Sitting on a Fence The Housemartins
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
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]ees no sense in fig[F]hting
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]ees no sense at a[F]ll
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]trokes his twenty be[F]ards
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who o[Cm]nly drinks real a[F]le
Pre-Chorus
But the r[Gm]eal pr[Cm]oblem with this [F]man
Is he s[Gm]ays he c[Cm]anā??t when he[F] can
Heā??d [Eb]rather not get his hands [Bb]dirty
Heā??ll[Eb] still be there when heā?[D]?s thirty
Chorus
I t[Gm]old myself to k[Cm]eep my mouth shut
But I st[F]ill end up saying if and but
I l[Gm]ied to myself r[Cm]ight from the start
And Iā??ve[F] just worked out that Iā??m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Gm / Cm / F / F (x2)
Verse
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who l[Cm]ooks up to his gu[F]ardian
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]wings from poll to p[F]oll
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]ees both sides of b[F]oth sides
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who l[Cm]ooks down on opi[F]nion
Pre-Chorus
But the r[Gm]eal pr[Cm]oblem with this [F]man
Is he s[Gm]ays he c[Cm]anā??t when he[F] can
Heā??d [Eb]rather not get his hands [Bb]dirty
Heā??ll[Eb] still be there when heā?[D]?s thirty
Chorus
I t[Gm]old myself to k[Cm]eep my mouth shut
But I st[F]ill end up saying if and but
I l[Gm]ied to myself r[Cm]ight from the start
And Iā??ve[F] just worked out that Iā??m falling apart
Sitting on a fence
Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4)
Chorus
I t[Gm]old myself to k[Cm]eep my mouth shut
But I st[F]ill end up saying if and but
I l[Gm]ied to myself r[Cm]ight from the start
And Iā??ve[F] just worked out that Iā??m falling apart
Outro
I t[Gm]old myself, I t[Cm]old myself
And Iā??ve[F] just worked out that Iā??m falling apart
I l[Gm]ied to myself, [Cm]I lied to myself
And Iā??ve[F] just worked out that Iā??m falling apart
I t[Gm]old myself, I t[Cm]old myself
And Iā??ve[F] just worked out that Iā??m falling apart
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