...OUR HOUSE... by Madness
---------------...........
*from 'The Rise & Fall' (1982)*
Intro
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [Fm] (x3)
Verse
[C] [Gm]
Father wears his Sunday best,
[Dm] [Fm]
Mother's tired she needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs.
[C] [Gm]
Sister's sighing in her sleep,
[Dm] [Fm]
Brother's got a date to keep; he can't hang around.
Chorus
[D] [Am] [Em] [Gm] [D]
Our house, in the middle of our street,
[Am] [Em] [Gm]
Our house, in the middle of our...
Verse
[C] [Gm]
Our house it has a crowd,
[Dm] [Fm]
There's always something happening, and it's usually quite loud.
[C] [Gm]
Our mum she's so house-proud.
[Dm] [Fm]
Nothing ever slows her down, and a mess is not allowed.
Chorus
[D] [Am] [Em] [Gm] [D]
Our house, in the middle of our street,
[Am] [Em] [Gm]
Our house, in the middle of our...
[B] [F#m] [C#m] [Em] [B]
Our house, in the middle of our street,
[B] [F#m] [C#m] [Em] [B]
Something tells you that you've got to get away from it.
Verse
[C] [Gm]
Father gets up late for work,
[Dm] [Fm]
Mother has to iron his shirt, then she sends the kids to school.
[C] [Gm]
Sees them off with a small kiss.
[Dm] [Fm]
She's the one they're going to miss, in lots of ways.
Interlude
[G] [F#m] [A] [Bm] (x2)
Solo
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [Fm] (x2)
Chorus
[D] [Am] [Em] [Gm] [D]
Our house, in the middle of our street,
[Am] [Em] [Gm]
Our house, 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] [Fm]
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;
[Dm] [Fm]
Nothing would come be-tween us; two dreamers.
Verse
[C] [Gm]
Father wears his Sunday best,
[Dm] [Fm]
Mother's tired she needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs.
[C] [Gm]
Sister's sighing in her sleep,
[Dm] [Fm]
Brother's got a date to keep; he can't hang around.
Chorus
[D] [Am] [Em] [Gm] [D]
Our house, in the middle of our street,
[Am] [Em] [Gm] ([B])
Our house, in the middle of our street.
[B] [F#m] [C#m] [Em] [B]
Our house, in the middle of our street,
[F#m] [C#m] [Em]
Our house, in the middle of our...
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [Fm] [C]
Our house, was our castle and our keep,
[Gm] [Dm] [Fm] ([C])
Our house, in the middle of our street.
[D] [Am] [Em] [Gm] [D]
Our house, that was where we used to meet,
[Am] [Em] [Gm] ([B])
Our house, in the middle of our street.
(Fade out)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [Fm] [D] [Am] [Em]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 355333 xx0231 133111 xx0232 x02210 022000
[B] [F#m] [C#m] [G] [A] [Bm]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24442 244222 x46654 355433 577655 x24432
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
