Herbert Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]She [Bm]was f[Em]ur[Bm][Em]
ther than her [Bm]father
But [Em]I was really [Bm]rather
[Em]Partial to the [Bm]way.
To the way [Em]she took her stand
[Bm]She [Am]glanced over his s[Bm]houlder
[Em]Urging me to [Am]be bolder
I subtly tried to [Bm]push past her old [Em]man

[Verse 2]
But [Em]he stepped sideways [Bm]firmly
[Em]A prop forward from [Bm]Burnley
I [Em]felt like I'd walked [Bm]into a brick [Em]wall
He menacingly [A]whispered:
[Am]"Sonny [Bm]Jim,
I know exactly [Em]where you've [Am]been
Stop now [A]or believe [Bm]me - you will fa[Em]ll"

[Verse 3]
She [C]was a preacher's [Em]daughter
A rugby [Bm]playing [Em]porter
Who'd [C]become a [Em]wealthy
[Am]hote[C]lier
Before he got the [Em]calling
That fuels [Bm]his stonewalling
[Em]Now he w[A]ants to put [Bm]me my derriere
[Em]

[Verse 4]
[G]Oh yeah, [Em]the wages of sin
There's a [Bm]big fat bloke trying to [B]do me in
Well [Bm]I can't hide and I [Em]can't run
He's [D]chasing [A]me around with an [Em]old shotgun

[Interlude 1]
[D][A][Em]
[Bm][C][D][Em]
[Bm][F#m][Bm][Em][Bm][C][D][Em]
[Bm]

[Verse 5]
Well [Em]it was some time [Bm]later, that
I [Em]overheard her pa[Bm]ter
[Em]Holding forth [B]and splendidly [Bm]well
[Em]oile[F#m]d:[Em][D]
"Where [Am]there's muck
there's [Bm]brass
And I'll [Em]tell you now no [Am]lass
Of mine will be sul[Bm]lied or despoiled
[Em]By a rotten little Herbert[Bm]
My princess [Em]made [Bm]of sherbert
A [Em]lavender, my cup[Bm]cake,
coo ca [Em]choo"
[A]My chance's [Am]get ting slimm[Bm]er
My [Em]hopes were going dim[Am]mer
So I grabbed her and I [Bm]took her in the [Em]loo

[Verse 6]
She [C]was a preaches [Em]daughter
And I [Bm]really didn't [Em]oughta
Have [C]taken her and [Em]done what I have [Am]done
He wants to [C]take me to the [Em]cleaners
For previous [Bm]misde[Em]meanours
And [Am]get me up the [Bm]aisle with his shotg[Em]un
And [Am]take me up the [Bm]aisle
with his [Em]shotgun

[Verse 7]
[G]Oh yeah, the [Em]wages of sin
There's a [Bm]big fat bloke trying to [B]do me in
Well [Bm]I can't hide and I [Em]can't run
He's [D]chasing [A]me around
with an [Em]old shotgun

[Verse 8]
[G]Yeah, yeah, the [Em]wages of sin
There's a [Bm]big fat bloke trying to [B]do me in
Well [Bm]I can't hide and I [Em]can't run
He's [D]chasing [A]me around with an [Em]old shotgun

[Interlude 2]
[Em][Bm][C][Bm][Em][Bm][F#m][Bm]
[Em][Bm]
[C][Bm][Em][Bm][Em]
[Bm][C][Em][Bm][Em]
[Bm][C][D][Em][Bm][Em]
[Bm][C][D][Em]

[Verse 9]
He's an [Bm]antique shotgun

[Outro 1]
[Em][Bm][C][Em][Bm]
[Em][Bm]
[C][D][Em][B][Bm][Em]
[C][Em]