Half Man Half Biscuit – Lord Herefords Knob (Guitar)

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[Intro] A C#m Am B7 E [Verse 1]
   E                           B7                E
As I camped out one evening to take the midnight air

                               A              B7
I heard a maiden grieving from somewhere over there

    A             E             A                E
Who is it you are mourning; for whom do you wear grey?

    E               C#m        F#7               B7
She said I pine for no one - I just can't pay my way

     A                    E         B7           E
Ever since the chattering classes invaded Hebden Bridge

    A                   E                  F#7                 B7
And priced the likes of me and mine to the pots of the Pennine Ridge

   A                                         E
To South East Wales I was forced to flee and now I have no job

       E     Esus4     A          B7                     E
That's why tonight I'm sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob
[Riff] A C#m Am B7 E [Verse 2]
    E                         B7               E
For you I'd waive expenses to try and help you out

                               A              B7
For your beauty influences the landscape hereabouts

     A                  E               A                   E
Look up my betrothed at Three Cocks; be sure she'll see you right

      E          C#m           F#7               B7
While I go up to Yorkshire and there avenge your plight

       A                    E                 B7                    E
Soon reports were filtering through to me the pair were drowning in bliss

  A                   E            F#7               B7
I can't recall having ever been cuckolded quite like this

  A              A7           E
I gave up hope ironically for Lent

     E      Esus4       A         B7                   E
Come see me living in a bivvie if you're ever up Pen-Y-Ghent
[Solo] A C#m A B7 E C#m F#7 B7 A E A E E Esus4 A B7 E [Verse 3]
  E                           B7            E
Although upon reflection I've been a trifle green

                                A                 B7
I still think with affection on everything that's been

      A                E        A                     E
So prepare that fatted calf and string up the bunting gay

     E               C#m          F#7            B7
Your brisk and bonny ploughboy is coming home today

      E                         A           B7         E    A    B7
And tonight he'll be sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob

  E                         A           B7         E     A   B7
Tonight he'll be sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob
[Outro]
   E                       Asus2      B7
On touching the trig point I found my thrill

       E                               Asus2      B7
To the east Brokeback Mountain, to the west Benny Hill

     E                           Asus2         B7
I'll give you the grid ref - you might like to go

E                Asus2          B7
S  O  2      2   4    3    5    0

E                           Asus2       B7
Could this be heaven, would that be the Severn?

E                    Asus2        B7
Twmpa, Twmpa, you're gonna need a jumper

   E                    A           B7         E     A    B7
It gets a bit chilly on top of Lord Hereford's Knob

  E                         A           B7         E
Tonight he'll be sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob

Asus2      B7              E
All of our songs sound the same

                            A           B7         E
Tonight he'll be sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob

    Asus2       B7        E
I'm keeping two chevrons apart

                            A           B7         E
Tonight he'll be sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob

           Asus2      B7       E
You're the reason why paradise lost

                            A           B7         E
Tonight he'll be sitting on top of Lord Hereford's Knob