Arthurs Farm Chords
Arthurs Farm by Half Man Half Biscuit is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, G#m, E, F#, F#7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: B G#m E F# (4x)
B G#m E F#
Arthur Askey and Douggie-Wouggie Bader went down to the animal farm
B G#m
Douggie bored a boar with his stories from the war
E F#
And explained about the boil on his palm.
B G#m
Napoleon, very pink offered both of them a drink
E F#
And a drink and a drink and a drink.
B G#m
Come the hour of four they were legless to be sure
E F#7
Not one of them had even had a wink of sleep.
B E F#
And everybody sang as loud as they could
B E F#
'Two legs bad but four legs good'
B E F# B G#m E F# (2x)
This made the boys feel pretty oppressed.
B G#m
Came the new realm it was A A at the helm
E F#
While Douggers played 'Luftwaffe' on the roofs.
B G#m
After amputating limbs all the others wrote new hymns
E F#
And a signpost said 'Second Hand Hooves'.
B G#m
Years passed by, double grazing in the sty
E F#
It was good but it was total apathy.
B G#m
Everybody arsed around and that 'beasts of England' sound
E F#7
Had been ruined by a busy, busy bee.
B E F#
And chants were heard from the East to the West
B E F#
'Four legs good but no legs best'
B E F#7 B F#7
Invalidity reigned supreme.
B E F#
And chants were heard from the East to the West
B E F#
'Four legs good but no legs best'
B E F# B G#m E F# (4x) F#7
One time visitors were now the regime.