...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:

      AGo (x02220@1)to sleep now,
E (022100@1)Francies,
You've done all you can,
         AWith (x02220@1)the day.
Safe and sound now,
         EThat's (022100@1)a promise,
You'll be welcome,
             A (x02220@1)  AbmIn (133111@4)the milky way.

Chorus 1:

F#m (244222@1)Tumble down,
Tired and true,
B7 (x21202@1)Spirit to restore,
  D (xx0232@1)        EA (022100@1)balance is due,
      AGo (x02220@1)to sleep now,
D (xx0232@1)Francies,
E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)Close your eyes.

Verse 2:

A (x02220@1)Hang your thoughts up,
         EShut (022100@1)the index,
                         AIt's (x02220@1)time to impose a curfew.
And you'll get up,
          EFresh (022100@1)and ready,
With a hundred and one,
          A (x02220@1) AbmThings (133111@4)to do.

Chorus 2:

F#m (244222@1)Drowsy now,
Here comes a space,
B7 (n.c)
 Call a halt,
       D (xx0232@1)     ETo (022100@1)the steeple chase,
      AGo (x02220@1)to sleep,
D (xx0232@1)Francies,
E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)Close your eyes.

Bridge 1:

        DIf (xx0232@1)your life,
Or some old lover,
E (022100@1)        A (x02220@1)Cause con-cern,
   D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)   A7Or (x02020@1)puzzle, or per-turb,
    DThe (xx0232@1)more you discover,
    C#7 (x4342x@1)    F#mThe (244222@1)more you learn.
      B7Go (x21202@1)to sleep now,
D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)Please do not dis-turb.

Interlude:

A  E (x2)
A, Abm

Chorus 3:

F#m (244222@1)Tumble down,
Tired and true,
B7 (x21202@1)Spirit to restore,
  D (xx0232@1)        EA (022100@1)balance is due,
      AGo (x02220@1)to sleep now,
D (xx0232@1)Francies,
E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)Close your eyes.

Coda:

      AGo (x02220@1)to sleep now,
D (xx0232@1)Francies,
E (022100@1)         A (x02220@1)Close your eyes.
Go to sleep now,
D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)Francies.
      A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)AGo (x02220@1)to sleep.

Outro:

A, D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)A,
A  D, E

(Repeat E to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   E (022100@1)     F#m (244222@1)   D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)     Abm (133111@4)   B7 (x21202@1)    A7 (x02020@1)   C#7 (x4342x@1) 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)