Half Man Half Biscuit - Swerving the checkatrade

I ^Fheard you walking down our street Em^Dmphatic boots on massive feet In^Bbstinctively I ^Gmknew what would en^C7sue: I‘d ^Fhave to strap on ^Amy guitar And ^Dmtell the people ^Anear and far “I’d ^Bblike to swerve the C^C7heckatrade with ^Fyou”. ^C7

^F Swerving the Checkatrade,^Dm swerving the Checkatrade ^Bb Swerving the ^GmCheckatrade with ^C7you My ^Fheart is like a ^Ahand grenade My ^Dmhead feels like it’s ^Bbbeen waylaid ^Gm Swerving the ^C7Checkatrade with ^Fyou. ^C7

I’d ^Ffollowed you for half a mile And ^Dmin what seemed like quite a while I ^Bbfound a way in ^Gmwhich to tell it ^C7true: Oh, I ^Flike a pint, I ^Alike a brawl I ^Dmlike a scone but ^Amost of all I’d ^Bblike to swerve the ^C7Checkatrade with ^Fyou. ^C7

Yeah,^F swerving the Checkatrade,^Dm swerving the Checkatrade ^Bb So we may ^Gmget to bill and ^C7coo I’d ^Fweighed up all the ^Apro’s and con’s Of ^Dmwatching th’under ^Bbtwenty-ones ^Gm Swerving the ^C7Checkatrade with ^Fyou. ^C7

Oh, ^Flet me gaze u^Apon your curves In^Dmstead of Ipswich ^BbTown reserves ^Gm Swerving the ^C7Checkatrade with ^Fyou……^{A Gm} Swerving the ^C7Checkatrade with ^Fyou……^{A Gm} Swerving the ^C7Checkatrade with ^Fyou.