Our House Tab

NAME: OUR HOUSE
ARTIST: MADNESS
TABS: Sicangel666

WORDS AND MUSIC BY: CHRISTOPHER FOREMAN AND CATHAL SMYTH
(C) 1982 EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD, LONDON WC2H OQY


INTRO- Easy to Figure Out The Pattern
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INTRO
C Gm Dm Fm x4

<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>
D       Am Em       Gm            D
  Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am         Gm
  Our house, in the middle of our

<VERSE 2>
(SAME AS ABOVE)
Our house it has a crowd
There's always something happening and it's usually quite loud
Our mum, she's so house-proud
Nothing ever slows her down and a mess is not allowed

<CHORUS>
(SAME AS ABOVE)
D       Am Em       Gm            D
  Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am         Gm
  Our house, in the middle of our

<KEY CHANGE CHORUS>
B       F#m C#m       Em                  B
  Our house,   in the middle of our street
           F#m                       C#m      Em
(Something tells you that you've got to move away from it)
 Our       house,                    in the middle of our

<VERSE 3>
(SAME AS ABOVE)
Father gets up late for work
Mother has to iron his shirt then she sends the kids to school
Sees them off with a small kiss
She's the one they're going to miss in lots of ways

<BRIDGE>
G D/F# A Bmx2

<SOLO>

C Gm Dm Fmx2
     OR
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<CHORUS>
(SAME AS ABOVE)
D       Am Em       Gm            D
  Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am         Gm
  Our house, in the middle of our

<MIDDLE SECTION>
C
I remember way back then when everything was true and when
Gm
We would have such a very good time
          Dm            Gm
Such a fine time, such a happy time
    C
And I remember how we'd play, simply waste the day away
Gm                               Dm           Fm
Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers

<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>
(SAME AS ABOVE)
D       Am Em       Gm            D
  Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am         Gm
  Our house, in the middle of our

<OUTRO CHORUSES>
B     F#m     C#m  Em              B
  Our house,    in the middle of our street
     F#m           C#m          C
Our house, in the middle of our street
    Gm    Dm       Fm             C
Our house,  was our castle and our keep
     Gm   Dm       Fm           D
Our house,  in the middle of our street
     Am   Em       Gm                D
Our house,  that was where we used to sleep
     Am   Em             Gm     B
Our house,  in the middle of our street
     F#m  C#m    Em               B
Our house,  in the middle of our street

ENJOY