For What Is Chatteris Chords by Half Man Half Biscuit

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[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] One-way system, smooth and [D] commendable, go by bus, they're highly [C] dependable.
The swings in the park for the kids have won [Am] awards.
The clean streets, acknowledged in the [G] Lords.
But what's a park if you can't see a [Em] linnet?
A timetable if your journey's infinite.
[Am] My bag's packed and I'm leaving in a [D] minute.
For what is Chatteras without you in [G] it?
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[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] Car crimes low, the gun crimes [D] lower, the town hall band's seated, it's a grower.
[C] You never hear a phone getting knocked on the [Am] bonce, although there was a drive [D]-by shouting [G] once.
But there's a brass band everywhere, [Em] and I don't drive, so I don't care.
[Am] And as a nightingale sang in Barclay [D] Square, what's Chatteras if you're not [Em] there?
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[G] _ _ _ [G] Like a game but reserved, short on [Em] pheasants, weavers, cottages devoid of [Am] tenants.
A market town that lacks [D] quintessence, that's Chatteras without your [G] presence.
Three good butchers, two fine [D] chandlers, an indoor pool and a first-class [C] cake shop.
Ofsted, Claudette, envy of [Am] the fans, prick barriers at both [G] ends.
But what's Chatteras if you're not [Em] there?
What's Chatteras if you're not [Am] there?
What's Chatteras if you're not [D] there?
What's Chatteras if you're not [G] there?
What's Chatteras if you're not [E] there?
What's Chatteras if you're not [Am] there?
I may as well [D] be in Ely [G] or St.
[D] Tom.
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