Song: Hit me with your rhythm stick
Artist: Ian Dury and The Blockheads
Composers: Ian Dury and Chas Jankel
Tabbed by DJ 4th Aug 2016
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Fm)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em7 = 020000 C = x32010 E/G# = 422100
Em11 = 020200 D = xx0232 F#m/A = x04222
A = x02220 Eb = xx5343 E7#9 = 020133
B = x24442 E = 022100 G7 = 353433
D/F# = 20023x F#m = 244222 G#7 = 464544
A7 = 575655
^ = Emphasise these beats
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[Intro]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
A A B B
| /___/ / /___/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
Em7 D/F# Em7
In the deserts ...of Su - dan,
C Em7
And the gardens of Ja - pan,
Em7 D/F# Em7
From Mi - lan to Yuca - tan,
C D D Eb
Every woman, ...every man! ^ ^
[Chorus 1]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
Je t'a - dore! Ich liebe dich!
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
Hit me slowly, ...hit me quick,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit ...me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
A A B B
| /___/ / /___/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x2]
[Verse 2]
Em7 D/F# Em7
In the wilds of Borne - o,
C Em7
And the vineyards of Bor - deaux,
Em7 D/F# Em7
Eski - mo, A - rapa - ho,
C D D Eb
Move their body ...to and fro! ^ ^
[Chorus 2]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
Das ist gut! C'est fantas - tique!
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
It's nice to be a luna - tic,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Break]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
A B Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit...
^ ^ ^ ^
[Mute strings and scrub rhythm]
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x8]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
||: /___/ /___/ /___/ /___/ :||[x4]
[Verse 3]
Em7 D/F# Em7 C Em7
In the dock of Tiger Bay, on the road to Manda - lay,
Em7 D/F# Em7
From Bom - bay to Santa Fe,
C D D Eb
O'er the hills, ...and far a - way! ^ ^
[Chorus 3]
E F#m E/G# F#m/A E7#9 E7#9
Hit me with your rhythm stick, ...hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m E/G# F#m/A
C'est si bon, mmm? Ist es nicht?
E7#9 E7#9
Hit me, hit me, ...hit me!
^ ^ ^ ^
E F#m G7 G#7
Hit me with your rhythm stick,
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
Two fat persons, click, click, click,
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit .....me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
A B Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
Hit me,...hit me ...hit me-------!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Coda]
Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7 Em11 Em7
|: Hit me! :||[Repeat]
^ ^
[Suggestion for ending]
A A B B Em7
| /___/ / /___/ / | / ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/ian_dury_and_the_blockheads/hit_me_with_your_rhythm_stick_chords_1865029