Biography:
The Housemartins was a British indie-pop/alternative rock band which formed in 1983 in Kingston upon Hull, England. After breaking up in 1988, band members Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway formed The Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook found success as an electronic dance music DJ and music producer founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim.
At its formation the band consisted of Paul Heaton (vocals), Stan Cullimore (guitar), Ted Key (bass) and Chris Lang (drums).
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Other songs:
- Happy Hour
- Me And The Farmer
- Anxious
- Bow Down
- Build
- Caravan Of Love
- Five Get Over Excited
- Flag Day
- Freedom
- Get Up Off Our Knees
- Hopelessly Devoted To Them
- I Smell Winter
- Ill Be Your Shelter Just Like A Shelter
- Johannesburg
- Over There
- Reverends Revenge
- Sheep
- Sitting On A Fence
- Step Outside
- The Light Is Always Green
- The Mighty Ship
- The People Who Grinned
- The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
- There Is Always Something There To Remind Me
- Think For A Minute
- Were Not Deep
- Youve Got A Friend
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From: [email protected] (Brian Klock)
Subject: CRD:Housemartins-Sheep
Here are the chords for the Housemartins songs I know. Any
other contributions would be grateful.
SHEEP
A Bm E D
Sometimes I get so angry with the simple life they lead
A Bm E D
The Shepherds smile seems to confirm my fears
A Bm E D
They've never questioned anything, they never disagreed
A Bm E D
Sometimes I think they must have wool in their ears
And when you see a cane I see a crock
And when you see a crowd I see a flock
Its sheep we're up against
Sheep we're up against
When I was young, they used to get me counting sheep
But the counting I did was all in vain
Now when I'm tired and I'm trying to get to sleep
I count humans jumping onto trains
Bridge riff is:
E----------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------3--2-----------
G---------2--2--------2--4------------------2--------
D---2--4--------2--4--------2--4--2--2---------2--4--
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
The next part is an arpeggio of the four chords. This song
is just a repeat of those chords over and over. Listen to the
song and you'll figure out the rhythm. It took me a while to
get it down.
"You never know when you'll be in need
of those you've despised"
--Cormac McCarthy
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Brian Klock)
Subject: CRD:Housemartins-Sheep
Here are the chords for the Housemartins songs I know. Any
other contributions would be grateful.
SHEEP
A Bm E D
Sometimes I get so angry with the simple life they lead
A Bm E D
The Shepherds smile seems to confirm my fears
A Bm E D
They've never questioned anything, they never disagreed
A Bm E D
Sometimes I think they must have wool in their ears
And when you see a cane I see a crock
And when you see a crowd I see a flock
Its sheep we're up against
Sheep we're up against
When I was young, they used to get me counting sheep
But the counting I did was all in vain
Now when I'm tired and I'm trying to get to sleep
I count humans jumping onto trains
Bridge riff is:
E----------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------3--2-----------
G---------2--2--------2--4------------------2--------
D---2--4--------2--4--------2--4--2--2---------2--4--
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
The next part is an arpeggio of the four chords. This song
is just a repeat of those chords over and over. Listen to the
song and you'll figure out the rhythm. It took me a while to
get it down.
"You never know when you'll be in need
of those you've despised"
--Cormac McCarthy
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