Biography:
Notable for being the backing band for Elvis Costello, the British rock group The Attractions (Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas, and Bruce Thomas) released one album, 'Mad About the Wrong Boy', in 1980. Nieve and Bruce Thomas shared vocal duties, and all members wrote tracks. Although distributed in the U.K., it was not released in the U.S. Stylistically, the songs are a part of the power pop/new wave sound of Costello's 70s work with the same kind of cynical and often sarcastic lyrical edge.
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Song: Highrise Housewife.
Artist: The Attractions, Music/lyrics: Brain & Hart
Album: Mad about the wrong Boy.
Chord analysis by: Mats Fagergren ([email protected])
This epic song from one of the best pop-albums in the early 80´s
Yes , The, Attractions is the "backing band" to Mr Elvis C.
(but on the Album it was without Elvis C).
This song has special feeling and harmony that "attracted" my
ears when I was young and it is till one of my fav´s.,
Listen to it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWo5JvyiPw
(starts after 30 min).
Standard tuning.
Chordinfo after the lyrics.
Intro:
|G6/D A/E|x4
G/D A/E D
She found a new attachment to the vacuum.
A#
Said it wouldn´t leave her
Dm/A
Nobody believed her
E/G# Gm
Raking the shag and beating her rug
E Gm A A#
She´s so determined to prove that it´s true love
A G9 A
Highrise houswife you´re oput of your mind.
G/D A/E D
Fixing the gadgets for an ideal home
A#
Funky in the kitchen
Dm/A
With fixtures and the fittings
E/G# Gm
She´up in the clouds in apartment ozone
E Gm A A#
if this is true love tell me why are you so at home?
A G9 A
Highrise housewife you´re out of your mind,
| A G# G F# |
F A#
While your man is down on the ground
C A A/G Dm/F
A black collar worker in a white and coffee town
A#
Put your feet up and beat another dream up
E/G# Gm A A#
Everything´s remote control until he gets home
A G9 A
Highrise houswife you´re out of your mind.
G/D A/E D
Se laid the table,swept the broom off its feet
A#
Turned on the radio,
Dm/A
Once again he´s late
E/G# Gm
So why be nice and make the bed
E Gm A A#
When you can use the couch tonight in-stead
A G9
Highrise housewife you´re out of your mind
G9
You´re out of your mind
G9 A A#
You´re out of your mind
A G9
Highrise housewife you´re out of my
E
mind.
**
CHORDS
strings E,A,D,G,B,e
Chords
G6/D x,5,5,4,3,0
A/E x,7,7,6,5,5
G/D x,5,5,4,3,1
A# 6,8,8,7,6,6
Dm/A 5,5,7,7,6,5
E/G# 4,7,6,4,5,4
Gm 3,5,5,3,3,3
E 0,2,2,1,0,0
G9 x,x,5,4,3,5 (alt. Normal G)
F 1,3,3,2,1,1
C x,3,2,0,1,0
A x,0,2,2,2,0
A/G 3,(0),2,2,2,0
Dm/F 1,x,0,2,3,1
Artist: The Attractions, Music/lyrics: Brain & Hart
Album: Mad about the wrong Boy.
Chord analysis by: Mats Fagergren ([email protected])
This epic song from one of the best pop-albums in the early 80´s
Yes , The, Attractions is the "backing band" to Mr Elvis C.
(but on the Album it was without Elvis C).
This song has special feeling and harmony that "attracted" my
ears when I was young and it is till one of my fav´s.,
Listen to it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWo5JvyiPw
(starts after 30 min).
Standard tuning.
Chordinfo after the lyrics.
Intro:
|G6/D A/E|x4
G/D A/E D
She found a new attachment to the vacuum.
A#
Said it wouldn´t leave her
Dm/A
Nobody believed her
E/G# Gm
Raking the shag and beating her rug
E Gm A A#
She´s so determined to prove that it´s true love
A G9 A
Highrise houswife you´re oput of your mind.
G/D A/E D
Fixing the gadgets for an ideal home
A#
Funky in the kitchen
Dm/A
With fixtures and the fittings
E/G# Gm
She´up in the clouds in apartment ozone
E Gm A A#
if this is true love tell me why are you so at home?
A G9 A
Highrise housewife you´re out of your mind,
| A G# G F# |
F A#
While your man is down on the ground
C A A/G Dm/F
A black collar worker in a white and coffee town
A#
Put your feet up and beat another dream up
E/G# Gm A A#
Everything´s remote control until he gets home
A G9 A
Highrise houswife you´re out of your mind.
G/D A/E D
Se laid the table,swept the broom off its feet
A#
Turned on the radio,
Dm/A
Once again he´s late
E/G# Gm
So why be nice and make the bed
E Gm A A#
When you can use the couch tonight in-stead
A G9
Highrise housewife you´re out of your mind
G9
You´re out of your mind
G9 A A#
You´re out of your mind
A G9
Highrise housewife you´re out of my
E
mind.
**
CHORDS
strings E,A,D,G,B,e
Chords
G6/D x,5,5,4,3,0
A/E x,7,7,6,5,5
G/D x,5,5,4,3,1
A# 6,8,8,7,6,6
Dm/A 5,5,7,7,6,5
E/G# 4,7,6,4,5,4
Gm 3,5,5,3,3,3
E 0,2,2,1,0,0
G9 x,x,5,4,3,5 (alt. Normal G)
F 1,3,3,2,1,1
C x,3,2,0,1,0
A x,0,2,2,2,0
A/G 3,(0),2,2,2,0
Dm/F 1,x,0,2,3,1
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