Half Man Half Biscuit – Mate Of The Bloke (Guitar)

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Intro: C E Am F D7 G C C E Am F D7 G C

C             E   F                      G
Beware of the man who only shows you the best bits

C             E    F                  G
Beware of the band who type out their set lists

Am                          G
Sometimes instead of Arthur Lee

Am                          G
I'd much prefer some Arthur Lowe

C                  E
And with you by my side

F                 G
I would aspire to ascend

C                       E
Such heights where we'd find

F                        G
Tears and laughter cease to matter

Am                          G
And we'd be pleasantly surprised

Am            D7    G
By our annual water bill

C                 E          Am       F
I'm an early 'til late, indispensable mate

       D7        G        C
Of the bloke who does the PA

C               E           Am         F
I can lend or offend, I can mend and befriend

     D7          G      C  
As I help to set up the PA

     D7          G      C
As I help to set up the PA

C                    E
I found myself being sued

F                   G
By the firm Moore O'Ferrall

C                  E
I'd sprayed a graffito onto

F            G
One of their hoardings

Am                     G 
It was for Monsters of Rock

Am                                 D7 G
And I'd sprayed "In Church Hall if wet"

C                    E
They were sealing my fate

Am                     F
When I said "But I'm a mate

       D7        G        C
Of the bloke who does the PA"

C             E              Am        F
And the magistrate, he was a mate of a mate

       D7             G      C  
Of the bloke who sets up the PA

       D7             G      C
Of the bloke who sets up the PA

So throw it out of court Middle eight: C E F G C E F G Am G Am D7 G C E Am F D7 G C C E Am F D7 G C

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

      G
I'm a mate of the bloke

G
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

      G
I'm a mate of the bloke

G
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

      G
I'm a mate of the bloke

G
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

C
I'm a mate of the bloke

      G
I'm a mate of the bloke

G
I'm a mate of the bloke

C                          C7
I'm lost without an inside pocket

     C                     G
I'm lost without an inside pocket

C      E           Am          F   D7
I can find my way home from Sierra Leone

        D7              G      C
But I'm lost without an inside pocket

    D7              G      C
I'm lost without an inside pocket

    D7              G      C
I'm lost without an inside pocket

Thanks to oily_stage for his submission which got me started - I think this is a bit more complete. The only thing I'm missing is the chord played quickly between "Of the bloke who does the PA" and its repeat, but you can play the song without it. Let me know if you can figure out what the chord is!