Our House
Chris Foreman, Cathal Smyth / Madness: The Rise and Fall (1982)
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| Father wears his Sunday | best, |
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| Mother's tired she needs a rest, the | kids are playing up downstairs. |
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| Sister's sighing in her | sleep, | Brother's got a date to keep; he | can't hang around. |
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| Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street, Öur | house, | in the | middle of our... |
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| Our house it has a | crowd, There's | always something happening, and it's | usually quite loud. |
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| Our mum she's so house- | proud. | Nothing ever slows her down, and a | mess is not allowed. |
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| Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street, Our | house, | in the | middle of our... |
| B | F#m | C#m | Em | B | B | F#m | |
| Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street, | Something | tells you |
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| that you've | got to get a | way from | it. |
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| Father gets up late for | work, | Mother has to iron his shirt, | then she sends the kids to school. |
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| Sees them off with a small | kiss. | She's the one they're going to miss, in | lots of ways. |
Interlude & Solo
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| Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street, Our | house, | in the | middle of our... |
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| I remember way back then, when everything was true, and when, |
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| We would have such a very good time; |
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| Such a | fine time, such a | happy time. And | I remember how we'd play, |
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| Simply waste the day away, | then we'd say; Nothing would come be- | tween us; two | dreamers. |
| C | Gm | Dm | |
| Father wears his Sunday | best, | Mother's tired she needs a rest, |
| Fm | |
| the | kids are playing up downstairs. |
| C | Gm | Dm | Fm | |
| Sister's sighing in her | sleep, | Brother's got a date to keep; he | can't hang around. |
| D | Am | Em | Gm | D | Am | Em | Gm | (B) | |
| Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street, Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street. |
| B | F#m | C#m | Em | B | F#m | C#m | Em | |
| Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street, Our | house, | in the | middle of our... |
| C | Gm | Dm | Fm | C | Gm | Dm | Fm | (C) | |
| Our | house, | was our | castle and our | keep, Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street. |
| D | Am | Em | Gm | D | Am | Em | Gm | (B) | |
| Our | house, | that was | where we used to | meet, Our | house, | in the | middle of our | street. |