Can't Con An Honest John
Can't Con An Honest John

Can't Con An Honest John easy guitar chords by The Streets

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  • Verse 1
    Us
    ing 
    the following, 

    I'm 
    going 
    to 
    show 
    you: 

    A) How 
    to 
    con 
    someone 
    using 

    their 
    own 
    greed, 

    B) That 
    you 
    won't 
    feel 
    bad 
    'cos 
    they're trying 
    to 
    con 
    you 
    anyway, 

    and 

    Verse 2
    C) TAKING 
    THEIR 
    MONEY! 

    As 
    have 
    come 
    to 
    realise, 

    running 
    the 
    beats 
    is 
    just 
    get
    ting 
    people's 
    confidence. 

    This scam 
    only 
    works 
    'cos 
    that 
    man 

    thinks 
    he's 
    working 
    this 
    scam 

    And 
    that 
    you 
    man 
    off 
    his 
    mark 

    Get 
    your 
    mate, 

    let's 
    call 
    your 
    mate 
    Pier

    No, 
    not 
    Piers, 
    let's 
    call 
    him 
    Farquhar 

    Verse 3
    Anyway 
    get 
    Farquhar 
    to crawl 

    in
    to 
    bar 
    with his 
    dog 

    Like 
    I said, 
    the 
    barman 
    will 
    try 

    an
    d con 
    you later 

    But you're 
    gonna 
    take 
    all 
    his money. 

    Any
    way, 
    get 
    Farquhar 
    to pass 

    into 
    a local 
    bar 

    And call 
    to 
    the 
    bar 
    to 
    look 

    after 
    a dog 
    for 
    a dart 

    Just 
    for 
    20 quid 
    for 
    a while, 

    claiming 
    that 
    he 
    hated 
    it 

    But 
    it was 
    worth 
    more 
    than 
    his 
    car 

    Verse 4
    This, 
    by 
    the 
    way, 

    requires 
    that you 
    find 
    and 
    supply 
    Farquhar 

    With 
    an 
    animal, 
    and 
    a life, 

    from your 
    local 
    park. 

    Get 
    a nice 
    dog 
    that doesn't 
    bark 

    But 
    not 
    so 
    nice 
    that 
    someone 
    might 

    miss 
    this 
    mutt 
    from 
    the 
    park 

    Anyway, 
    using 
    this 
    technique 
    you're 
    gon

    na 
    take 
    all 
    this man's 
    money 

    But you're 
    not 
    gonna 
    care, 

    cos 
    he's 
    gonna 
    fucking 
    deserve 
    it 

    Verse 5
    You'll 
    never 
    con 
    an 
    Honest 
    John 

    An 
    Honest 
    John 
    you 
    can't 

    drag 
    down 
    (Exactly!) 

    Con- 
    do- 
    lee 
    get 
    conned 

    When 
    they 
    think 
    they're 
    the 
    cunning 

    one 
    (It's all 
    one 
    big 
    con) 

    Verse 6
    Neighbour 
    you 
    won't 
    con 

    An 
    Honest 
    John 

    Now 
    listen, 
    get 
    Farquhar 

    to 
    dart 
    out 
    the 
    bar 

    And 
    just 
    shop 
    for 
    some 
    garm's, maybe 

    Just 
    to 
    pass 
    an hour 
    or so 

    would 
    go 
    shop
    ping 
    cos' 

    gave 
    up 
    drinking 

    But 
    whatever, 

    Verse 7
    just 
    have 
    Farquhar 
    down 
    the 
    road 

    Now you 
    walk 
    in the 
    bar, 

    walk 
    up 
    to 
    the 
    bar
    man 

    Order 
    jar, 
    when you've 
    caught 

    him 
    slouched 
    on his 
    own 

    Start 
    eyeing 
    the 
    dog 
    that 
    he's 

    minding 
    by 
    his side 

    Currently 
    vibe 
    him and 
    start 
    on 

    Verse 8
    about 
    the 
    dog 
    you 
    own. 

    Start 
    asking 
    the 
    barman, 

    if 
    it's 
    his 
    fine 
    speci
    men 
    of 
    a dog 

    Nod, 
    smile, 
    agree, 

    look 
    interested 
    and cool 

    When 
    he tells 
    you 
    it's 
    someone 

    else's 
    you've 
    just 
    left 
    pre
    vious 

    Tell 
    him, 'This 
    is a very 

    rare 
    breed 
    of 
    animal.' 

