Fings Aint What They Used To Be Chords
by Max Bygraves
Fings Aint What They Used To Be by Max Bygraves is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, G, F, C7 and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G G C G G
Verso 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
Verso 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
Verso 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
Verso 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