Biografia:
Under the management of Andrew King and Peter Jenner (the original managers of Pink Floyd) Ian Dury and the Blockheads quickly gained a reputation as one of the top live acts of the "New Wave". They built up a dedicated following in the UK and other countries and scored several hit singles, including "What a Waste", "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" (which was a UK number one at the beginning of 1979, selling just short of a million copies), "Reasons to be Cheerful
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Outras músicas:
- Billericay Dickie
- Blackmail Man
- Blockheads
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Im Partial To Your Abracadabra
- Itinerant Child
- Lullaby For Francis
- My Old Man
- Profoundly In Love With Pandora
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- There Aint Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Uncoolohol
- Wake Up And Make Love With Me
- What A Waste
- Youre More Than Fair
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...LULLABY FOR FRANCIS... by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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*from 'Do It Yourself' (1979)*
Intro:
E F#m D (x3)
Verse 1:
A E A
Go to sleep now, Francis; you've done all you can with the day.
E A G#m
Safe and sound now; that's a promise, you'll be welcome in the milky way.
Chorus 1:
F#m B7 D E
Tumble down, tired and true, spirit to restore; a balance is due.
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Verse 2:
A E A
Hang your thoughts up, shut the index, it's time to impose a cur-few.
E A G#m
And you'll get up fresh and ready, with a hundred and one things to do.
Chorus 2:
F#m B7 (n.C) D E
Drowsy now; here comes a space, call a halt to the steeple chase.
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Bridge 1:
D E A D E A
If your life, or some old lover, cause con-cern, or puzzle, or per-turb.
D C#7 F#m
The more you discover; the more you learn.
B7 D E A
Go to sleep now... please do not dis-turb.
Interlude:
A E (x2) A, G#m
Chorus 3:
F#m B7 D E
Tumble down, tired and true, spirit to restore; a balance is due.
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Coda:
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
A D A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis.
A D E A
Go to sleep.
Outro:
A, D E A, A D, E
(Repeat E to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E F#m D A G#m B7 A7 C#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 244222 x57775 577655 466444 x24242 575655 x46464
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
-------------------------.............................
*from 'Do It Yourself' (1979)*
Intro:
E F#m D (x3)
Verse 1:
A E A
Go to sleep now, Francis; you've done all you can with the day.
E A G#m
Safe and sound now; that's a promise, you'll be welcome in the milky way.
Chorus 1:
F#m B7 D E
Tumble down, tired and true, spirit to restore; a balance is due.
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Verse 2:
A E A
Hang your thoughts up, shut the index, it's time to impose a cur-few.
E A G#m
And you'll get up fresh and ready, with a hundred and one things to do.
Chorus 2:
F#m B7 (n.C) D E
Drowsy now; here comes a space, call a halt to the steeple chase.
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Bridge 1:
D E A D E A
If your life, or some old lover, cause con-cern, or puzzle, or per-turb.
D C#7 F#m
The more you discover; the more you learn.
B7 D E A
Go to sleep now... please do not dis-turb.
Interlude:
A E (x2) A, G#m
Chorus 3:
F#m B7 D E
Tumble down, tired and true, spirit to restore; a balance is due.
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
Coda:
A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis, close your eyes.
A D A D E A
Go to sleep now, Francis.
A D E A
Go to sleep.
Outro:
A, D E A, A D, E
(Repeat E to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
E F#m D A G#m B7 A7 C#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 244222 x57775 577655 466444 x24242 575655 x46464
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
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