Key: B minor•
Verse 1
With all those musical instruments?"
Bm
D
"Why! That's Ivor Biggun the famous one
man band"
Bm
G
"What's a one man
band, daddy?"
D
G
D
"He's one man and he's banned
by television and radio..."
D
Bm
Verse 2
F#m
Well it seems that ever since I was born
Bm
F#m
Somebody said to me
Bm
F#m
My Great Grandad John
E
A
Was just the kind of man that I ought to be
G
F#m
He built a great big factory
A
G
Bm
They put his statue in the park
E
A
And its still there today
D
A
And the birds make a terrible
Verse 3
mess
G
D
of my Great Grandad John
A
D
The doggies leave their calling cards
E
A
On the stone he stands upon
Bm
F#m
The kids throw sticks & bricks at him
G
A
They try to pull him down
Bm
F#m
My Great Grandad John
G
D
the hero of the town
Verse 4
D
Bm
F#m
My Great Grandad John made
Bm
F#m
fifty thousand pounds
Bm
F#m
But now the money has all gone
E
A
And his house has fallen down
Bm
F#m
No one cares about the rich man
G
A
Made of brass and stone
E
A
Great Grandad stands alone
D
A
And the birds go (twttttttt) on my
Verse 5
G
A
D
The doggies leave their calling cards
E
A
On the stone he stands upon
Bm
F#m
The kids throw sticks & bricks at him
G
A
They try to pull him down
Bm
F#m
G
My Great Grandad John the hero
D
G
D
of the town
Bm
F#m
Bm
F#m
Verse 6
Verse 7
Bm
F#m
Sometimes I think I hear his voice
Bm
F#m
It sounds so sad and old...
Bm
F#m
"Up on this pedestal's no fun
E
A
It's lonely and it's bloody cold
G
F#m
So just you do what you want to son
G
A
Lead the life you choose
G
Bm
And don't make fifty thousand pounds
E
A
And en d up in my shoes"
Verse 8
G
D
my great grandson
A
D
The doggies leave their calling cards
E
A
On the stone you stand upon
Bm
F#m
D
The kids throw sticks & bricks at you
G
A
They'll try to pull you down
Bm
F#m
Like Great Grandad John
G
D
the hero of 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..."
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