Biography:
Cardiacs, originally called Cardiac Arrest, was an English band formed in 1977 and led by Tim Smith (1961-2020). Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by many newer groups and artists.
As well as Smith, around 23 musicians were part of the Cardiacs over the years, including Smith's brother, Jim, and multi-instrumentalist, Sarah Cutts, who married Tim Smith in 1983.
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Other songs:
- A Time For Rejoicing
- All Spectacular
- An Ant
- Anything I Cant Eat
- Appealing To Venus
- Bellyeye
- Big Ship
- Dirty Boy
- Dive
- Dog
- Eat It Up Worms Hero
- Eden On The Air
- Evrything Is Easy
- Fairy Mary Mag
- Flap Off You Beak
- Foundling
- Gen
- Helen And Heaven
- Hello Mr Minnow Aka News That Goes Round And Round
- Insect Hoofs On Lassie
- Is This The Life
- Let Alone My Plastic Doll
- Manhoo
- March
- Odd Even
- Red Fire Coming Out From His Gills
- Secret Like Swans
- She Is Hiding Behind The Shed
- Spell With A Shell
- Spinney
- Stone Age Dinosaurs
- The Alphabet Business Concern Home Of Fadeless Splendour
- The Safety Bowl
- Two Bites Of Cherry
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DIRTY BOY - Cardiacs
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Tabbed by: The Mop™
From the album: "Sing To God - Part 2"
Official website: www.cardiacs.com
www.joeinkpen.co.uk
[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Intro
E Em
Em C Bm E Em C E D C G
e----------------------------------12----12----12----12----12----12----|
B----------------------------------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------| x 2
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------3---2------2---3------------------------------------------|
E--0---0-2-3--------4----------4---------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Am C F A G Cm G# D# F#m B D
We cut all his eyes we did, squeezed the lids and down the grog into hole he
F G# A# E G B A G D Bm
skip with crow eyed smile to the blissful into craggy dress and we will
G Bm G C#m F# D A A C#m F#
praise him we will praise him off his pins, clear him of all sins
Bm C# C#/C C#/A# A# A#/A A#/G A# A#/A
Oh my! We sang with strength to carry on, encouraged him to sing along, we
A#/G F#
sang of all the world and praised him hooray!
B A D A F G# Gm C A# D# A# F# A G#m
Stay alive to live or without, and he is down, all over and out
(Then repeat the intro once instead of twice, then into the 2nd verse)
Am C F A G
Watch us bang on shoulders as tall and as gold as
Cm G# D# F#m
Feely hand and finger around all we
B D F G# A# E G B A G D
And look to see if we care if he is heaven sent or Hell bent but
Bm G Bm G C#m F# D A A C#m F#
We will praise him we will praise him all away praise him all a - way
Bm C# C#/C C#/A# A# A#/A A#/G A# A#/A
My arms chancing and you will no way live long enough to repay me
A#/G F#
I praise you anyway always
(Then into the really long bit. It's the same chord progression over and over, but each
moving up in semitones)
B A D A F G# Gm C A# D# A# F# A G#m
Wipes last with brown and pale, he dirty boy he gone all stale
C# B E B G A# Am D C F C
And down the stair and hallway crawling, and pig and toast and kitchen
G# B A#m
brawling
D# C# F# C# A C Bm E D G D A# C# Cm
Night-time days are all weekless, alarm charm he's all up and dressed
F D# G# D# B D C#m F# E A E C D#Dm
He dirty boy, he bathroom dances, and check his jam and breathe on glass
A B A# A C# E E A D G D# E
Spiny brings all, off "Mr. Regal Jelly" in hand, warm feel and suck re - gal
A D G D G B A C# B
man suck bland, suck bland a - way and he a sleepy cow-eyed dog he treading
E A C F# D B
soft sand Kiss and stroke and praise him, stroke
A E A F D F C F
and praise him All worth is kiss not how to cleanse and
D F D F C F D
fowl, preserver of sick somehow, don't worry now
B A# F C# E G#m C#
Hold his mouth and stop him breathing over and out
(The outro plays those final three chords over and over, the time signature changes,
just a case of playing it over and over and a pattern starts emerging)
Such an epic tune, hope you enjoy it.
DIRTY BOY - Cardiacs
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Tabbed by: The Mop™
From the album: "Sing To God - Part 2"
Official website: www.cardiacs.com
www.joeinkpen.co.uk
[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Intro
E Em
Em C Bm E Em C E D C G
e----------------------------------12----12----12----12----12----12----|
B----------------------------------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------| x 2
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------3---2------2---3------------------------------------------|
E--0---0-2-3--------4----------4---------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Am C F A G Cm G# D# F#m B D
We cut all his eyes we did, squeezed the lids and down the grog into hole he
F G# A# E G B A G D Bm
skip with crow eyed smile to the blissful into craggy dress and we will
G Bm G C#m F# D A A C#m F#
praise him we will praise him off his pins, clear him of all sins
Bm C# C#/C C#/A# A# A#/A A#/G A# A#/A
Oh my! We sang with strength to carry on, encouraged him to sing along, we
A#/G F#
sang of all the world and praised him hooray!
B A D A F G# Gm C A# D# A# F# A G#m
Stay alive to live or without, and he is down, all over and out
(Then repeat the intro once instead of twice, then into the 2nd verse)
Am C F A G
Watch us bang on shoulders as tall and as gold as
Cm G# D# F#m
Feely hand and finger around all we
B D F G# A# E G B A G D
And look to see if we care if he is heaven sent or Hell bent but
Bm G Bm G C#m F# D A A C#m F#
We will praise him we will praise him all away praise him all a - way
Bm C# C#/C C#/A# A# A#/A A#/G A# A#/A
My arms chancing and you will no way live long enough to repay me
A#/G F#
I praise you anyway always
(Then into the really long bit. It's the same chord progression over and over, but each
moving up in semitones)
B A D A F G# Gm C A# D# A# F# A G#m
Wipes last with brown and pale, he dirty boy he gone all stale
C# B E B G A# Am D C F C
And down the stair and hallway crawling, and pig and toast and kitchen
G# B A#m
brawling
D# C# F# C# A C Bm E D G D A# C# Cm
Night-time days are all weekless, alarm charm he's all up and dressed
F D# G# D# B D C#m F# E A E C D#Dm
He dirty boy, he bathroom dances, and check his jam and breathe on glass
A B A# A C# E E A D G D# E
Spiny brings all, off "Mr. Regal Jelly" in hand, warm feel and suck re - gal
A D G D G B A C# B
man suck bland, suck bland a - way and he a sleepy cow-eyed dog he treading
E A C F# D B
soft sand Kiss and stroke and praise him, stroke
A E A F D F C F
and praise him All worth is kiss not how to cleanse and
D F D F C F D
fowl, preserver of sick somehow, don't worry now
B A# F C# E G#m C#
Hold his mouth and stop him breathing over and out
(The outro plays those final three chords over and over, the time signature changes,
just a case of playing it over and over and a pattern starts emerging)
Such an epic tune, hope you enjoy it.
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