Herbert chords by Madness
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Verse 1
(E minor) (B minor) (E minor) (B minor) She was (E minor) fur
ther than her father (B minor)
But (E minor) I was really rather (B minor)
(E minor) Partial to the way. (B minor)
To the way (E minor) she took her stand
(B minor) She glanced (A minor) over his shoulder (B minor)
(E minor) Urging me to be bolder (A minor)
I subtly tried to (B minor) push past her old (E minor) man
Verse 2
But (E minor) he stepped sideways firmly (B minor)
A prop (E minor) forward from (B minor) Burnley
I (E minor) felt like I'd walked (B minor) into a brick (E minor) wall
He menacingly (A major) whispered:
"Sonny (A minor) Jim, (B minor)
I know exactly (E minor) where you've been (A minor)
Stop now (A major) or believe (B minor) me - you will fall" (E minor)
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Verse 3
She (C major) was a preacher's (E minor) daughter
A rugby (B minor) playing port (E minor) er
Who'd (C major) become a wealthy (E minor)
(A minor) (C major) hotelier
Before he got the (E minor) calling
That fuels (B minor) his stonewalling
Now (E minor) he (A major) wants to put me (B minor) my derriere
(E minor)
Verse 4
(G major) Oh yeah, the wages (E minor) of sin
There's a (B minor) big fat bloke trying to (B major) do me in
Well (B minor) I can't hide and (E minor) I can't run
He's (D major) chasing me around (A major) with an (E minor) old shotgun
Interlude 1
(D major) (A major) (E minor)
(B minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor)
(B minor) (F sharp minor) (B minor) (E minor) (B minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor)
(B minor)
Verse 5
Well (E minor) it was some time later (B minor) , that
I (E minor) overheard her pa (B minor) ter
(E minor) Holding forth and splen (B major) didly (B minor) well
(E minor) (F sharp minor) (E minor) (D major) oiled:
"Where (A minor) there's muck
there's brass (B minor)
And I'll (E minor) tell you now no lass (A minor)
Of mine will be sul (B minor) lied or despoiled
(E minor) By a rotten little Herber (B minor) t
My princess (E minor) made of (B minor) sherbert
A (E minor) lavender, my cup (B minor) cake,
coo ca choo" (E minor)
My chance's (A major) (A minor) get ting slim (B minor) mer
My (E minor) hopes were going dim (A minor) mer
So I grabbed her and I (B minor) took her in the loo (E minor)
Verse 6
She (C major) was a preaches (E minor) daughter
And I (B minor) really didn't (E minor) oughta
Have (C major) taken her and (E minor) done what I have (A minor) done
He wants to (C major) take me to the (E minor) cleaners
For previous (B minor) misdemeanours (E minor)
And (A minor) get me up the (B minor) aisle with his shot (E minor) gun
And (A minor) take me up the (B minor) aisle
with his shotgun (E minor)
Verse 7
(G major) Oh yeah, the (E minor) wages of sin
There's a (B minor) big fat bloke trying to (B major) do me in
Well (B minor) I can't hide and (E minor) I can't run
He's (D major) chasing me around (A major)
with an (E minor) old shotgun
Verse 8
(G major) Yeah, yeah, the (E minor) wages of sin
There's a (B minor) big fat bloke trying to (B major) do me in
Well (B minor) I can't hide and (E minor) I can't run
He's (D major) chasing me around (A major) with an (E minor) old shotgun
Interlude 2
(E minor) (B minor) (C major) (B minor) (E minor) (B minor) (F sharp minor) (B minor)
(E minor) (B minor)
(C major) (B minor) (E minor) (B minor) (E minor)
(B minor) (C major) (E minor) (B minor) (E minor)
(B minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor) (B minor) (E minor)
(B minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 9
He's an (B minor) antique shotgun
Outro 1
(E minor) (B minor) (C major) (E minor) (B minor)
(E minor) (B minor)
(C major) (D major) (E minor) (B major) (B minor) (E minor)
(C major) (E minor)
Herbert
Madness
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