Herbert chords by
Madness

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Key: E minor

Verse 1
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Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
She was fur
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ther than her father
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Dm Dm 
 
But I was really rather
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Dm Dm 
 
Partial to the way.
Gm Gm 
 
To the way she took her stand
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Cm Cm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
She glanced over his shoulder
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Cm Cm 
 
Urging me to be bolder
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Gm Gm 
 
I subtly tried to push past her old man

Verse 2
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Dm Dm 
 
But he stepped sideways firmly
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Dm Dm 
 
A prop forward from Burnley
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Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
I felt like I'd walked into a brick wall
C C 
 
He menacingly whispered:
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Dm Dm 
 
"Sonny Jim,
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Cm Cm 
 
I know exactly where you've been
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Stop now or believe me  - you will fall"

Verse 3
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Gm Gm 
 
She was a preacher's daughter
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Gm Gm 
 
A rugby playing porter
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Gm Gm 
 
Who'd become a wealthy
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Eb Eb 
 
hotelier
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Before he got the calling
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That fuels his stonewalling
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C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Now he wants to put me  my derriere
Gm Gm 
 

Verse 4

Oh yeah, the wages of sin

There's a big fat bloke trying to do me in

Well I can't hide and I can't run

He's chasing me around with an old shotgun

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Gm Gm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Well it was some time later, that
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Dm Dm 
 
I overheard her pater
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D D 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Holding forth and splendidly well
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Am Am 
 
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F F 
 
oiled:
Cm Cm 
 
"Where there's muck
Dm Dm 
 
there's brass
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Cm Cm 
 
And I'll tell you now no lass
Dm Dm 
 
Of mine will be sullied or despoiled
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Dm Dm 
 
By a rotten little Herbert
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Dm Dm 
 
My princess made of  sherbert
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Dm Dm 
 
A lavender, my cupcake,
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coo ca choo"
C C 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
My chance's get ting slimmer
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Cm Cm 
 
My hopes were going dimmer
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Gm Gm 
 
So I grabbed her and I took her in the loo

Verse 6
Eb Eb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
She was a preaches daughter
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
And I really didn't oughta
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Gm Gm 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Have taken her and done what I have done
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Gm Gm 
 
He wants to take me to the cleaners
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Gm Gm 
 
For previous misdemeanours
Cm Cm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
And get me up the aisle with his shotgun
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Dm Dm 
 
And take me up the aisle
Gm Gm 
 
with his shotgun

Verse 7
Bb Bb 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Oh  yeah, the wages of sin
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
There's a big fat bloke trying to do me in
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
Well I   can't hide and I   can't run
F F 
 
C C 
 
He's chasing me around
Gm Gm 
 
with an old shotgun

Verse 8

Yeah, yeah, the wages of sin

There's a big fat bloke trying to do me in

Well I can't hide and I can't run

He's chasing me around with an old shotgun

Interlude 2
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Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm Gm 
 
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Am Am 
 
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Eb Eb 
 
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Gm Gm 
 
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Eb Eb 
 
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Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
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Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
Gm Gm

Verse 9

He's an antique shotgun

Outro 1

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