Falmouth Electrics chords by Half Man Half Biscuit
Guitar chords with lyrics
Falmouth Electrics by Half Man Half Biscuit: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights
"Falmouth Electrics" by Half Man Half Biscuit features a jangly guitar riff played by Ken Hancock, known for his melodic yet understated style. The song showcases the band's satirical lyrics and offbeat sense of humor, typical of their indie rock sound. The bassline, played by Neil Crossley, provides a solid foundation with its driving rhythm, complementing the quirky vocal delivery of frontman Nigel Blackwell. The track's production is lo-fi, adding to its charm and DIY aesthetic.- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: D
Intro:
D D
D D
D D
D D
A D D
Verse 1:
A D
Seventeen years at Falmouth Electrics
A D
Then I got made redundant along with everyone else
A D
Some of the other chaps got taken on at the new Morrison’s
A D
That wasn’t for me though – I wanted somethink anew.
A D
I bought a ventriloquist dummy from a shop in Redruth
A D
I took it on home, pierced it’s ears and back-combed its hay-er!
A D
With eyeliner on it looked like Pete Murphy a bit
A D
He could talk fairly well though he couldn’t pronounce the letter “B”.
A D
I said that’s okay lad it makes life much easier for me
A D
He said his name was Gary I said d’you mean Barry he said “yeah”
A D
We paraded the High Street in Falmouth and went down a storm
A D
He’d thought up a catchphrase and he used it as we neared HMV
A D D
“Have you got any Gauhaus, have you got any Gauhaus?” Pschhh...
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D D
D D
D D
A D D
Verse 2:
A D
All was tremendous between us until it went wrong
A D
We argued a lot: he demanded a signature song
A D
And he mocked me and taunted me and bragged that he’d got all the girls
D
(“I got all the girls!”)
A D D N.C.
So I lashed him on the fire and that was the end of all that.
Chorus:
G A D
Bye-bye to Barry, I’m bound for Barbados by boat
G A D
Be-bop-a-Lula Barbados with Barbara by boat
G A D
Has the cat got your tongue Barry – have you got nothing to say?
G A D
Build me up butter bean, Babbacombe and the Bay of Biscay
G A D
There’s no twist in the tale here, he’s not coming back in my head
G A D
And if you gave me my medicine I’d probably go back to bed
G A Dmaj7 A D
Seventeen years at Falmouth Electrics.
Outro:
Dmaj7 A D
Dmaj7 A D
Dmaj7 A D
Dmaj7 A D
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