...OUR HOUSE... by Madness
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*from 'The Rise And Fall' (1982)*
Intro:
C Gm, Dm Fm
Verse 1:
C Gm
Father wears his Sunday best,
Dm
Mother's tired she needs a rest,
Fm6
The kids are playing up downstairs.
C Gm
Sister's sighing in her sleep,
Dm
Brother's got a date to keep,
Fm6
He can't hang around.
Chorus 1:
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm D
In the middle of our street,
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm
In the middle of our...
Verse 2:
C Gm
Our house it has a crowd,
Dm
There's always something happening,
Fm6
And it's usually quite loud.
C Gm
Our mum she's so house-proud.
Dm
Nothing ever slows her down,
Fm6
And a mess is not allowed.
Chorus 2:
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm D
In the middle of our street,
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm
In the middle of our...
B F#m
Our house,
C#m Em B
In the middle of our street,
B F#m
Our house,
C#m Em
In the middle of our...
B F#m
Something tells you that,
C#m Em B
You've got to get a-way from it.
Verse 3:
C Gm
Father gets up late for work,
Dm
Mother has to iron his shirt,
Fm6
Then she sends the kids to school.
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C Gm
Sees them off with a small kiss.
Dm
She's the one they're going to miss,
Fm6
In lots of ways.
Chorus 3:
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm D
In the middle of our street,
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm
In the middle of our...
Middle 8:
C
I remember way back then,
When everything was true and when,
Gm
We would have such a very good time;
Dm Fm6
Such a fine time, such a happy time.
C
And I remember how we'd play,
Gm
Simply waste the day away,
Then we'd say; nothing,
Dm
Would come be-tween us;
Fm6
Two dreamers.
Verse 4:
C Gm
Father wears his Sunday best,
Dm
Mother's tired she needs a rest,
Fm6
The kids are playing up downstairs.
C Gm
Sister's sighing in her sleep,
Dm
Brother's got a date to keep,
Fm6
He can't hang around.
Chorus 4:
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm D
In the middle of our street,
D Am
Our house,
Em Gm
In the middle of our...
B F#m
Our house,
C#m Em B
In the middle of our street,
B F#m
Our house,
C#m Em
In the middle of our...
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Gm Dm Fm6 D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 3x033x xx0231 1x011x xx0232
Am Em B F#m C#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 022000 x24442 244222 x46654
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
