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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Song: Sitting on a Fence
Artist: The Housemartins
Album: London 0 Hull 4 (1986)
Tabbed By: Alex Blackburne
Pretty simple song, although I recommend that you listen
to the actual track to get the timings for the Chorus as
the chords are only played at certain times.
Intro
Gm / Cm / F / F (x2)
Verse
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense in fighting
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense at all
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who strokes his twenty beards
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who only drinks real ale
Pre-Chorus
Gm Cm F
But the real problem with this man
Gm Cm F
Is he says he can’t when he can
Eb Bb
He’d rather not get his hands dirty
Eb D
He’ll still be there when he’s thirty
Chorus
Gm Cm
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
F
But I still end up saying if and but
Gm Cm
I lied to myself right from the start
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Gm / Cm / F / F (x2)
Verse
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks up to his guardian
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who swings from poll to poll
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees both sides of both sides
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks down on opinion
Pre-Chorus
Gm Cm F
But the real problem with this man
Gm Cm F
Is he says he can’t when he can
Eb Bb
He’d rather not get his hands dirty
Eb D
He’ll still be there when he’s thirty
Chorus
Gm Cm
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
F
But I still end up saying if and but
Gm Cm
I lied to myself right from the start
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4)
Chorus
Gm Cm
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
F
But I still end up saying if and but
Gm Cm
I lied to myself right from the start
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Outro
Gm Cm
I told myself, I told myself
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Gm Cm
I lied to myself, I lied to myself
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Gm Cm
I told myself, I told myself
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Artist: The Housemartins
Album: London 0 Hull 4 (1986)
Tabbed By: Alex Blackburne
Pretty simple song, although I recommend that you listen
to the actual track to get the timings for the Chorus as
the chords are only played at certain times.
Intro
Gm / Cm / F / F (x2)
Verse
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense in fighting
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense at all
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who strokes his twenty beards
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who only drinks real ale
Pre-Chorus
Gm Cm F
But the real problem with this man
Gm Cm F
Is he says he can’t when he can
Eb Bb
He’d rather not get his hands dirty
Eb D
He’ll still be there when he’s thirty
Chorus
Gm Cm
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
F
But I still end up saying if and but
Gm Cm
I lied to myself right from the start
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Gm / Cm / F / F (x2)
Verse
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks up to his guardian
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who swings from poll to poll
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees both sides of both sides
Gm Cm F
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks down on opinion
Pre-Chorus
Gm Cm F
But the real problem with this man
Gm Cm F
Is he says he can’t when he can
Eb Bb
He’d rather not get his hands dirty
Eb D
He’ll still be there when he’s thirty
Chorus
Gm Cm
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
F
But I still end up saying if and but
Gm Cm
I lied to myself right from the start
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4)
Chorus
Gm Cm
I told myself to keep my mouth shut
F
But I still end up saying if and but
Gm Cm
I lied to myself right from the start
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Outro
Gm Cm
I told myself, I told myself
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Gm Cm
I lied to myself, I lied to myself
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
Gm Cm
I told myself, I told myself
F
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart
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