Biography:
The Housemartins was a British indie-pop/alternative rock band which formed in 1983 in Kingston upon Hull, England. After breaking up in 1988, band members Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway formed The Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook found success as an electronic dance music DJ and music producer founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim.
At its formation the band consisted of Paul Heaton (vocals), Stan Cullimore (guitar), Ted Key (bass) and Chris Lang (drums).
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Other songs:
- Happy Hour
- Me And The Farmer
- Anxious
- Bow Down
- Build
- Caravan Of Love
- Five Get Over Excited
- Flag Day
- Freedom
- Get Up Off Our Knees
- Hopelessly Devoted To Them
- I Smell Winter
- Ill Be Your Shelter Just Like A Shelter
- Johannesburg
- Over There
- Reverends Revenge
- Sheep
- Sitting On A Fence
- Step Outside
- The Light Is Always Green
- The Mighty Ship
- The People Who Grinned
- The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
- There Is Always Something There To Remind Me
- Think For A Minute
- Were Not Deep
- Youve Got A Friend
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Chords: D* xx023x A7 x02020 Am7 x02010 F x03211
Flag Day
Intro. D* A7 Am7 x2
D* A7
Too many Florence Nightingales
D* Am7
Not enough Robin Hoods
D* A7
Too many halos not enough heroes
D* Am7
Coming up with the goods
So you thought you'd like to change the world
Decided to stage a jumble sale
D* D*(let ring)
For the poor for the poor
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CHORUS:
F Am
Its a waste of time if you know what they mean
D* D*
Try shaking a box in front of the Queen
F Am
'Cause her purse is fat and bursting at the seams
D* D*
Its a waste of time if you know what they mean
F Am D*
Flag d—a—y, Flag day
F Am D*
Flag d—a—y, Flag day
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D* A7
Too many hands in too many pockets
D* Am7
Not enough hands on hearts
D* A7
Too many ready to call it a day
D* Am D*
Before the day starts
So you thought you'd like to see them healed
Got Blue Peter to stage an appeal
For the poor for the poor
CHORUS
CHORUS
Chords: D* xx023x A7 x02020 Am7 x02010 F x03211
Flag Day
Intro. D* A7 Am7 x2
D* A7
Too many Florence Nightingales
D* Am7
Not enough Robin Hoods
D* A7
Too many halos not enough heroes
D* Am7
Coming up with the goods
So you thought you'd like to change the world
Decided to stage a jumble sale
D* D*(let ring)
For the poor for the poor
--------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS:
F Am
Its a waste of time if you know what they mean
D* D*
Try shaking a box in front of the Queen
F Am
'Cause her purse is fat and bursting at the seams
D* D*
Its a waste of time if you know what they mean
F Am D*
Flag d—a—y, Flag day
F Am D*
Flag d—a—y, Flag day
_____________________________________________
D* A7
Too many hands in too many pockets
D* Am7
Not enough hands on hearts
D* A7
Too many ready to call it a day
D* Am D*
Before the day starts
So you thought you'd like to see them healed
Got Blue Peter to stage an appeal
For the poor for the poor
CHORUS
CHORUS
The Ides Of Marc (...)
The Immortals
The Indelicates
The Ink Spots
The Inkspots