Nick** Menu


Kinks-Come Dancing - BPM - 122

[BPM 152 Verse]                                                    
[Intro]G D D G 1 bar each - off beat pattern - &2& &4& pattern)    
                                                                                    
Riff 3x0003 then play 0 1 3 on B string then play D but as xx0202 and play same riff
then final bit is back to G with A played on G then open G to finish                
                                                                                    
 [G] They put a parking lot on a piece of land                                        
 [D] Where the supermarket used to st [G] and. (note G comes back in early by 2 beats)
Be [G] fore that they put up a bowling alley                                          
 [D] On the site that used to be the local [G] Palais.                                
 [C] That's where the big bands us [G] ed to come and play.                           
 [D] My sister went there o[G]n a Saturday.                                           
                                                                                      
[Chorus]                                                                              
Come  [C] dancing,                                                                    
All her boyfriends  [G] used to come and call.                                        
Why not come  [D] dancing? it's o [C] nly n [D] atural                                
                                                                                      
[Riff]                                                                                
[Verse]                                                                               
 [G] Another Saturday, another date.                                                  
 [D] She would be ready but she's always make them  [G] wait.                         
In the  [G] hallway, in anticipation,                                                 
 [D] He didn't know the night would end up in  [G] frustration.                       
 [C] He'd end up blowing all his [G] wages for the week                               
 [D] All for a cuddle and a [G] peck on the cheek.                                    
                                                                                      
[Chorus]                                                                              
Come  [C] dancing,                                                                    
That's how they did it when [G] I was just a kid,                                     
And when they said come  [D] dancing, my  [C] sister [D] always did.                  
                                                                                      
[Riff]                                                                                
                                                                                      
 [Em] My sister should have [D]  come in at mid [C] night, [C9]                       
 [Em] And my mom would always [D] sit up and [C] wait. [C9]                           
 [Em] It always ended [D] up in a [C] big row [C9]                                    
 [Em] When my sister used to [D] get home [C] late. [C9]                              
                                                                                       
(This part is like the intro G D D G played straight 1 bar each - played twice - "ooos"
(spoken) Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight,                             
 Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate. (Mom yells at them...)           
                                                                                       
 [Em] The day they  [D] knocked down the  [C] pally [C9]                               
 [Em] My sister [D]  stood and  [C] cried. [C9]                                        
 [Em] The day they  [D] knocked down th [C] e pally [C9]                               
 [Em] Part of my  [D] childhood died, [C]  just died. [C9]                             
                                                                                       
(loud) EmEm-- DD-C ---- -DD- X 4                                                       
                                                                                       
(Repeat intro 1 bar each - sort of off beat ish - use ear &1& pattern)                 
G D D G                                                                                
                                                                                       
[Verse]                                                                                
 [G] Now I'm grown up and playing in a band,                                           
 [D] And there's a car park where the pally used to  [G] stand.                        
My sister's  [G] married and she lives on an estate.                                   
[D] Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to  [G] wait.                              
 [C] She knows they get away with  [G] things she never could,                         
 [D] But if I asked her I [G] wonder if she would,                                     
                                                                                       
[Chorus]                                                                               
Come  [C] dancing,                                                                     
Come on sister,  [G] have yourself a ball.                                             
Don't be afraid to come  [D] dancing, it's o [C] nly na [D] tural.                     
[Riff]                                                                                 
                                                                                       
(The last chorus leads to a key change....)                                            
Come danc [C] ing,                                                                     
 [C] Just like the pallyyyyy o [G] n a Saturday.                                       
And all her friends will come  [D] dancing                                             
Where the bi [C] g bands [D] used to  [Em] play.                                       
                                                                                       
Hold the Em for two measures, then modulate to the key of Eb. This is the              
same riff as before, played in Eb. Perhaps someone out there can write the             
notes for the finale...                                                                
Eb Bb Bb Eb x4 - Play standard sus4 pattern with x68886 x68896                                  
then Bb barr across middle 4 strings - 688886 688896 come back to Eb 2 beats early 10 to 8 on G 
 for final note of phrase                                                                       
 final run while playing Eb E - 6 8 10 then play Eb at 11th F shape                                                                                                                             

########################################################################

Madness-Our House - BPM - 122

 [Intro Riff - Full drums - BPM 121] 
 [C]             [Gm]            [Dm]            [Fm]
E x-x-xx--3-------3-3-33--3-------1---------------1-----------8-
B 5-5-55--5--6--5-3-3-33--3-------3---------------1-----------9-
G 5-5-55--5--5--5-3-3-33--3-------2---------------1-----------10-
D 5-5-55--5--5--5-5-5-55--5--x--x-0---------------3-----------10
A 3-3-33--3--3--3-5-5-55--5--x--x-0---------------3-----------8
E 3-3-33--3--3--3-3-3-33--3--1--0-x-----------0---1-1-3-3-4-4-8-
  B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S-

