The Bastard Son Of Dean Friedman Chords

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The Bastard Son Of Dean Friedman by Half Man Half Biscuit is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, F# and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(intro D A rpt) 
       D                                A 
Well I heard a lovely rumour that Bette Midler had a tumour 
   D                           A 
So gleefully I went to tell my friends 
         D                         F# 
But they said it was a lie and she wasn't going to die 
    G                               A 
And by the way have we got news for you! 
         D                          A 
And they told me that the man I had always known as dad 
D                            A 
Hadn't met my mum when I was born 
         D                      F# 
And they reckon that I am but I hope to god I'm not 
    D                   A    D 
The bastard son of Dean Friedman 
                        A    D    (instr A D A rpt) 
The bastard son of Dean Friedman. 
       D                                 A 
And my school work fell behind with this bombshell on my mind 
        D                        A 
But the art teacher said he understood 
             D                        F# 
But he could only sympathise with the sadness in my eyes 
G                              A 
Even though he showed me his Magritte. 
           D                         A 
And in the corridors of fear I would shed a lonely tear 
   D                             A 
As ridicule flew at me from both sides 
         D                           F# 
And they mocked me in my Mocks and embroidered in my socks 
    D                   A    D 
The bastard son of Dean Friedman 
                        A    D     (instr A D A rpt) 
The bastard son of Dean Friedman. 
D                       A                         (instr A D A rpt) 
Supercallifragilistic Borussia Moenchen Gladbach 
    D                  F# 
And you can thank your lucky stars that you're 
D                           A    D 
Not the bastard son of Dean Friedman 
                        A    D 
The bastard son of Dean Friedman 
    	

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