Turn A Blind Eye Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays479

Turn A Blind Eye by Half Man Half Biscuit is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F#, C# and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			(Intro) G F#  (x4) 

     G                           F#                                G  F# 
They came for the palmists but I wasn’t a palmist so I did nothing 
     G                                 F#                                      G  F# 
They came for the bungee jumpers but I wasn’t a bungee jumper so I did nothing 
     G                                  F#                                       G  F# 
They came for the player’s agents but I wasn’t a player’s agent so I did nothing 
     G                                      F#                                           G  F# 
They came for the Charles Manson fans but I wasn’t a Charles Manson fan so I did nothing 
     G                                 F#                                      G F# 
They came for the reflexologists but I wasn’t a reflexologist so I did nothing 
     G                                F#                                     G  F# 
They came for the camp TV chefs but I wasn’t a camp TV chef so I did nothing 
     G                     F#        G  F# 
They came for the RoMos, I laughed. 


     G                                           F#                                                G  F#         
They came for the martial arts enthusiasts but I wasn’t a martial arts enthusiast so I did nothing 
     G                                               F#                 G  F# 
They came for Eamonn Holmes and I think I’m right in saying I applauded 
     G                              F#                                   G  F# 
They came for the fire-eaters but I wasn’t a fire-eater so I did nothing 
     G                                     F#                          G  F#   G  F# 
They came for Dani Behr, I said she’s over there ’ behind the wardrobe. 


C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best to 
C#               G# 
Turn a blind eye,  sometimes it’s best toâ...â... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante