Ballad of Barry and Freda
Victoria Wood
[F] Freda and Barry sat one night, [Dm] the sky was clear, the stars were bright.
[Gm7] The wind was [C7] soft, [Am] the moon was [D] up.
[Gm7] Freda drained her [C] cocoa [C7] cup, [F] she licked her lips, she felt sublime.
[Dm] She switched off 'Gardeners' Question Time'.
[Gm7] Barry [C7] cringed in [Am] fear and [D] dread
[slowing down]
[Gm7] As Freda grabbed his [C] tie, and [C7] said,
[F] Let's do it! Let's do it, [C] do it while the mood is [C7] right!
[C7] I'm feeling Appealing, [F] I've really got an [F7^2] appetite.
[Bb] I'm on fire with desire, I could [F*] handle half the tenors in a [D7*] male voice choir.
[G7] Let's do it! [C] Let's do it [F] tonight! [C7]
But he said:
[F]I can’t do it, I can’t do it,
I’ve [C]got other little jobs on [C7] hand
[C7]Dont grouse, around the house
[F]I’ve got a busy evening [F7^2] planned
[Bb]Stop nagging, I’m flagging
[F*]You know as well as I do that the pipes want [D7*]lagging
[G7]I can’t do it, [C]I can’t do it [F]tonight.[C7]
So she said:
[F] Let's do it! Let's do it, [C] do it till our hearts go [C7] boom!
[C7] Go native, creative, [F] living in the living [F7^2] room.
[Bb] This folly is jolly, [F*] bend me over backwards on the [D7*] hostess trolley.
[G7] Let's do it! [C] let's do it [F] tonight! [C7]
But he said:
[F] I can't do it! I can't do it [C] me 'eavy breathing days [C7] have gone.
[C7] I'm older, Feel colder, [F] it's other things that turn me [F7^2] on.
[Bb] I'm imploring I'm boring, [F*] let me read this Catalogue on [D7*] vinyl flooring.
[G7] I can't do it. I [C] can't do it [F] tonight. [C7]
And she said:
[F] Let's do it! Let's do it, [C] while I'm really in [C7] the mood!
[C7] Three cheers! It's years since I [F] caught you even semi-[F7^2] nude.
[Bb] Be drastic; Gymnastic, [F*] wear your baggy Y-fronts with the [D7*] loose elastic.
[G7] Let's do it! [C] Let's do it [F] tonight! [C7]
[F]I can’t do it, I can’t do it,
I [C]know I’d only get it [C7]wrong
[C7]Dont angle for me to dangle
[F]me arms ave never been that [F7^2] strong
[Bb]Stop pouting, stop shouting
[F*]You know I pulled a muscle when I did that [D7*] grouting
[G7]I can’t do it, [C]I can’t do it [F]tonight.[C7]
[F]Let's do it,let's do it, [C] I really want to rant and [C7] rave
[C7] Lets go, cos I know
[F] just how I want you to [F7^2] behave
[Bb]not bleakly, not meekly
[F*] Beat me on the bottom with a woman’s[D7*] weekly
[G7]Let's do it, [C]let's do it [F]tonight![D7]
[G7]Let's do it, [C7]let's do it [F]tonight![D7]
[G7]Let's do it, [C7]let's do it [F]tonight [Am7*][F*]
Ballad of Barry and Freda [F]Victoria Wood
F Freda and Barry sat one night, Dm the sky was clear, the stars were bright. Gm7 The wind was C7 soft, Am the moon was D up. Gm7 Freda drained her C cocoa C7 cup, F she licked her lips, she felt sublime. Dm She switched off 'Gardeners' Question Time'. Gm7 Barry C7 cringed in Am fear and D dread slowing down Gm7 As Freda grabbed his C tie, and C7 said,
F Let's do it! Let's do it, C do it while the mood is C7 right! C7 I'm feeling Appealing, F I've really got an F72 appetite. Bb I'm on fire with desire, I could F* handle half the tenors in a D7* male voice choir. G7 Let's do it! C Let's do it F tonight! C7
But he said FI can’t do it, I can’t do it, I’ve Cgot other little jobs on C7 hand C7Dont grouse, around the house FI’ve got a busy evening F72 planned BbStop nagging, I’m flagging F*You know as well as I do that the pipes want D7*lagging G7I can’t do it, CI can’t do it Ftonight.C7
So she said F Let's do it! Let's do it, C do it till our hearts go C7 boom! C7 Go native, creative, F living in the living F72 room. Bb This folly is jolly, F* bend me over backwards on the D7* hostess trolley. G7 Let's do it! C let's do it F tonight! C7
But he said F I can't do it! I can't do it C me 'eavy breathing days C7 have gone. C7 I'm older, Feel colder, F it's other things that turn me F72 on. Bb I'm imploring I'm boring, F* let me read this Catalogue on D7* vinyl flooring. G7 I can't do it. I C can't do it F tonight. C7
And she said F Let's do it! Let's do it, C while I'm really in C7 the mood! C7 Three cheers! It's years since I F caught you even semi-F72 nude. Bb Be drastic; Gymnastic, F* wear your baggy Y-fronts with the D7* loose elastic. G7 Let's do it! C Let's do it F tonight! C7
FI can’t do it, I can’t do it, I Cknow I’d only get it C7wrong C7Dont angle for me to dangle Fme arms ave never been that F72 strong BbStop pouting, stop shouting F*You know I pulled a muscle when I did that D7* grouting G7I can’t do it, CI can’t do it Ftonight.C7
FLet's do it,let's do it, C I really want to rant and C7 rave C7 Lets go, cos I know F just how I want you to F72 behave Bbnot bleakly, not meekly F* Beat me on the bottom with a woman’sD7* weekly G7Let's do it, Clet's do it Ftonight!D7
G7Let's do it, C7let's do it Ftonight!D7 G7Let's do it, C7let's do it Ftonight Am7*F*