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For What Is Chatteris

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Half Man Half Biscuit, often abbreviated to "HMHB", are an indie rock band from Birkenhead, England, active sporadically since the 1984, known for its satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs. The group consists of Nigel Blackwell (lead vocals, guitar), Neil Crossley (bass), Ken Hancock (lead guitar), and Carl Henry (drums). Throughout their career they have been signed to Probe Plus records.

The band's first single, The Trumpton Riots, topped the British Independent Chart in 1986

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Artist: Half Man Half Biscuit http://www.hmhb.co.uk/
Track: For What Is Chatteris...
Album: Achtung Bono
Tabber: Woodshed

INTRO

RIFF A

G D Daug
e|--------3---3-3------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3---3-3------3-----3--3-3-3----------------------------|
G|--------0---0-0------2-----3--3-3-3----------------------------|
D|--------0------------0-----0--0-0-0----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt x3

VERSE 1

G
One way system, smooth and commendable

D
Go by bus, they're highly dependable

C
The swings in the park for the kids have won awards

Am D
The clean streets, acknowledged in the Lords

G
But what's a park if you can't see a linnet

Em
A timetable if your journey's infinite

Am
My bag's packed and I'm leaving in a minute

D
For what is Chatteris without you in it?

Riff A x2

VERSE 2

G
Car crime's low, the gun crime's lower

D
The town hall band's CD, it's a grower

C
You never hear of folk getting knocked on the bonce

Am D
Although there was a drive by shouting once

G
But there's a brass band everywhere

Em
And I don't drive, so I don't care

Am
And as a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

D
What's Chatteris if you're not there?

Em - C - G - D - Daug
Em - C - G - D - Daug

Riff A x2

MIDDLE 4

G
Like a game-bird reserve short on pheasants

Em
Weavers' cottages devoid of tenants

Am
A market town that lacks quintessence

D
That's Chatteris without your presence

VERSE 3

G
Three good butchers, two fine chandlers

D
An indoor pool and a first class cake shop

C
OFSTED plaudits, envy of the fens

Am D
Prick barriers at both ends

G
But what's Chatteris if you're not there?

Em
What's Chatteris if you're not there?

Am
What's Chatteris if you're not there?

D
What's Chatteris if you're not there?

G
What's Chatteris if you're not there?

E
What's Chatteris if you're not there?

Am D G - D - G - D - G - D - G - D/F# - G
I may as well be in Ely or St. Ives