Turned Up Clocked On Laid Off
From This Leaden Pall

Please note that these chords may not be correct, and are written as I hear them from listening to the song and trying to pick up on an acoustic guitar what I hear on the CD. It is wise to try to play along to the song before going “solo” to work out where to add a finger here and there when playing some chords (E and A specifically) during the song to make it sound more authentic (it is after all by no means an acoustic number on the album). It’ll also help you work out where the chord changes are, because it’s impossible to get them exactly right in MS Word, sorry. On an acoustic guitar this song sounds best (in my opinion) if the verses are played gently as opposed to strumming all the way through each line. The chorus is a different matter, so rock it up a little ;-)
All the chords are major chords unless otherwise stated. If you have trouble identifying a chord, go to http://chordfind.com/ and look it up.

As always, the song remains the property and copyright of Half Man Half Biscuit.

Chords used; E  A  Bm  F#m  B  C  B7

E				E
Watch out world I’m a man at ease
E				A
Free to do whatever when I want
E				E
Lonely heathland here I come
E				A
Deathless, useless bracken underfoot
Bm	F#m		Bm	E
Happy days are here again
Bm		F#m	   Bm
It’s just like I’m 14 again
       E
And I can’t cope, but don’t tell your Mum
E			E	E		A
Not while she’s got Medicine Head on the phone
E
I need pills to help me sleep
E			E		A
And I need pills to wake me up as well
Bm	  F#m		    Bm		E
Factory Prankster of the Year
Bm	F#m		   Bm
Once upon a time and a half
	     B
Time and a half

[chorus]
E
Turned Up
	  A
Clocked On
	C	         B7	 E
Turned Up, Clocked On, Laid Off

A	E	A	C

[2nd Verse]
E
There’s people who can’t spell weird right

E			E		A
Driving round with thousands in the bank

E
But I get by, got a lot on my mind

E		E		A		
I get by, got allotments on my mind

Bm		F#m	       Bm	E
The three men I admire most

Bm		F#m		Bm	E
The Father. Son and Mickey Most

Bm	   F#m			Bm	E
Took the last train to the coast

Bm	        F#m		Bm
And rendezvoused with Peter Glaze

		B
To kill Don Maclean

[repeat chorus twice]

         C		  B7		E
Sign on with no hope in your heart

	     C	 	       B7		        E
When you walk through a storm, you get wet