Our House

🎤 Madness 🎵 Key: C

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...OUR HOUSE... by Madness ---------------........... *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. ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/madness/our_house_crd_ver_3.html ) 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: --------------- CGDFD6 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 3x033x xx0231 1x011x xx0232 AEBFC#m EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02210 022000 x24442 244222 x46654 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)