Shit Arm Bad Tattoo Chords & Tabs
Artist: Half Man Half Biscuit http://www.hmhb.co.uk/
Track: Shit Arm, Bad Tattoo
Album: Achtung Bono
Tabber: Woodshed
INTRO
E
VERSE 1
E B
I could have put my head in a bucket full of porridge
A E B
And moaned about the hospital market scheme
E B
I would have saved fourteen pounds
A E B
That I just splashed out on your second album
A E
For that's what it's akin to
Bb F E
And further more
CHORUS
A D
You've got a shit arm
B E
And that's a bad tattoo
RIFF A
A F
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A D
You've got a shit arm
B E
And that's a bad tattoo
Riff A
VERSE 2
E B
If you're going to quote from the Book of Revelation
A E B
Don't keep calling it the Book of Revelations
E B
There's no 's', it's the Book of Revelation
A E B
As revealed to St. John the Divine
A E
See also Mary Hopkin
Bb F E
She must despair
CHORUS
A D
You've got a shit arm
B E
And that's a bad tattoo
Riff A
A D
You've got a shit arm
B E
And that's a bad tattoo
Riff A
Authentic Celtic band
GUITAR SOLO
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A E
Advent in the high street
Bb F E
I point and sing
A
Busk when it's Christmas
E F
You only busk when it's Christmas
CHORUS
A D
You've got a shit arm
B E
And that's a bad tattoo
Riff A
A D
You've got a shit arm
B E
And that's a bad tattoo
A D B E
Shit arm, bad tattoo (repeat)
A D
You've got a shit arm
E G A
And that's a bad tattoo