Sitting On A Fence Chords by The Housemartins

Standard (EADGBE)

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 cCmant when he cFan

Hed raD♯ther not get his hands diA♯rty

Hell sD♯till be there when hes 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 Ive jFust worked out that Im 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 cCmant when he cFan

Hed raD♯ther not get his hands diA♯rty

Hell sD♯till be there when hes 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 Ive jFust worked out that Im 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 Ive jFust worked out that Im falling apart

Outro

I tGmold myself, I tCmold myself

And Ive jFust worked out that Im falling apart

I lGmied to myself, CmI lied to myself

And Ive jFust worked out that Im falling apart

I tGmold myself, I tCmold myself

And Ive jFust worked out that Im falling apart