In The Middle Of The Night
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Nice man george newsagent on the corner
Not very rich but never any poorer
Jaunty old george a happy sixty-three
Not very tall but healthier than me.
He whistles timeless tunes as he saunters down the street
Springs in his legs and elastic in his feet.
But in the middle of the night
He steals through your garden
Gives your hosiery a fright
And doesn't say pardon.
As soft as a breeze
With an arm full of underwear
On his hands and knees
Dreams about the knicker scare.
Hello there george newsagent on the corner
How's the old caryes the climate's getting warmer
Chatty old george as you get your morning paper
Read about the knicker thiefunderwear taker.
Bids you 'good day'as you wander out the door
Never closes early always cleans the floor.
But when darkness hits the town
And there's washing on your line
Get your knickers down
Before the dreaded sign.
When the clock strikes eight
And you're snuggled up in bed
He'll be at the garden gate
Filling underwear with dread.
Nice man george newsagent on the corner
He was closed today maybe gone to mow the lawn
I had to go further down the road to get me current bun
Hello - isn't that george on page one ?
No it couldn't be but yes it is
Difficult to see from these photofits.
But they are after him
Of that you can be sure
They've called him on the phone
They've knocked on his door.
A-but he's gone away
Gone to stay with some mates
He got the papers early
And saw his own face.
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Readable chord sheet for In The Middle Of The Night by Madness
[G]Nice man g[Am]eorge news[Bm]agent on the [Am]corner [G]Not very [Am]rich but [Bm]never any [Am]poorer [C]Jaunty old [Dm]george a [Em]happy sixty-[Dm]three [C]Not very [Dm]tall but [Em]healthier [Dm]than me. [G]He whistles timeless t[Am]unes as he [Bm]saunters [Am]down the street [G]Springs in his [Am]legs and [Bm]elastic in his[Am] feet. [Am]But in the middle of the [E]night [Am]He steals through your [E]garden [Bm]Gives your h[F#]osiery a fright And [Bm]doesn't say [F#]pardon. As [Am]soft as a [E]breeze With an [Am]arm full of [E]underwear On his [Bm]hands and [F#]knees Dreams [Bm]about the [F#]knicker scare. [G]Hello there [Am]george new[Bm]sagent on the [Am]corner [G]How's the [Am]old caryes[Bm] the climate'[Am]s getting warmer [C]Chatty old [Dm]george a[Em]s you get yo[Dm]ur morning paper [C]Read about [Dm]the knicker [Em]thiefunderwear[Dm] taker. [G]Bids you '[Am]good day'a[Bm]s you wander [Am]out the door [G]Never clos[Am]es early a[Bm]lways cleans [Am]the floor. [Am]But when darkness hits th[E]e town And there's[Am] washing on your [E]line Get y[Bm]our knickers do[F#]wn Before[Bm] the dreaded[F#] sign. When the cl[Am]ock strikes e[E]ight And you're [Am]snuggled up in [E]bed He'll be [Bm]at the garden [F#]gate Filling [Bm]underwear with [F#]dread. [G]Nice man [Am]george new[Bm]sagent on the [Am]corner [G]He was close[Am]d today m[Bm]aybe gone to m[Am]ow the lawn [C]I had to go further d[Dm]own the road to [Em]get me curre[Dm]nt bun [C]Hello - isn[Dm]'t that george o[Em]n page o[Dm]ne ? [G]No it couldn'[Am]t be but y[Bm]es it is [Am] [G]Difficult to[Am] see from [Bm]these photofit[Am]s. [Am]But they are after [E]him Of [Am]that you can be [E]sure They've c[Bm]alled him on the [F#]phone They've[Bm] knocked on his d[F#]oor. A-but [Am]he's gone a[E]way Gone to [Am]stay with some ma[E]tes [Bm]He got the papers[F#] early And [Bm]saw his own [F#]face. [Am] [E] [Am] [E] [Bm] [F#] [Bm] [F#] Couplet