Great grandad john Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]"Daddy - who's that
[C]funny man over there
With all those musical instruments?"
[Am]"Why! That's Ivor [C]Biggun the famous one
man band"
[Am]"What's a [F]one man
band, daddy?"
[C]"He's one [F]man [C]and he's banned
by television and radio..."
[Am]"Young whipper- snapper!"
[C][Am]

[Verse 2]
Well it seems that ever since [Em]I was born
[Am]Somebody said to m[Em]e
[Am]My Great G[Em]randad John
Was just the kind of [D]man that [G]I ought to be
He [F]built a great big [Em]factory
And [F]when he passed away
[G]They put[F] his statue in [Am]the park
[D]And its still there t[G]oday
And the [C]birds make a [G]terrible

[Verse 3]
mess
of [F]my Great Grandad [C]John
The [G]doggies leave their [C]calling cards
[D]On the stone he [G]stands upon
The [Am]kids throw sticks [Em]& bricks at him
They [F]try to pull him [G]down
[Am]My Great G[Em]randad John
the [F]hero of the [C]town

[Verse 4]
[C]
[Am]My Great G[Em]randad John made
[Am]fifty thousand [Em]pounds
But [Am]now the money [Em]has all gone
[D]And his house has [G]fallen down
[Am]No one cares [Em]about the rich man
[F]Made of brass and [G]stone
And [F]in the park
[Am]Out in the dark
Great Grandad [D]stands [G]alone
And the [C]birds [G]go (twttttttt) on my

[Verse 5]
[F]
Great Grandad [C]John
The doggies [G]leave their [C]calling cards
[D]On the stone he [G]stands upon
The [Am]kids throw sticks [Em]& bricks at him
They [F]try to pull him [G]down
[Am]My Great G[Em]randad John the he[F]ro
of the [C]town[F][C]
[Am][Em][Am][Em]

[Verse 6]
[D]Twttttttt
"Argh! Well at [G]least it wasn't
a Golden [C]Eagle!"

[Verse 7]
Some[Am]times I think I [Em]hear his voice
It [Am]sounds so sad and [Em]old...
"Up [Am]on this [Em]pedestal's no fun
It's [D]lonely and it's [G]bloody cold
So [F]just you do what you [Em]want to son
[F]Lead the life you [G]choose
And [F]don't make fifty [Am]thousand pounds
And [D]en d up in my [G]shoes"
"Or [C]the birds

[Verse 8]
[G]will (Twttttttt) on you
[F]my great grand[C]son
The doggies [G]leave their [C]calling cards
[D]On the stone you [G]stand upon
The [Am]kids throw sticks [Em]& bricks at [C]you
They'll [F]try to pull you [G]down
[Am]Like Great [Em]Grandad John
[F]the hero of [C]the town"

[Verse 9]
"I say you down there - how much
do you earn per street?"
"Er... Er... About 50 pence
a street guv'ner..."
"Well here's three quid...
Why don't you go and play
six streets away"
"It's tough being a superstar..."