 [C]             [Gm]            [Dm]            [Fm]
E x-x-xx--3-------6-5--3--5-------1---------------4---3---1---3-
B 5-5-55--5--6--5-3-3-------------3---------------1--------------
G 5-5-55--5--5--5-3-3-------------2---------------1-------------
D 5-5-55--5--5--5-5-5-------------0---------------3-------------
A 3-3-33--3--3--3-5-5-------------0---------------3-------------
E 3-3-33--3--3--3-3-3-------------x-----------0---1--------------
  B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S-

 [C]             [Gm]            [Dm]            [Fm] Cheeky[Dm]
E x-x-xx--3-------x-----10--12----13--------------1-------------
B 5-5-55--5--6--5-11--13----------10--------------1-------------
G 5-5-55--5--5--5-12--------------10--------------1-----------7-
D 5-5-55--5--5--5-12--------------x---------------3---5---6-----
A 3-3-33--3--3--3-10--------------12--------------3-----------5-
E 3-3-33--3--3--3-10-3------------10----------0---1---3---4----
  B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S-

[Verse - Guido low - Nick high octave - On Fm play run up] 
[C] Father wears his Sunday [Gm] best,
[Dm] Mother's tired she needs a rest, the [Fm] kids are playing up downstairs.
[C] Sister's sighing in her [Gm] sleep,
[Dm] Brother's got a date to keep; he [Fm] can't hang around.
 
[Chorus - Rhythm for chords is to play preceding 
just before new - on the 2 Bs - BxSB* B* ]
 
[D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the 
[Gm-3x0033 - G5 to be faster] middle of our [D] street,
Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our...
 
[Verse] 
[C] Our house it has a [Gm] crowd,
There's [Dm] always something happening, and it's [Fm] usually quite loud.
[C] Our mum she's so house- [Gm] proud.
[Dm] Nothing ever slows her down, and a [Fm] mess is not allowed.
 
[Chorus BxSB BxSB rhythm] 
[D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street,
Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our...
 
[B] Our [F#m] house, [C#m] in the [Em] middle of our [B] street,
[B] Something [F#m] tells you that you've 
[C#m] got to get a [Em] way from [B] it.
 
[Verse] 
[C] Father gets up late for [Gm] work,
[Dm] Mother has to iron his shirt, [Fm] then she sends the kids to school. 
[C] Sees them off with a small [Gm] kiss.
[Dm] She's the one they're going to miss, in [Fm] lots of ways.
 
[Interlude BxSB BxSB rhythm] 
[G] [F#m] [A] [Bm] (x2)
 
[Solo] 
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [Fm] (x2)
(Solo implied - C C Csus4 - Gm - Dm at 5th fret - A 5 7 8 - then climb with Fm)
 
[Chorus] 
[D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street,
Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our...
 
[Middle 8] 
[C] I remember way back then, when everything was true, and when,
[Gm] We would have such a very good time;
Such a [Dm] fine time, such a [Fm] happy time. 
And [C] I remember how we'd play,
Simply waste the day away, [Gm] then we'd say;
Nothing would come be- [Dm] tween us; two [Fm] dreamers.
 
[Verse] 
[C] Father wears his Sunday [Gm] best,
[Dm] Mother's tired she needs a rest, the [Fm] kids are playing up downstairs. 
[C] Sister's sighing in her [Gm] sleep,
[Dm] Brother's got a date to keep; he [Fm] can't hang around.
 
[Chorus] 
[D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street,
Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our 
 
[B] Our [F#m] house, [C#m] in the [Em] middle of our [B] street,
Our [F#m] house, [C#m] in the [Em] middle of our...
 
[C] Our [Gm] house, [Dm] was our [Fm] castle and our [C] keep,
Our [Gm] house, [Dm] in the [Fm] middle of our street.
 
[D] Our [Am] house, [Em] that was [Gm] where we used to [D] meet,
Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street

Suggestions!
Linked Songs >>
Songs from same decade >> AC/DC-Shook Me All Night Long Blues Brothers-Everybody Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy David Bowie-Lets Dance Human League-Don't You Want Me Baby Kenny and Dolly-Islands In The Stream Pixies-Here Comes Your Man Pogues-FairyTale New York Prince-Kiss Prince-Purple Rain Queen-Under Pressure Randy Crawford-Need Somebody Steve Winwood-Valerie U2-Red Hill U2-Still Haven't Found WhiteSnake-Here I Go Again Dire Straits-Money For Nothing Level 42-Something About You Kool & the Gang-Celebration
Songs with same beat >> Anastacia-Im Outta Love Beatles-Here Comes The Sun Bryan Adams-Baby When You're Gone Chesney Hawkes-One And Only Doobie Brothers-Long Train Frankie Valli-Cant Take My Eyes Off Of You Irene Cara-Flashdance What A Feeling Metallica-Enter Sandman REM-Losing My Religion Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle TRex-Get It On Katy Perry-Firework Killers-All These Things That I've Done Chappell Roan-Good Luck Babe KC and the Sunshine Band-Give It Up