...STUPID MARRIAGE... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*


Intro:

(Spoken):

(n.c)
 Court in session.
What do you mean 'Oi oi oi'?
Must have court in session. Order.

(Spoken over E  A  B):

My name is Judge Roughneck,
And I will not tolerate,
Any disobedience in my courtroom.
Rude boy, you have been brought in front of me,
And charged with smashing this woman's window.
Before I sentence you;
What have you got to say in your defence?

Verse 1:

      EI (022100@1)was walking,
         A (x02220@1)        BDown (x2444x@1)the street one night,
       EWhen (022100@1)I saw her silhouette,
     A (x02220@1)      BIn (x2444x@1)a bathroom light.
E (022100@1)Her way of life baby,
A (x02220@1)         B (x2444x@1)Nothing to hide,
         EWith (022100@1)her frosted glass,
                  A (x02220@1)  BShatterd (x2444x@1)curtains open wide.

Chorus 1:

D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)    c (x3101x@1)   G (320003@1)Naked woman, naked man,
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)      c (x3101x@1)      G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice sun-tan?
    D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)    c (x3101x@1)      GYou (320003@1)live in a castle built of sand,
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)    c (x3101x@1)   G (320003@1)Naked woman, naked man.

Break:

(n.c)
 Naked from your bath,
You go naked to your bed.
And I can't stop the hatred,
Running through my head.

Solo:

E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)B(x6) (x2444x@1)
Break:

(Spoken over E  A  B):

Silence in court.
Order.
Rude boy, you have led me to believe,
That you was going out with a girl,
And she left you and married someone else.
So you got drunk,
And smashed up your ex-girlfriend's property.
I have come to one conclusion;
That is to sentence you to five months in prison.
Before they take you down to the cells,
What have you got to say for yourself?

Verse 3:

   EHe (022100@1)wanted to be something,
        A (x02220@1)            BBut (x2444x@1)she knows he never will.
      EShe's (022100@1)got him where she wanted,
        A (x02220@1)             BAnd (x2444x@1)for-got to take her pill.
       EAnd (022100@1)he thinks that she'll be happy,
           A (x02220@1)             BWhen (x2444x@1)she's hanging out the nappies,
   EIf (022100@1)that's a happy marriage;
        A (x02220@1) BbB (n.c)
I'd pre-fer to be un-happy!

Chorus 3:

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)    c (x3101x@1)     G (320003@1)Married woman, married man,
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)      c (x3101x@1)    G (320003@1)Where did you get that family plan?
D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)     c (x3101x@1) G (320003@1)Mrs. Ewe and Mr. Ram,
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)      c (x3101x@1)    G (320003@1)Where did you get that lovely lamb?

Coda:

(Half Time):

D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Naked woman, naked man,
c (x3101x@1)                     G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice suntan?
(Order in my courtroom)
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Naked woman, naked man,
c (x3101x@1)                     G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice suntan?
(Hush up)

(Increase Tempo):

D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Naked woman, naked man,
c (x3101x@1)                     G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice suntan?
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Naked woman, naked man,
c (x3101x@1)                     G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice suntan?

D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Naked woman, naked man,
c (x3101x@1)                     G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice suntan?
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)Naked woman, naked man,
c (x3101x@1)                     G (320003@1)Where did you get that nice suntan?

(n.c)
 Naked woman, naked man,
Where did you get that nice sun-tan?

(Take him away).


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)     B (x2444x@1)     D (xx0232@1)     c (x3101x@1)     G (320003@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx454  xx7655  xx4442  xx0232  xx5553  xx5433


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)