Madness - In The Middle Of The Night



G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)         AmNice (x02210@1)man george newsagent on the corner
G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)     Bm (x24432@1)      AmNot (x02210@1)very rich but never any poorer
C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)     Em (022000@1)        DmJaunty (xx0231@1)old george a happy sixty-three
C (x32010@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)     Em (022000@1)      DmNot (xx0231@1)very tall but healthier than me.
G (320003@1)                   Am (x02210@1)       Bm (x24432@1)     AmHe (x02210@1)whistles timeless tunes as he saunters down the street
G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)     Bm (x24432@1)          AmSprings (x02210@1)in his legs and elastic in his feet.

Am (x02210@1)                     EBut (022100@1)in the middle of the night
Am (x02210@1)                   EHe (022100@1)steals through your garden
Bm (x24432@1)        F#Gives (244322@1)your hosiery a fright
    Bm (x24432@1)        F#And (244322@1)doesn't say pardon.
   Am (x02210@1)      EAs (022100@1)soft as a breeze
        Am (x02210@1)        EWith (022100@1)an arm full of underwear
       Bm (x24432@1)      F#On (244322@1)his hands and knees
       Bm (x24432@1)      F#Dreams (244322@1)about the knicker scare.

G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)          AmHello (x02210@1)there george newsagent on the corner
G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)         AmHow's (x02210@1)the old caryes the climate's getting warmer
C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)    Em (022000@1)        DmChatty (xx0231@1)old george as you get your morning paper
C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)        Em (022000@1)          DmRead (xx0231@1)about the knicker thiefunderwear taker. 
G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)         AmBids (x02210@1)you 'good day'as you wander out the door
G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)         AmNever (x02210@1)closes early always cleans the floor.

Am (x02210@1)                     EBut (022100@1)when darkness hits the town
           Am (x02210@1)             EAnd (022100@1)there's washing on your line
     Bm (x24432@1)           F#Get (244322@1)your knickers down
      Bm (x24432@1)        F#Before (244322@1)the dreaded sign.
           Am (x02210@1)         EWhen (022100@1)the clock strikes eight
           Am (x02210@1)           EAnd (022100@1)you're snuggled up in bed
         Bm (x24432@1)          F#He'll (244322@1)be at the garden gate
        Bm (x24432@1)           F#Filling (244322@1)underwear with dread.

G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)          AmNice (x02210@1)man george newsagent on the corner
G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)     Bm (x24432@1)          AmHe (x02210@1)was closed today maybe gone to mow the lawn
C (x32010@1)                  Dm (xx0231@1)            Em (022000@1)        DmI (xx0231@1)had to go further down the road to get me current bun
C (x32010@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)            Em (022000@1)    DmHello (xx0231@1)- isn't that george on page one ? 
G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)          AmNo (x02210@1)it couldn't be but yes it is
G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)      Bm (x24432@1)          AmDifficult (x02210@1)to see from these photofits.


Am (x02210@1)               EBut (022100@1)they are after him
   Am (x02210@1)            EOf (022100@1)that you can be sure
         Bm (x24432@1)             F#They've (244322@1)called him on the phone
       Bm (x24432@1)             F#They've (244322@1)knocked on his door.
      Am (x02210@1)       EA-but (022100@1)he's gone away
        Am (x02210@1)             EGone (022100@1)to stay with some mates
Bm (x24432@1)             F#He (244322@1)got the papers early
    Bm (x24432@1)        F#And (244322@1)saw his own face.

Am, E, Am, E, Bm, F#, Bm F# (fading)

Couplet
G   355433
Am  577555
Bm  799777
C (x32010@1) 8 10 10 9 8 8
Dm  10 12 12 10 10 10
Em  12 14 14 12 12 12

Refrain
Am  577555
E   x76454
Bm  224432
F#  244322
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