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Sitting On A Fence

The Housemartins
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D-DU-UDU
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who sees  no sense in fighting
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who sees  no sense at all
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who strokes  his twenty beards
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who only  drinks real ale
 But the real  problem  with this man
 Is he says  he can’t  when he can
 He’d rather  not get his hands dirty
 He’ll still  be there when he’s thirty
 I told  myself to keep  my mouth shut
 But I still  end up saying if and but
 I lied  to myself right  from the start
 And I’ve just  worked out that I’m falling apart
 Sitting on a fence
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who looks  up to his guardian
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who swings  from poll to poll
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who sees  both sides of both  sides
 Sitting on a fence  is a man who looks  down on opinion
 But the real  problem  with this man
 Is he says  he can’t  when he can
 He’d rather  not get his hands dirty
 He’ll still  be there when he’s thirty
 I told  myself to keep  my mouth shut
 But I still  end up saying if and but
 I lied  to myself right  from the start
 And I’ve just  worked out that I’m falling apart
 Sitting on a fence
 Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4)
 I told  myself to keep  my mouth shut
 But I still  end up saying if and but
 I lied  to myself right  from the start
 And I’ve just  worked out that I’m falling apart
 I told  myself, I told  myself
 And I’ve just  worked out that I’m falling apart
 I lied  to myself, I  lied to myself
 And I’ve just  worked out that I’m falling apart
 I told  myself, I told  myself
 And I’ve just  worked out that I’m falling apart

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Readable chord sheet for Sitting On A Fence by The Housemartins

[Gm]   [Cm]   [F]   [F]

Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]ees no sense in fig[F]hting
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]ees no sense at a[F]ll
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]trokes his twenty be[F]ards
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who o[Cm]nly drinks real a[F]le

But the r[Gm]eal pr[Cm]oblem with this [F]man
Is he s[Gm]ays he c[Cm]an’t when he c[F]an
He’d ra[Eb]ther not get his hands di[Bb]rty
He’ll s[Eb]till be there when he’s t[D]hirty

I t[Gm]old myself to k[Cm]eep my mouth shut
But I st[F]ill end up saying if and but
I l[Gm]ied to myself r[Cm]ight from the start
And I’ve j[F]ust worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence

[Gm]   [Cm]   [F]   [F]

Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who l[Cm]ooks up to his gu[F]ardian
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]wings from poll to p[F]oll
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who s[Cm]ees both sides of b[F]oth sides
Sitting on a f[Gm]ence is a man who l[Cm]ooks down on opi[F]nion

But the r[Gm]eal pr[Cm]oblem with this [F]man
Is he s[Gm]ays he c[Cm]an’t when he c[F]an
He’d ra[Eb]ther not get his hands di[Bb]rty
He’ll s[Eb]till be there when he’s t[D]hirty

I t[Gm]old myself to k[Cm]eep my mouth shut
But I st[F]ill end up saying if and but
I l[Gm]ied to myself r[Cm]ight from the start
And I’ve j[F]ust worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence

Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4)

I t[Gm]old myself to k[Cm]eep my mouth shut
But I st[F]ill end up saying if and but
I l[Gm]ied to myself r[Cm]ight from the start
And I’ve j[F]ust worked out that I’m falling apart

I t[Gm]old myself, I t[Cm]old myself
And I’ve j[F]ust worked out that I’m falling apart
I l[Gm]ied to myself, [Cm]I lied to myself
And I’ve j[F]ust worked out that I’m falling apart
I t[Gm]old myself, I t[Cm]old myself
And I’ve j[F]ust worked out that I’m falling apart

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