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


C (x32010@1)                           Gm (355333@1)      Father wears his Sunday best
Dm (xx0231@1)                                FmMother's (133111@1)tired she needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs
C (x32010@1)                     GmSister's (355333@1)sighing in her sleep
Dm (xx0231@1)                           FmBrother's (133111@1)got a date to keep, he can't hang around



D (xx0232@1)     AmEm       Gm (355333@1)          D (xx0232@1) Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am (x02210@1)       Gm (355333@1) Our house, in the middle of our


(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


(SAME AS ABOVE)
D (xx0232@1)     AmEm       Gm (355333@1)          D (xx0232@1) Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am (x02210@1)       Gm (355333@1) Our house, in the middle of our


B (x2444x@1)     F#mC#m       Em (022000@1)                B (x2444x@1) Our house,   in the middle of our street
           F#m (244222@1)                     C#m (x13321@4)    Em(Something (022000@1)tells you that you've got to move away from it)
 Our       house,                    in the middle of our


(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


G D/F# A Bmx2



C Gm Dm Fmx2
     OR
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(SAME AS ABOVE)
D (xx0232@1)     AmEm       Gm (355333@1)          D (xx0232@1) Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am (x02210@1)       Gm (355333@1) Our house, in the middle of our


CI (x32010@1)remember way back then when everything was true and when
GmWe (355333@1)would have such a very good time
          Dm (xx0231@1)          GmSuch (355333@1)a fine time, such a happy time
    CAnd (x32010@1)I remember how we'd play, simply waste the day away
Gm (355333@1)                             Dm (xx0231@1)         FmThen (133111@1)we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers


C (x32010@1)                           Gm (355333@1)      Father wears his Sunday best
Dm (xx0231@1)                                FmMother's (133111@1)tired she needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs
C (x32010@1)                     GmSister's (355333@1)sighing in her sleep
Dm (xx0231@1)                           FmBrother's (133111@1)got a date to keep, he can't hang around


(SAME AS ABOVE)
D (xx0232@1)     AmEm       Gm (355333@1)          D (xx0232@1) Our house,   in the middle of our street
        Am (x02210@1)       Gm (355333@1) Our house, in the middle of our


B (x2444x@1)   F#m (244222@1)   C#m (x13321@4)Em (022000@1)            B (x2444x@1) Our house,    in the middle of our street
     F#m (244222@1)         C#m (x13321@4)        COur (x32010@1)house, in the middle of our street
    Gm (355333@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)     Fm (133111@1)           COur (x32010@1)house,  was our castle and our keep
     Gm (355333@1) Dm (xx0231@1)     Fm (133111@1)         DOur (xx0232@1)house,  in the middle of our street
     Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)     Gm (355333@1)              DOur (xx0232@1)house,  that was where we used to sleep
     Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1)           Gm (355333@1)   BOur (x2444x@1)house,  in the middle of our street
     F#m (244222@1)C#m (x13321@4)  Em (022000@1)             BOur (x2444x@1)house,  in the middle of our street

ENJOY