Half Man Half Biscuit

Shit Arm Bad Tattoo

Half Man Half Biscuit


Tom: C

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
E|-------------------------1--1--1-1-1-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1--1--1-1-1-------------------------------------|
G|---7-6-4-6-4-6-----------2--2--2-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3--3--3-3-3-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       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 G  O

   E     A                    E        A
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/9---9-------9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-7-9--9-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

      E                    A                 E                    A
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------5---5--------------------------------------|
D|------5---5---5-7--------7---7-----7------------------5----5--5-7-----|
A|--7-7---7---7------------------------------7-7---7--7-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

     C        B    C        B    C         B
E|---8--8-8\7-7-7--8--8-8\7-7-7--8---8-8\7-7-7--------------------------|
B|---8--8-8\7-7-7--8--8-8\7-7-7--8---8-8\7-7-7--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

     E
E|---/12--------------12-12--------12-12--------------------------------|
B|---/12--------------12-12--------12-12--------------------------------|
G|-------------12b14--------12b14---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

     C        B    C        B    C         B        E
E|---8--8-8\7-7-7--8--8-8\7-7-7--8---8-8\7-7-7-----/12\-----------------|
B|---8--8-8\7-7-7--8--8-8\7-7-7--8---8-8\7-7-7-----/12\-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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