Half Man Half Biscuit – Slipping The Escort (Guitar)

A                                  Bm             A
 The days she feared are here; the easy years are gone

                                 Bm                 A
His ‘best before’ draws near and warning lights are on

Bm         E      A
 Effort is tiring, but then again

Bm          E      A
 Just for enquiring she’ll get a free Parker pen

Bm           E       A
 The surgery leaflets offer advice

Bm                   E     A
 But there’s no preparation for losing him twice

Bm            E                      A     A7
 And now he’s washed and dressed and ready,

D            E                    A    A
 To keep him safe she’ll face the hurt

D                 F#m              E      E
 And if she could hold that needle steady

D                  F#m           E     E
 She could sew his name into his shirt.

A                       Bm               A
 Apart, adrift, alone, afraid of what’s ahead

                             Bm            A
She’ll be the evil nurse and he’ll be underfed

Bm         E   A
 Conduct report bound to be mixed

Bm                  E     A
 “Lashed out during bingo; said the quiz night was fixed”

Bm          E       A
 Occasional sunshine where clarity reigns

Bm                E     A                      A7
 And memories are mutual and we’re back in the lanes

D            E                 A    A7
 Jeanette MacDonald had Nelson Eddy

D          E                   A     A
 And Bobby Darin had ‘Mack the Knife’

D            F#m             E
 And she had him to hold her steady

D         F#m        E
 Ah sweet mystery of life – at last I’ve found you!

D       A      E       A
 Thirty Airbus, thirty Airbus

D              E              E7       A     E
 Giving it the big ‘un in the Town End seats

D       A       F#m    E
 Thirty Airbus, thirty Airbus

D              E              E7       A
 Giving it the big ‘un in the Town End seats.