Max Bygraves

Fings Aint What They Used To Be(Chords)

Max Bygraves

Key: C

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Capo on 3rd fret
	        
 

Intro:  C G G  C G G 
                    

Verso 1 
     C           G              C    G 
They changed our local Palais into a bowling alley and 
C           F         G       C  F G 
Fings ain't what they used to be 
        C       G                      C       G 
There's Teds in drainpipe trousers and Debs in coffee houses and 
C           F         G       C  C7 
Fings ain't what they used to be 

Bridge 
                 F 
There used to be trams not very quick gotcha from place to place 
                     Fm 
But now there's just jams half a mile thick 
C                 G 
Stay in the human race I'm walking 

Verso 2 
C          G                 C        G 
They stuck parking meters outside our doors to greet us 
C           F         G       C   
Fings ain't what they used to be 
C            G                     C        G 
Corr monkeys flying round the moon we'll be up there with 'em soon 
C           F         G       C  F g 
Fings ain't what they used to be 
C        G                   C       G 
Once our beer was frothy but now its frothy coffee well 
C           F         G       C  C7 
Fings ain't what they used to be  

Bridge 
              F 
It used to be fun Dad an old Mam paddling down Sarthend 
                 Fm 
But now it ain't done never mind chum 
C                 G 
Paris is where we spend our outings  

Verso 3 
C               G                   C       G 
Grandma used to try an shock us all doing a knees up rock n' roll 
C           F         G       C  C7 
Fings ain't what they used to be  

Bridge 
                F 
We used to 'ave stars singers who sung a dixie melody 
                  Fm 
They're buying guitars plinkty plonk 
C                         G  
Backing their selves with three chords only 

Verso 4 
C         G                  C        G 
Ones we'd dance from 12 to 3 I've got news for Elvis P 
C           F         G 
Fings ain't what they used ta 
C         F      G 
There's a lot we used ta 
C           F         G       C  G C 
Fings ain't what they used ta be
	        

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