Built-in Bastard Radar Chords
by Marillion
Built-in Bastard Radar by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - Part I (Gtr.1)
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e|----------------------------------10-----------------------------------------|
B|-13b15-13b15-------------------------10--------------------------------------|
G|-------------12b14r12-10-12-12b14-------10-14r12----10b12--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------12-------12~-----3-5-5b6r5-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------3s5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------5-8---------------------------------8b10~~-|
B|---------------------------6-8b9-----9p6-8---6-----6-6s8b9r8-6-8-6----------|
G|---2b3r2-0-2~~-----5-5-5h7-----------------7---7-5-----------------7--------|
D|-3-------------5s7----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part II (Gtr.1)
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|-----------x6------------|
e|-----------------------0-|----------|
B|-------------------------|-5~-5~----|
G|-----------------0-------|-5~-5~-2~-|
D|-------------------------|-5~-5~-2~-|
A|---2h4b5r4p2p0-----------|-3~-3~-0~-|
E|-0-------------3---2h3---|----------|
Part III
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Gtr.2
e|-2p0-0-2-3-2-----0----------|
B|-------------3-3---3-3-3----|
G|-------------------------2~-|
D|-0-----------------------0~-|
A|-----3---2---1-------3-3----|
E|----------------------------|
verse 1
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Gtr.1
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-9p7p5-7~-|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Best of three, the angel said
As daylight burst behind his head
Jacob all night wrestling with his angel
Then out into the boul' St. Mich
He cruises in a new Corniche
Now doesn't God stand up for B-A-S-T-A-R-D-S
Bridge
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|-----------x6------------|
e|-----------------------0-|----------|
B|-------------------------|-5~-5~----|
G|-----------------0-------|-5~-5~-2~-|
D|-------------------------|-5~-5~-2~-|
A|---2h4b5r4p2p0-----------|-3~-3~-0~-|
E|-0-------------3---2h3---|----------|
Baby you can't lose it
You'd be mad to choose it
Don't you know he was born to do you down
Chorus
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e|-2p0-0-2-3-2-----0---2p0-0-2-3-2---2p0---2p0-0-2-3-2---0----------|
B|-------------3-3---3-------------3-----3-------------3---3-3-3----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------0-0-2~-|
D|-0-------------------0-------------------0---------------------0~-|
A|-----3---2---1-----------3---2---1-----------3---2---1-----3-3----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
But guys who show how much they care
Try hard to please and get nowhere
You know that every girl round here got built-in bastard radar
Interlude
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Gtr. 3
e|----------------14-14b15-14-----------------------14-14b15-14-------|
B|-17b19r17-15-17--------------------17b19r17-15-17-------------------|
G|----------------------------17b19-----------------------------17b19-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------14-14b15-14-----------------------------------|
B|----17b19r17-15-17-------------------17-17p15-17b19r17-15--------|
G|-14----------------------------17b19----------------------17b19~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
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Gtr. 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10~-8-10-7h8p7---------------------------------------10~-|
G|----4s5-7~------------------9-7-7~------------------------------------|
D|-0~--------0~-----------------------10h12p10p9-10p9----10p9-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------12------10-12------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------14b15r14-----------|
B|-12-13-12-10----10-12-----------------15b17----------15----15~-|
G|-------------12-------11-12p11--------------------------14-----|
D|-------------------------------14--0~--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (as before)
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You can't cheat your fate girl
Check the time and date girl
Don't you know he was born to do you down
Chorus (organ only)
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'Cause what will be will always be
Though stinging kills the honey bee
You know that every girl on Earth's got built in bastard radar
Guitar Break (it could be Pete on bass...)
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e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-10~s13h15b16r15-13h15p13-10p8h10-10-13-|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------10b12~10-12-12-10-------|
A|-10b11r10-------------------------11p10-|
E|----------13-10-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------10-----------|
A|-s8-10-8-10-8---------8--------10-------10--------|
E|--------------10p8-10---10~b12----12-------12-10~-|
verse 2
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Gtr. 3
e|---------------0---|
B|---3---3---3-----3-|
G|-2-----------------|
D|-0---5---4---3-----|
A|-----3---2---1-----|
E|-------------------|
I'm singing "one-two" in the mike
You know I'm testing
I'm singing "Death where is thy sting?"
It's only resting
Chorus
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Gtr. 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
And thank God every woman knows
It's piss and wind and fancy clothes
That make a man a man
Thank God for built-in bastard radar
Outro Solo (Gtr. 1)
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e|----------------16-16b17-16-----------------------16-16b17-16-------|
B|-19b21r19-17-19--------------------19b21r19-17-19-------------------|
G|----------------------------19b21-----------------------------19b21-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------16-16b17-16-----------------------------------|
B|-19b21r19-17-19-------------------19-19p17-19b21r19-17--------|
G|----------------------------19b21----------------------19b21~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-19-19p17-19b21r19-17--------|
G|----------------------19b21~-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|