Venus In Flares Chords
Venus In Flares by Half Man Half Biscuit is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C C G C (x6)
Verse
C
A million housewives every day
G C
Pick up a can of beans and say
G C C G C C C G C
“What an amazing example of synchronisation”.
He looked out of the aeroplane
G G
And he saw the Alps way down below
He fixed his gaze on the white terrain
G C
And he could see a portrait in the snow.
G C
And he shouted: “Hey - look down there, I can see Robert Powell”.
G C
That’s an ominous example of the power of TV.
D7 G
And I went la la la, la la la laaa
D7 G
La la la, la la la laaaa
D7 G
Oh la la la, la la la laaa
D7 G C C G C (x4)
Just like everyone else does when they can’t think of any more words.
verse 2
Yeah, OK I had a Kojak mac
G C
By Christ they were trendy at the time.
G C
I got it into my head that I had to stamp out crime
G C
The man behind the mask at C&A’s was quite polite
G C
He said that when I wore my mac I wouldn’t have to fight.
D7 G
And I went yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeahhhh
D7 G
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah sure George
D7 G
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeahhhh
D7 G F C F C
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah oh God.
verse 3
F
Oh the Grand Old Duke Of York
G
Well he had ten thousand men
F
And he marched them all to the top of the hill
G C C G C (x4)
And he had them all again.