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...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                                Fm6
 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,
D    Am     Em     Gm
 Our house, 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     Em     Gm            D
 Our house, in the middle of our street,
D    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
 Our house, 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.

C                           Gm
 Sees them off with a small kiss.
Dm                                       Fm6
 She's the one they're going to miss, in lots of ways.

Chorus 3:

D    Am     Em     Gm            D
 Our house, in the middle of our street,
D    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                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;
                      Dm            Fm6
Nothing would come be-tween us; 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                                Fm6
 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,
D    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
 Our house, 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  355333  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)