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Sheep

The Housemartins
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Sometimes  I get  so angry with  the simple life  they lead
The  Shepherds smile  seems to confirm  my fears
They've  never questioned  anything,  they never  disagreed
Sometimes  I think  they must have  wool in their  ears
 And when you see a cane I see a crock
 And when you see a crowd I see a flock
 Its sheep we're up against
 Sheep we're up against
 When I was young, they used to get me counting sheep
 But the counting I did was all in vain
 Now when I'm tired and I'm trying to get to sleep
 I count humans jumping onto trains
 Bridge riff is:
E----------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------3--2-----------
G---------2--2--------2--4------------------2--------
D---2--4--------2--4--------2--4--2--2---------2--4--
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
 The next part is an arpeggio of the four chords. This song
 is just a repeat of those chords over and over. Listen to the
 song and you'll figure out the rhythm. It took me a while to
 get it down.
  "You never know when you'll be in need
  of those you've despised"
  --Cormac McCarthy

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Readable chord sheet for Sheep by The Housemartins

[A]Sometimes I ge[Bm]t so angry with[E] the simple li[D]fe they lead
[A]The Shepherds [Bm]smile seems to [E]confirm my fea[D]rs
[A]They've never [Bm]questioned anyt[E]hing, they nev[D]er disagreed
[A]Sometimes I th[Bm]ink they must h[E]ave wool in th[D]eir ears

And when you see a cane I see a crock
And when you see a crowd I see a flock
Its sheep we're up against
Sheep we're up against

When I was young, they used to get me counting sheep
But the counting I did was all in vain
Now when I'm tired and I'm trying to get to sleep
I count humans jumping onto trains

Bridge riff is:

E----------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------3--2-----------
G---------2--2--------2--4------------------2--------
D---2--4--------2--4--------2--4--2--2---------2--4--
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

The next part is an arpeggio of the four chords. This song
is just a repeat of those chords over and over. Listen to the
song and you'll figure out the rhythm. It took me a while to
get it down.

       "You never know when you'll be in need
        of those you've despised"

                   --Cormac McCarthy

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