C
Bb
1. Father wears his Sunday best,
mother's tired she
needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs.
C Bb
Sister's sighing in her sleep,
Dm Fm
brother's got a
date to keep, he can't hang around.
D A - Em G D
Our house, in
the middle of our street,
A - Em G
our house, in the middle of our….
C Bb
2. Our house it has a crowd,
Dm
Fm
there's always
something happening, and it's usually quite loud.
C Bb
Our Mum she's so house-proud,
Dm
Fm
nothing ever
slows her down, and a mess is not allowed.
D A - Em
G D
Our house, in
the middle of our street,
A - Em G
our house, in the middle of our….
B F# - C#m E B
Our house, in
the middle of our street,
F# - C#m E
our house, in
the middle of our…
C Bb
3. Father gets up late for work,
Dm
Fm
mother has to iron
his shirt, then she sends the kids to school.
C
Bb
Sees them off with a small kiss,
Dm Fm
she's the one
they're going to miss, in lots of ways.
D A - Em G D
Our house, in
the middle of our street,
A - Em G
our house, in the middle of our….
C
4. I remember
way back then when everything was true and when
Bb
Dm Fm
we would have such
a very good time, such a fine time, such a happy time.
C
And I remember how we'd play simply waste
the day away,
Bb
Dm Fm
then we'd say
nothing would come between us, two dreamers.
C
Bb
5. Father wears his Sunday best,
Dm
Fm
mother's tired she
needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs.
C Bb
Sister's sighing in her sleep,
Dm Fm
brother's got a
date to keep, he can't hang around.
D A - Em G D
Our house, in
the middle of our street,
A - Em G
our house, in the middle of our
B
F# - C#m E B
street, our house, in
the middle of our street,
F# - C#m E
our house, in the middle of our…
C G
- Dm F C
Our house, was our castle and our keep,
G
- Dm F
our house, in the middle of our
D
A - Em G D
street, our house,
that was where we used to sleep,
A - Em G B
our house, in the middle of our street……
(Crowded House)