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Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:24:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: n mathews
Subject: m/madness/our_house.crd
Artist: Madness
Song: Our House
Transcribed by: Nikhil Mathews in the year 2003
Intro: C5 G5 D5 F5 (3x)
the bass run during the intro on the F5 chord:
low E----1-1--3-3--4-4--6-6 can be played as power chords: F5 G5 G#5
A#5
Verse: C5 G5 D5 F5 (2x)
Chorus 1: D5 A5 E5 G5 (2x)
Verse (2x)
Chorus 2: D5 A5 E5 G5 (2x)
B5 F#5 C#5 E5 (2x)
Verse
Bridge:(bass and guitar) low E --2-3--3-2--2-5--5-7 (2x)
Sax solo: C5 G5 D5 F5 (2x)
Chorus 3: D5 A5 E5 G5 (2x)
Verse (4x)
Chorus 4: D5 A5 E5 G5 (2x)
B5 F#5 C#5 E5 (2x)
C5 G5 D5 F5 (2x)
D5 A5 E5 G5 (2x)
(fade out)
all work is my own. send comments to tigerngm@yahoo.com
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...OUR HOUSE... by Madness
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*from 'The Rise And Fall' (1982)*
Intro:
C Gm, Dm Fm (x3)
Verse 1:
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 1:
D Am Em Gm D
Our house, in the middle of our street,
Am Em Gm
Our house, in the middle of our...
Verse 2:
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 2:
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 a-way from it.
Verse 3:
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 3:
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 4:
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 4:
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)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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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)