Artist: Half Man Half Biscuit http://www.hmhb.co.uk/ Track: We Built This Village On A Trad. Arr. Tune Album: Achtung Bono Tabber: Woodshed INTRO Riff A A D B E e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---14----14----15-14---------|---------------------------------| G|------14-------------16-14---|------14-16----------------14----| D|-----------------------------|---16-------14------14-16--------| A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| Rpt. x 5 VERSE 1 A D B E And in the scout hut debate still rages on A D B E The most dangerous junction in Christendom A D B E And Cathy Staniforth's milk bank opens soon A D B E Yonder the Deacon in misguided trousers A D B E Yonder the deacon in misguided trousers CHORUS A D B E We built this village on a trad arr. tune x4 RIFF B e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----2-4-0-----4-5-2-------------0----2--------------------------| E|-----------------------------0-4---------0-----------------------| Rpt Riff B VERSE 2 A D B E Maroon is the colour of my true love's hair, A D B E She's got a cross stitch exhibition over there A D B E A spate of pan fires isn't going to happen round here A D B E It fills me with joy to see moshers out jogging A D B E It fills me with joy to see moshers out jogging A D B E Ain't no local groups called Fuck Your Conglomerate A D B E No narky young upstarts called Fuck Your Conglomerate CHORUS A D B E We built this village on a trad arr. tune x4 RIFF A x4 VERSE 3 A D B E Rehearsals afoot for the Christmas play A D B E It's called Roll A Square, Arthur, and mind what you say A D B E It's a cricketing farce with a thickening plot A D B E Act one, scene one: Brenda Blethyn gets shot A D B E Graduated to solids disturbingly early A D B E Graduated to solids disturbingly early A D B E The Mummers, the poppers, the best of the Coppers A D B E Anyone can join in, so I discarded my jeans A D B E And played... Pantheus, King of Thebes A D B E And some Bloomsbury peripherals said I had the best line A D B E Check your sheds, check your sheds, I think I've lost my mind CHORUS A D B E We built this village on a trad arr. tune x4 RIFF A x4 BREAKDOWN A CHORUS A D B E We built this village on a trad arr. tune x4 OUTRO A D B E e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--0-4-5-4-2-0---0-2--------------0-2------------------------| E|--------------------4-----0-----0--2-4----------------------------| Repeat to end
