Ian Dury and the blockheads - Hit me with your rhythm stick


This is such a funky song, and the other tab on here wasn't what i felt was played.

intro

G|-------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------|---3-1-1------------------------|
A|-------------|---------3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-1----|
E|-----------1-|-----------------------------4-1|


G|---------------------------8----|--------------------------------|
D|---3-1-1-----------------6------|---3-1-1------------------------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-6-h-8--------|---------3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-1----|
E|------------------------------1-|-----------------------------4-1|


G|---------------------------8-8---|--------------|
D|---3-1-1-----------------6-------|--------------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-6-h-8---------|-1--1--3-3----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------1|


G|--------------------------------|
D|---3-1-1------------------------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-1----|
E|-----------------------------4-1|

G|-------------------------8-8---|
D|---3-1-1-----------1-3-6-------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-------------|
E|------------------------------1|

when the vocals start


G|10-8-8------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------10-10-8-8-6-6-3-3-5-5-6|--6-3-3----------------3-3-6-3-----|
A|------------------------------|---------6-6-------6-6---------6-4-|
E|------------------------------|-------------8-8-------------------|

G|---4---3-3--------------------|-10-8-8--------------------------|
D|-6---6-----6---3---4---5--6--3|--------10-10-8-8-6-6-3-3--------|
A|-------------4---4---4--------|--------------------------6-6-7-8|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|


G|10-8-8------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------10-10-8-8-6-6-3-3-5-5-6|--6-3-3-------------3-3-6-3-----|
A|------------------------------|---------6-6-----6-6--------6-4-|
E|------------------------------|-------------8-8----------------|

G|---4---3-3--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6---6-----6---3---4---5--6---|---------------------------------|
A|-------------4---4---4-------6|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-5-6-7--------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|





Chorus

G|------------------|----------------|
D|--3---5------7---5|-----3-------3--|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|1---3---5--5---3--|-1-1-----1-1----|

G|------------------|----------------|
D|--3---5------7---5|-----3-------3--|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|1---3---5--5---3--|-1-1-----1-1----|


G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----3------5------6------7-|-----6------7-------6-----|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|1-1----3-3----4-4----5-5---|4-4------5-5----4-4----3--|

G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-1--1--3-3----|
E|-------------1|

(beginning again)
G|-------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------|---3-1-1------------------------|
A|-------------|---------3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-1----|
E|-----------1-|-----------------------------4-1|


G|---------------------------8-8---|--------------|
D|---3-1-1-----------------6-------|--------------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-6-h-8---------|-1--1--3-3----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------1|

G|--------------------------------|
D|---3-1-1------------------------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-3-1----|
E|-----------------------------4-1|

G|-------------------------8-8---|
D|---3-1-1-----------1-3-6-------|
A|---------3-3-1-1-3-------------|
E|------------------------------1|

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