Build Chords by The Housemartins

Tempo:
107.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

Gb

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Bbm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb]
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Bbm]
[B]
[Gb] [Ebm] Clambering men in big black [Bbm] boots
[B] Dug up my den, dug [Gb] up my roots
[Ebm] Treated us like plasticine [Bbm] town
[B] They built us up and knocked [Gb] us down
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Db] From McConnell [B] to Legoland
[Db] Here they come [B] with a broken heart
[Db] Men with hats [B] felled up with sound
[Db] It's bad, [Gb] it's bad
No house where [Ebm] we can stay
[Bbm] I don't get it every [B] day
[Gb] No room for [Ebm] us to cry
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm] Whistling men in yellow [Bbm] vans
[B] They came and drew us
[Gb] diagrams
[Ebm] Showed us how at our [Bbm] town
[B] We wrote it down in case [Gb] of doubt
[Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Db] Slow, [B] slow, quick, quick, quick
[Db] It's one on [B] one and break to break
[Db] They work so [B] fast it makes you sick
It's [Db] bad, [Gb] it's bad
No house [Ebm] where we can stay
[Bbm] I don't get it every [B] day
[Gb] No room for [Ebm] us to cry
[Bbm] Gonna lose my [B] toes and my [Gb] size
[Ebm] Oh,
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] it's [Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] bad, it's [Ebm] bad
Oh, [Bbm] [B] oh, oh, oh, oh, [Gb] oh, [Ebm] oh
[Bbm]
[B] [Db]
Down with stakes [B] and up with bricks
[Db]
In with boots [B] and up with boots
[Db]
It's in with suits [B] and new recruits
[Db] It's bad, [Gb] it's bad
No house where [Ebm] we can stay
[Bbm]
I don't get it every [B] day
[Gb] No room [Ebm] for us to cry
[Bbm] It's bad, it's [B] [Gb] bad
No house where [Ebm] we can stay
[Bbm] I don't get it every [B] day
[Gb] No room [Ebm] for us to cry
[Bbm] It's [B] bad, it's [Gb] bad
[B] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Bbm]
[B] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [B]
[Gb] [Ebm]
Key:  
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Ebm
13421116
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Let's start jamming The Housemartins - (Single Edit) Build chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bbm, B, Gb, Ebm and Bbm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 108. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Gb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Clambering men in big black [Bbm] _ _ boots
[B] Dug up my den, dug [Gb] up my roots
[Ebm] Treated us like plasticine [Bbm] town
[B] They built us up and knocked [Gb] us down
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ From McConnell [B] to _ Legoland
[Db] _ Here they come [B] with a broken heart
_ [Db] Men with hats [B] felled up with sound
[Db] It's bad, _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's bad
No house where [Ebm] we can stay _
[Bbm] I don't get it every [B] _ day
[Gb] No room for [Ebm] us to cry
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] Whistling men in yellow [Bbm] _ _ vans
[B] They came and drew us _
[Gb] diagrams
_ [Ebm] Showed us how at our [Bbm] _ _ town
[B] We wrote it down in case [Gb] of doubt
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Slow, [B] slow, quick, quick, quick
[Db] It's one on [B] one and break to break
_ [Db] They work so [B] fast it makes you sick
It's [Db] bad, _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's bad
No house [Ebm] where we can stay _
[Bbm] I don't get it every [B] day _ _
[Gb] No room for [Ebm] us to cry _
[Bbm] _ Gonna lose my [B] toes and my [Gb] size
_ _ [Ebm] Oh, _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] it's _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Gb] bad, it's _ [Ebm] bad
_ Oh, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] oh, oh, oh, oh, [Gb] oh, _ _ _ [Ebm] oh
_ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
Down with stakes [B] and up with bricks
[Db] _
In with boots [B] and up with boots
[Db]
It's in with suits [B] and new recruits
[Db] It's bad, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] it's bad
No house where [Ebm] we can stay
_ [Bbm]
I don't get it every [B] day
_ [Gb] No room [Ebm] for us to cry
[Bbm] It's bad, it's _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] bad
No house where [Ebm] we can stay
_ [Bbm] I don't get it every [B] day
_ [Gb] _ No room [Ebm] for us to cry
_ [Bbm] _ It's _ [B] bad, it's _ [Gb] bad _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore.

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