{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":957448,"song":"Mate Of The Bloke","artist":"Half Man Half Biscuit","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11617850-mate-of-the-bloke-chords-by-half-man-half-biscuit/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/957448?type=chord","rating":4.67293,"votes":4,"content":"Intro:\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBeware of the man who only shows you the best bits[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBeware of the band who type out their set lists[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes instead of Arthur Lee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'd much prefer some Arthur Lowe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd with you by my side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI would aspire to ascend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSuch heights where we'd find[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTears and laughter cease to matter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'd be pleasantly surprised[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy our annual water bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm an early 'til late, indispensable mate[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf the bloke who does the PA[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI can lend or offend, I can mend and befriend[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nAs I help to set up the PA[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I help to set up the PA[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI found myself being sued[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBy the firm Moore O'Ferrall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'd sprayed a graffito onto[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne of their hoardings[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIt was for Monsters of Rock[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd sprayed \"In Church Hall if wet\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey were sealing my fate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I said \"But I'm a mate[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf the bloke who does the PA\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the magistrate, he was a mate of a mate[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nOf the bloke who sets up the PA[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf the bloke who sets up the PA[/tab]\r\nSo throw it out of court\r\n\r\nMiddle eight:\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a mate of the bloke[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nI'm lost without an inside pocket[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm lost without an inside pocket[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI can find my way home from Sierra Leone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'm lost without an inside pocket[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm lost without an inside pocket[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm lost without an inside pocket[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThanks to oily_stage for his submission which got me started - I think this\r\nis a bit more complete.\r\nThe only thing I'm missing is the chord played quickly between \"Of the bloke\r\nwho does the PA\" and its repeat, but you can play the song without it.  Let\r\nme know if you can figure out what the chord is!","plain_text":"Intro:\nC E Am F D7 G C \nC E Am F D7 G C \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo throw it out of court\n\nMiddle eight:\nC E F G\nC E F G\nAm G Am D7 G\nC E Am F D7 G C \nC E Am F D7 G C \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks to oily_stage for his submission which got me started - I think this\nis a bit more complete.\nThe only thing I'm missing is the chord played quickly between \"Of the bloke\nwho does the PA\" and its repeat, but you can play the song without it.  Let\nme know if you can figure out what the chord is!","chords":["C","E","Am","F","D7","G","C7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}