...STUPID MARRIAGE... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*
Intro:
(Spoken):
(n.c)
Court in session.
What do you mean 'Oi oi oi'?
Must have court in session. Order.
(Spoken over E A B):
My name is Judge Roughneck,
And I will not tolerate,
Any disobedience in my courtroom.
Rude boy, you have been brought in front of me,
And charged with smashing this woman's window.
Before I sentence you;
What have you got to say in your defence?
Verse 1:
E
I was walking,
A B
Down the street one night,
E
When I saw her silhouette,
A B
In a bathroom light.
E
Her way of life baby,
A B
Nothing to hide,
E
With her frosted glass,
A B
Shatterd curtains open wide.
Chorus 1:
D A c G
Naked woman, naked man,
D A c G
Where did you get that nice sun-tan?
D A c G
You live in a castle built of sand,
D A c G
Naked woman, naked man.
Break:
(n.c)
Naked from your bath,
You go naked to your bed.
And I can't stop the hatred,
Running through my head.
Solo:
E A B (x6)
Break:
(Spoken over E A B):
Silence in court.
Order.
Rude boy, you have led me to believe,
That you was going out with a girl,
And she left you and married someone else.
So you got drunk,
And smashed up your ex-girlfriend's property.
I have come to one conclusion;
That is to sentence you to five months in prison.
Before they take you down to the cells,
What have you got to say for yourself?
Verse 3:
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E
He wanted to be something,
A B
But she knows he never will.
E
She's got him where she wanted,
A B
And for-got to take her pill.
E
And he thinks that she'll be happy,
A B
When she's hanging out the nappies,
E
If that's a happy marriage;
A Bb B (n.c)
I'd pre-fer to be un-happy!
Chorus 3:
D A c G
Married woman, married man,
D A c G
Where did you get that family plan?
D A c G
Mrs. Ewe and Mr. Ram,
D A c G
Where did you get that lovely lamb?
Coda:
(Half Time):
D A
Naked woman, naked man,
c G
Where did you get that nice suntan?
(Order in my courtroom)
D A
Naked woman, naked man,
c G
Where did you get that nice suntan?
(Hush up)
(Increase Tempo):
D A
Naked woman, naked man,
c G
Where did you get that nice suntan?
D A
Naked woman, naked man,
c G
Where did you get that nice suntan?
D A
Naked woman, naked man,
c G
Where did you get that nice suntan?
D A
Naked woman, naked man,
c G
Where did you get that nice suntan?
(n.c)
Naked woman, naked man,
Where did you get that nice sun-tan?
(Take him away).
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
