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Lullaby For Francis

Ian Dury And The Blockheads

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...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
Go to sleep now,
E
 Francies,
You've done all you can,
         A
With the day.
Safe and sound now,
         E
That's a promise,
You'll be welcome,
             A    Abm
In the milky way.

Chorus 1:

F#m
 Tumble down,
Tired and true,
B7
 Spirit to restore,
  D          E
A balance is due,
      A
Go to sleep now,
D
 Francies,
E           A
 Close your eyes.

Verse 2:

A
 Hang your thoughts up,
         E
Shut the index,
                         A
It's time to impose a curfew.
And you'll get up,
          E
Fresh and ready,
With a hundred and one,
          A   Abm
Things to do.

Chorus 2:

F#m
 Drowsy now,
Here comes a space,
B7 (n.c)
 Call a halt,
       D       E
To the steeple chase,
      A
Go to sleep,
D
 Francies,
E           A
 Close your eyes.

Bridge 1:

        D
If your life,
Or some old lover,
E          A
 Cause con-cern,
   D       E      A     A7
Or puzzle, or per-turb,
    D
The more you discover,
    C#7      F#m
The more you learn.
      B7
Go to sleep now,
D          E       A
 Please do not dis-turb.

Interlude:

A  E (x2)
A, Abm

Chorus 3:

F#m
 Tumble down,
Tired and true,
B7
 Spirit to restore,
  D          E
A balance is due,
      A
Go to sleep now,
D
 Francies,
E           A
 Close your eyes.

Coda:

      A
Go to sleep now,
D
 Francies,
E           A
 Close your eyes.
Go to sleep now,
D          A  D  E  A
 Francies.
      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       Abm     B7      A7     C#7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022100  244222  xx0232  x02220  466444  021200  x02223  x46464


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Lullaby For Francis

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