Song: Liverpool lullaby
Artist: Cilla Black
Lyrics: Stan Kelly
Music: Traditional
Album: The best of Cilla
Tabbed by: DJ
29th Oct 2014
Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of Bm)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Am = x02210 A7 = x02020 Bm = x24432
Asus2 = x02200 E7 = 022130 F#7 = 242322
G = 355433 Bbm = x13321 F# = 244322
E7 = 022130 F7 = 131211 Em/G = 322000
F = 133211 Gb = 244322 B7 = x21202
E = 022100 Ebm/Gb = xx4342 C = x32010
Dm/F = xx3231 Bb7 = x13131 B = x24442
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[Intro]
Am Asus2 Am G Am
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[Verse 1]
Am
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Am E7 Am F E
Oh, you are a mucky kid, dirty as a dustbin lid,
Am E7 Am
When he hears the things that you did,
Am E7 Am
You'll ger a belt from your Da!
e |-------------|
B |-------------|
G |-------------|
D |------0--2---|
A |---3---------|
E |-------------|
[Verse 2]
Dm/F Am
Oh, you have your father's nose,
Am E Am A7
So crimson in the dark it glows,
Dm/F Am
If you're not asleep when the boozers close,
Am E7 Am
You'll ger a belt from your Da!
[Verse 3]
Am E7 Am
You look so scruffy ...lying there,
Am F E
Strawberry jam-tarts ...in yer hair,
Am E7 Am
In all the world you 'aven't a care,
Am E7 Am
And I have got ...so many!
e |-------------|
B |-------------|
G |-------------|
D |------0--2---|
A |---3---------|
E |-------------|
[Verse 4]
Dm/F Am
It's quite a struggle ...every day,
Am E Am A7
Living on your father's pay,
Dm/F Am
The begger drinks it ...all away,
Am E7 Am
And leaves me without any!
[Verse 5]
Bbm
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Bbm F7 Bbm
Although you have ...no silver spoon,
Bbm Gb F
Better days are coming soon,
Bbm F7 Bbm
Our Nelly's working ...at 'The Lune',
Gb F7 Bbm
And she gets paid on Friday!
e |-------------|
B |-------------|
G |-------------|
D |-------------|
A |---1--3--4---|
E |-------------|
[Verse 6]
Ebm/Gb Bbm
Per - haps, one day we'll have a splash,
Bbm F Bbm Bb7
When 'Little - woods' pro - vide the cash,
Ebm/Gb Bbm
We'll get a house in Knotty Ash,
Gb F Bbm
And buy yer Da a brewery!
[Verse 7]
Bm
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Bm F#7 Bm G F#
Oh, you are ...a mucky kid, dirty as a dustbin lid,
Bm F# Bm
When he hears the things that you did,
G F#7 Bm
You'll ger a belt from your Da!
e |-------------|
B |-------------|
G |-------------|
D |---------0---|
A |---2--4------|
E |-------------|
[Verse 8]
Em/G Bm
Oh, you have your father's face,
Bm F# Bm B7
You're growing up a real hard case,
Em/G Bm
But there's no one can take your place,
G F# Bm C B
Go fast a - sleep ...for yer ...Mammy! | / / / | / / / ||
