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Max Bygraves - Fings Aint What They Used To Be Chords

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Fings Aint What They Used To Be Chords

(ver. 1)
Max Bygraves
Intro =  C G G  C G G
                    Oi do me a favour

Verse 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

Verse 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 

Verse 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

Verse 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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