    Last 
    time 
    I lied 
    my 
    manager 
    swiped 
    me 

    But 
    lie, 
    and 
    tell 
    him 
    it's like 
    a fucking 

    Red- 
    Eared 
    Hunting 
    Spaniel. 

    Tell 
    him 
    it's 
    worth 
    600 quid 
    an
    d you 
    would pay 

    handsomely 
    if 
    you 
    were to 
    accept 
    finance 

    At all 

    Verse 9
    You'll 
    never 
    con 
    an 
    Honest 
    John 

    (Sometimes...) 

    An Honest 
    John 
    you 
    can't 
    drag 
    down 
    (...Sometimes I think 

    I should 
    just 
    go 
    completely...) 

    Condolee get 
    conned 

    When 
    they 
    think 
    they're 

    the cunning 
    one 

    Neighbour 
    you 
    won't 
    con 
    an 
    Honest John 
    (Keep listen
    ing 
    though, 

    it's important 
    that 

    Verse 10
    You 
    keep 
    listening...) 

    Now take 
    all his 
    shopping 
    off 
    him 

    Get 
    your 
    mate 
    Farquhar 
    to 
    pop 
    in 

    Looking 
    straight 
    gutted 
    a bit 
    later 
    on 

    He should 
    order 
    a jar, 
    talk 
    at 
    the 
    bar 

    Ensure 
    he looks 
    calm, 

    warm 
    with 
    the barman 

    And 
    generally 
    start 
    conversating on. 

    Far
    quhar 
    should 
    start 
    Verse 11
    falling 
    apart 

    About 
    how 
    he's 
    arsed up 
    some 
    chance 

    And how 
    arsed up 
    his day 
    was. 

    Or 
    in the 
    event, 
    the spread 
    betting 
    he's 

    getting 
    ready 
    to 
    ac
    cept 

    That his 
    rent's 
    not 
    getting 
    payed 
    up. 

    The 
    barmans mind 
    will 
    chime 
    Verse 12

    slowly 
    for 
    a while 

    He might 
    wipe 
    the 
    bar, 

    as 
    his 
    mind 
    is making 
    sums. 

    Farquhar 
    should 
    continue 

    to 
    moan 
    about 
    money 

    And 
    that 
    this 
    mutt 
    is 
    not 

    the greatest 
    of his 
    worries. 

    Verse 13
    And like 
    'ching!', the 
    barman 

    will 
    five 
    out 
    of six 
    times 

    Kindly 
    offer 
    his 
    greed 
    to buy 
    the 

    dog 
    for 
    a price 
    of 
    300 quid 

    And 
    af
    ter 
    some 
    bartering, 

    your 
    bar
    man 
    will 
    haggle 
    and charge 
    harder 

    In 
    greed 
    of 
    the scent 
    of the 
    scheme 
    in his 
    head. (That's right, 

    neighbour!) 

    Verse 14
    You'll never 
    con 
    an 
    Honest 
    John 

    An 
    Honest 
    John 
    you 
    can't 

    drag 
    down 

    Condolee get 
    conned 

    When 
    they 
    think they're the 

    cunning 
    one 

    (The barman, 
    is 
    gonna 
    see 
    how much 

    he 
    can stitch 
    you 
    up 
    for.) 

    Neighbour 
    you 
    won't con 

    an Honest 
    John 

    (How does 
    that 
    work? 
    Cos' everytime 

    it's based 
    around 
    someone 
    who thinks 
    they're 

    Conning 
    you.) 

    Verse 15
    They'll nev
    er 
    ima
    gine 
    the 
    whole 

    scenario 
    is pre
    pared 
    solely 
    for him 

    Why 
    should 
    he? 

    That 
    sort 
    of 
    paranoia 
    can 
    get 

    you in 
    the loony 
    bin! 

    As 
    have 
    come 
    to 
    realise, 

    running 
    the 
    beat
    s is 
    just 
    getting 
    people's 
    con
    fidence. 

    AN
    D THAN 
    TAKING 
    THEIR 
    MONEY! 

    It's 
    all 
    one 
    big 
    con


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