[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
[Vox 2 - 5th below, vox 3 - 5th below and 3rd up - increase mix of harmony - make sure double on main vox] [Intro BPM 95 ] Drums B..B B+S... A..A .A.A A.G#m. C#m... (Stop playing C#m to play Keyboard riff)
[Verse 1] [B] I hear the drums [D#m] echoing [G#m] tonight She [G#m/F#-224444] hears only [A] whispers of some [C#m] quiet con [G#m] versa [A] tion [A][G#m][C#m] [B] She's coming [D#m] in, twelve thirty [G#m] flight The moonl [G#m/F#] it wings [A] reflect the stars that [C#m] guide me towards [G#m] salva [A] tion [G#m][C#m] [B] I stopped an [D#m] old man along the [G#m] way Hoping [G#m/F#] to find some [A] old forgotten [C#m] words or ancient [G#m] melo [A] dies [A][G#m][C#m] [B] He turned to [D#m] me as if to [G#m] say [G#m/F#] Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Verse 2] [B] The wild dogs [D#m] cry out in the [G#m] night As [G#m/F#] they grow restless [A] longing for some [C#m] solitary [G#m] compa [A] ny [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I know that [D#m] I must do what's [G#m] right As sure as [G#m/F#] Kilimanjaro [A] rises like O [C#m] lympus above the [G#m] Serenge [A] ti [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I seek to [D#m] cure what's deep in [G#m] side... [G#m/F#] Frightened of this [A] thing that I've become [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Music Break] B D#m G#m B A C#m G#m A (G#m C#m)
[B][D#m][G#m] H [G#m/F#] urry boy, she's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Outro] A (G#m C#m) til fade
[Keyboard riff - Pick individually and ring notes together to make bigger sound] E ---0~~~~~~~~~~~ B ---75~-75~-75~- G -66~-66~-66~-6~ D --------------- A --------------- E ---------------
