Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - Ian Dury

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

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I hope you can work the rest out. I know it's based around E7
 
B7 E7
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is very good indeed
 
C#m G#m A B
Keep your silly ways or throw them out the window
 
C#m G#m A B
The wisdom of your ways, I?ve been there and I know
 
C#m G#m A
Lots of other ways, what a jolly bad show
 
D B A G E7
If all you ever do is business you don't like
 
C#m G#m A B
Every bit of clothing ought to make you pretty
 
C#m G#m A B
You can cut the clothing grey it's such a pity
 
C#m G#m A B
I should wear the clothing of Mister Walter Mitty
 
D B A G E
See my tailor he?s called Simon I know it's going to fit
 
All in E7
Here's a little bit of advice, you're quite welcome it is
free
Don't do nothing that is cut-price you know what that'll
make you be
 
They will try their tricky device, trap you with the ordin'ry
 
Get your teeth into a small slice of the cake of liberty
 
E7
??Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (to fade)
 
A brilliant song, in fact New Boots & Panties was the first album I
ever bought - What a corker !!!
 
All the best!!
 
Ade

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