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The Fratellis - Dirty Barry Stole The Bluebird Chords

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Dirty Barry Stole The Bluebird Chords

(ver. 1)
The Fratellis
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Tuning: STANDARD

Amazing B-side to the famous 'Chelsea Dagger' single. I can't believe there isn't 
already a tab on here!

This is my first tab by the way, so hopefully it is alright :)

Chords used (by section):
Intro -
_|D(1)| D7 |
e| 10 | 10 |
B| 10 | 10 |
G| 11 | 11 |
D| 12 | 10 |
A| 12 | 12 |
E| 10 | 10 |

Chorus -
_|G(1)| Em | Am |D|
e| 3  | 0  | 5  | 5  |
B| 3  | 0  | 5  | 7  |
G| 4  | 0  | 5  | 7  |
D| 5  | 2  | 7  | 7  |
A| 5  | 2  | 7  | 5  |
E| 3  | 0  | 5  | 5  |

Verses -
_|G|D(3)| C |
E| -  |  - | - |
B| -  |  - | - |
G| -  |  - | - |
D| 5  | 12 | 10|
A| 5  | 12 | 10|
E| 3  | 10 | 8 |

Bridges -
_|E(1)|F#m(1)| C |D(3)|G| B |A(1)|D(1)| D7 |E|D(2)|E(3)|
e| -  |   -  | - |  - | -  | - | -  | 10 | 10 | 0  | 5  | 7  |
B| -  |   -  | - |  - | -  | - | -  | 10 | 10 | 0  | 7  | 9  |
G| -  |   2  | - |  - | -  | - | -  | 11 | 11 | 1  | 7  | 9  |
D| 2  |   4  | 10| 12 | 5  | 9 | 7  | 12 | 10 | 2  | 7  | 9  |
A| 2  |   4  | 10| 12 | 5  | 9 | 7  | 12 | 12 | 2  | 5  | 7  |
E| 0  |   2  | 8 | 10 | 3  | 7 | 5  | 10 | 10 | 0  | 5  | 7  |

_|A|F#m(2)| Bm |E(3)|
e| 5  |  2   | 7  | 7  |
B| 5  |  2   | 7  | 9  |
G| 6  |  2   | 7  | 9  |
D| 7  |  4   | 9  | 9  |
A| 7  |  4   | 9  | 7  |
E| 5  |  2   | 7  | 7  |


Intro:
D(1)  D(1)  D(1)  D(1)  D7  D(1)   D(1)  <---Listen to the song for this


Chorus:
   G(1)         Em
He stole it, he stole it
   Am                    D
He crossed the wires and flipped the bastard
   G(1)          Em
He rigged it, he rigged it
    Am                D
His face was ugly and not so much
     G(1)     Em
As a halo, oh yeah-lo
    Am                   D
His favourite colour was black
           G(1)         Em
Because he stole it, he stole it,
   Am           D
He stole it, he stole it


Verse 1:
    G(2) G(2) D(3) D(3)  <--- One strum each
And one  fine day, now
C      D(3)
It was typical
C     D(3)
I was wonderful
C      D(3) D(3)
He was critical
G  G(2) D(3  D(3)
Lived in   my   street
C       D(3)
Owned a Jaguar
C         D(3)
No matter where you are
C        D(3)     D(3)
That's a girlie's car
G G(2)  D(3)  D(3)
All  a  -  round you
C           D(3)
He's didn't seen a word
C          D(3)
Was always out of work
C         D(3)   D(3)
He didn't seen a word
G G(2) D(3) D(3)
Got  no   gy - ro
C         D(3)
He didn't need it though
C        D(3)
He stole cars ya know
C   D(3) D(3)


Bridge:
E(1)              F#m(1)        C
Though he had the sneakiness to lie
       D(3)        G
Such a lazy way to die
       F#m(1)
Didn't try
      C     D(3) C  B  A(1)
Well oh my

    E(1)               F#m(1)          C
And all the girls were weepin' when we said
           D(3)               G
That their Bluebird days were dead
      F#m(1)
Go to bed
    C
Oh instead

D(1)  D(1)  D(1)  D(1)  D7  D(1)


Chorus (Same as the last one):
       G(1)         Em
And he stole it, he stole it
   Am                    D
He crossed the wires and flipped the bastard
   G(1)          Em
He rigged it, he rigged it
    Am                D
His face was ugly and not so much
     G(1)     Em
As a halo, oh yeah-lo
    Am                   D
His favourite colour was black
           G(1)         Em
Because he stole it, he stole it,
   Am           D
He stole it, he stole it


Verse 2 (Same as verse 1):
       G   G(2) D(3)  D(3)
And we chased him  right down
C        D(3)
C        D(3)
We could catch him up
C         D(3)   D(3)
Smash his pretty face
G G(2) D(3) D(3)
Bang bang bang bang
C        D(3)
Where ya creepin' at
C       D(3)
We were getting tanned
C     D(3)  D(3)
G G(2) D(3)  D(3)
We   sped a  -  way
C        D(3)
Past the studio
    C   D(3)
The Cigarello
    C   D(3) D(3)
And La Fratellio
G G(2) D(3)   D(3)
We   got  wa  -  sted
C      D(3)
And we went to bed
C       D(3)
Got the train instead
C   D(3) D(3)


Bridge (Same as last bridge):
E(1)              F#m(1)        C
Though he had the cheekiness to lie
       D(3)        G
Such a lazy way to die
       F#m(1)
Didn't try
      C           D(3) C  B  A(1)
Well oh my (well, well oh my)

    E(1)               F#m(1)          C
And all the girls were weepin' when we said
           D(3)               G
That their Bluebird days were dead (were dead)
      F#m(1)
Go to bed (go to bed)
    C
Oh instead (oh instead)

D(1)  D(1)  E(2)  E(2)  D(1)  D(1)  E(2)  E(2)  D(2)  E(3)  <---This is different to the last bridge


"Oh"s (Same chords repeated from here until the end):

A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh
A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh
A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh
A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh

   A         F#m(2)
He stole it, he stole it
   Bm                    E(3)
He crossed the wires and flipped the bastard
   A          F#m(2)
He rigged it, he rigged it
    Bm                E(3)
His face was ugly and not so much
     A     F#m(2)
As a halo, oh yeah-lo
    Bm                   E(3)
His favourite colour was black
           A         F#m(2)
Because he stole it, he stole it,
   Bm           E(3)
He stole it, he stole it
   A          F#m(2)
He swiped it, he swiped it
    Bm                    E(3)
And we don't care because we got us
     A        F#m(2)
A sombrero and a banjo
    Bm                  E(3)
And they can drive us nowhere if they want
        A    F#m(2)
It's no halo oh yeah-lo
    Bm                   E(3)
His favourite colour was black
           A         F#m(2)
Because he stole it, he stole it,
   Bm           E(3)
He stole it, he stole it

A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh
A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh
A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh
A  F#m(2)  Bm    E(3)
Oh oh oh,     oh oh oh oh

A
La la la, la la la,
La la la, Laaaaa

End with:
   D  D  D  D  D  D  A
e|----------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3--3--2--------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|  <---You will probably need to listen to this
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--2--------|
A|-------------------0--------|
E|----------------------------|
            
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