Can *you* think of anything worse than washing sieves?

 

Lock Up Your Mountain Bikes, by the incomparable Half Man Half Biscuit.

Bonus lyrics and chords. The "E" is the high 'E' barred on the seventh fret, and the G is barred at 3 I'm using a capo at 2 in the video to make the B7 braindead easy to play for a big-fingered bass player like myself. 

[correction 12/11/09 - I messed up writing out the chords. thanks to steven in the comments thread]

E
There is surely nothing worse than washing sieves
B7
There is surely nothing worse than washing sieves
E
With the possible exception
A Am
Of being Garth Crooks
E B7 E
There is surely nothing worse than washing sieves

Do you switch the kitchen light off with your chin?
Do you switch the kitchen light off with your chin?
When you’re holding tea and toast
And there’s no-one else about
Do you switch the kitchen light off with your chin?
When you’re down beside the lake you’re bound to hear
When you’re down beside the lake you’re bound to hear
When you’re down beside the lake you’re bound to hear somebody say:
“Careful now, that swan can break your arm”

E
Oh before the gods that made the gods were born
B7
Yes before the gods that made the gods were born
E
Yes before the gods that made the gods
A Am
Woke up and made the gods
E B7
That’s when you got into
E A
That’s when you got into
E B7
Yeah that’s when you first got into the Manics
E B7


posted @ Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:31 AM

 
 
 

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# re: Can *you* think of anything worse than washing sieves?

Left by bore at 11/11/2009 10:11 AM
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You can make things easier for yourself by playing the B7 barred at the 7th fret, you muppet ;)

You might as well face it you're addicted to capos.

# re: Can *you* think of anything worse than washing sieves?

Left by bore at 11/11/2009 10:58 AM
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Also, you've got a shit arm and that's a bad tattoo.

# re: Can *you* think of anything worse than washing sieves?

Left by Jason at 11/11/2009 10:59 AM
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Yeah, I *could* do that, but then it usually ends up like a Bmajor if I fret the D string accidentally - big bass-player fingers, remember?

fine for knocking about when noone will notice, but I was recording and I wanted the 7th

cheers though, I'll practice my technique!

# re: Can *you* think of anything worse than washing sieves?

Left by steven at 11/12/2009 8:15 AM
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Also, there's a mistake with the chords there... it's not G but A followed by A minor... e.g. in the first verse A is on the word "being" then A minor on "Crooks".

# re: Can *you* think of anything worse than washing sieves?

Left by Jason at 11/12/2009 9:39 AM
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Cheers! That A, Am sounds good when I play it, actually. Haven't lined it up against the original track yet, but will later

In the video I'm playing just Amaj. I just fucked up writing out the chords. Why? Well, see the glass of wine in front of me in the video?...
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