Quincy Jones

Self Preservation Society(Chords)

Quincy Jones

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	        SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY by Quincy Jones from 'The Italian Job (1969)' 

Tabbed by: Seismatters 
Tuning: Standard E A D G B E 

Just the chords to the song (not going to tab all the bloomin' fanfare because that would be way too much 
Barney Rubble if you know what I mean).  

Intro: E A E A 

              E               A    E    A 
  This is the self-preservation society 
              E               A    E    A 
  This is the self-preservation society 

E                                 D  
  Go wash your German bands, your boat race too 
A                                E 
  Comb your Barnet Fair we got a lot to do 
C#m                                        F# 
  Put on your Dickie Dirt and your Peckham Rye 
F#                           B   B7 
  Cause time's soon hurrying by 

           E                        G# 
  Get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate 
     C#m                          F# 
  No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh? 
  A                        B 
  Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat 

              E               A    E    A 
  This is the self-preservation society 
              E               A    E    A 
  This is the self-preservation society 

N.C 
  Gotta get a bloomin move on 
  Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba 
  Gotta get a bloomin move on 
  Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba 
  Jump in the jam jar gotta get straight 
  Hurry up mate â?? don't wanna be late 
  How's your father? 
  Tickety boo 
  Tickety boo 
                      A    E     
  Gotta get a bloomin move on 


  F#             B    F#    B 
  Self-preservation society 
                   F#         B   F#    B 
  This is the self-preservation society 
  F#                              B 
  Put on your almond rocks and daisy roots 
  F#                                               B 
  Wash your Hampstead Heath and wear your whistle and flute 
  F#                           B 
  Lots of lah-di-dahs and cockneys here 
  F#                 B 
  Look alive and get out of here 


           F#                       A# 
  Get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate 
     D#m                          G# 
  No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh? 
  B                        C# 
  Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat 

                 F#         B   F#    B 
  This is the self-preservation society 
                 F#         B   F#    B 
  This is the self-preservation society 


It's not perfect, but cut me some Woman in Black, it's a bloody 'ard song to tab.
	        

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