part 3
|Rea[Am]-sons [C] to be [D]cheerful, part 3
|Rea[Am]-sons [C] to be [D]cheerful, part 3
|[Am]One, [C] two, [D]three
Verse 3:
Health [Am]ser-[C]-vice [D]glasses, gigolos and brasses
[Am]Round [C]or skinny [D]bottoms, take your mum to Paris
[Am]Light-[C]-ing up the [D]chalice, Wee Willy Harris
[Am]Ban-[C]-tu Stephen [D]Biko, listening to Rico
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
Verse 4:
[Am]Har-[C]-po, [D]Groucho, Chico, Cheddar cheese and pickle
The [Am]Vin-[C]-cent motor [D]sickle, slap and tickle
[Am]Lil-[C]-y Allen, [D]Dali, Dimitri and Pasquale
[Am]Some-[C]-thing nice and [D]snuggy, phoning up a buddy
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
Chorus:
Verse 5:
A [Am]cause [C] about to [D]fall, cheap holiday in Spain
[Am]Three-[C]-ply [D]yarn, self-locking chain
[Am]Tom-[C]-my Cooper's [D]patter, listening to Lennon
[Am]John [C] Col-[D]trane, a bit of crap
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
Chorus:
Outro:
Rea[Am]-sons [C] to be [D]cheerful, part 3
Rea[Am]-sons [C] to be [D]cheerful, part 3
(Why don't you get back into bed?)
[Am*]