Song: Sitting on a Fence Artist: The Housemartins Album: London 0 Hull 4 (1986) Tabbed By: Alex Blackburne Pretty simple song, although I recommend that you listen to the actual track to get the timings for the Chorus as the chords are only played at certain times. Intro Gm / Cm / F / F (x2) Verse

Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who s^Cmees no sense in fig^Fhting Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who s^Cmees no sense at a^Fll Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who s^Cmtrokes his twenty be^Fards Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who o^Cmnly drinks real a^Fle

Pre-Chorus

But the r^Gmeal pr^Cmoblem with this ^Fman Is he s^Gmays he c^Cman’t when he^F can He’d ^Ebrather not get his hands ^Bbdirty He’ll^Eb still be there when he??^D?s thirty

Chorus

I t^Gmold myself to k^Cmeep my mouth shut But I st^Fill end up saying if and but I l^Gmied to myself r^Cmight from the start And I’ve^F just worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence Gm / Cm / F / F (x2) Verse

Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who l^Cmooks up to his gu^Fardian Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who s^Cmwings from poll to p^Foll Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who s^Cmees both sides of b^Foth sides Sitting on a f^Gmence is a man who l^Cmooks down on opi^Fnion

Pre-Chorus

But the r^Gmeal pr^Cmoblem with this ^Fman Is he s^Gmays he c^Cman’t when he^F can He’d ^Ebrather not get his hands ^Bbdirty He’ll^Eb still be there when he??^D?s thirty

Chorus

I t^Gmold myself to k^Cmeep my mouth shut But I st^Fill end up saying if and but I l^Gmied to myself r^Cmight from the start And I’ve^F just worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence Drums & Bass Breakdown (x4) Chorus

I t^Gmold myself to k^Cmeep my mouth shut But I st^Fill end up saying if and but I l^Gmied to myself r^Cmight from the start And I’ve^F just worked out that I’m falling apart

Outro

I t^Gmold myself, I t^Cmold myself And I’ve^F just worked out that I’m falling apart I l^Gmied to myself, ^CmI lied to myself And I’ve^F just worked out that I’m falling apart I t^Gmold myself, I t^Cmold myself And I’ve^F just worked out that I’m falling apart

Housemartins - Sitting on a fence