Whiteness Thy Name Is Meltonian chords by Half Man Half Biscuit

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Wait for me in sunny orchards; back of beyond
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I’m hoping for directions from the Slough of Despond
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 Sonia Lannaman sleeps with the fishes tonight
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And we’ll make love to Duck Stab and it’ll be alright.


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“I need this life just like I need luminous strides”
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Said Harry the Dog to the copper.

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I’m the evil fairground worker in a town near you
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Let me on your moped – I can see it’s built for two
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 I let Dwight Stones attempt a Fosbury over my head
C          E            F    G F
 I want to live ‘till I die.


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 Like a distinguished lady whipping the top off an egg
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I’ll throw your tyre ‘round a lamp-post as a tribute to youth.
F          E           Am      G          F
 My my, Meltonian what would I do without you?
C               E       F    G        F        C
 The cemetery’s full of indispensable cobblers.


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