The Housemartins - Sitting On A Fence Chords

    
Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


Intro
Gm   Cm   F   F

Verse
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who sCmees no sense in figFhting
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who sCmees no sense at aFll
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who sCmtrokes his twenty beFards
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who oCmnly drinks real aFle

Pre-chorus
But the rGmeal prCmoblem with this Fman
Is he sGmays he cCman’t when he cFan
He’d raE♭ther not get his hands diB♭rty
He’ll sE♭till be there when he’s tDhirty

Chorus
I tGmold myself to kCmeep my mouth shut
But I stFill end up saying if and but
I lGmied to myself rCmight from the start
And I’ve jFust worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence

Gm   Cm   F   F

Verse
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who lCmooks up to his guFardian
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who sCmwings from poll to pFoll
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who sCmees both sides of bFoth sides
Sitting on a fGmence is a man who lCmooks down on opiFnion

Pre-chorus
But the rGmeal prCmoblem with this Fman
Is he sGmays he cCman’t when he cFan
He’d raE♭ther not get his hands diB♭rty
He’ll sE♭till be there when he’s tDhirty

Chorus
I tGmold myself to kCmeep my mouth shut
But I stFill end up saying if and but
I lGmied to myself rCmight from the start
And I’ve jFust worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence

Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4)

Chorus
I tGmold myself to kCmeep my mouth shut
But I stFill end up saying if and but
I lGmied to myself rCmight from the start
And I’ve jFust worked out that I’m falling apart

Outro
I tGmold myself, I tCmold myself
And I’ve jFust worked out that I’m falling apart
I lGmied to myself, CmI lied to myself
And I’ve jFust worked out that I’m falling apart
I tGmold myself, I tCmold myself
And I’ve jFust worked out that I’m falling apart