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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The Housemartins - Freedom
(Heaton, Key)
[Intro]
A D G D
[Verse]
A D G D
I used to think you understood
A D G D A D G D
Taught me right and learnt me good
A D G D
A D G D
Made things simple for my brain
A D G D A D G D
Told the truth and made it plain
A D G D
[Bridge]
C#m
But the implications I mistook
D
Until I found out whose side you took
C#m
And now with paper in my hand
D E
I'm beginning to understand
[Chorus]
A D G D A D G
So this is freedom They must be joking
D A D G D A D G
They must be joking If they think its true
D A D G D A D G
So this is freedom I doubt their truth
D A D G D A D G D
So this is freedom For me and you
[Verse]
A D G D
From the front page news to the interviews
A D G D A D G D
It's sink the reds and live the blues
A D G D
A D G D
They pretend they're different points of view
A D G D A D G D
But it's only different shades of blue
[Bridge]
C#m
But the implications I mistook
D
Until I found out whose side you took
C#m
And now with paper in my hand
D E
I'm beginning to understand
[Chorus]
A D G D A D G
So this is freedom They must be joking
D A D G D A D G
They must be joking If they think its true
D A D G D A D G
So this is freedom I doubt their truth
D A D G D A D G D
So this is freedom For me and you
A D G D
A D G D
[Guitar Solo]
(It's something like this)
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D----------------------- --7---4-7-5-------------------------------------|
A----------------------- --------------7---------------------------------|
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[Bridge]
C#m
But the implications I mistook
D
Until I found out whose side you took
C#m
And now with paper in my hand
D E
I'm beginning to understand
[Chorus]
A D G D A D G
So this is freedom They must be joking
D A D G D A D G
They must be joking If they think its true
D A D G D A D G
So this is freedom I doubt their truth
D A D G D A D G D
So this is freedom For me and you
[Outro]
A D G D A D
F.R.E.E.D.O.M. They locked us up once
G D
So they'll do it again
A D G D A
C.H.A.I.N.E.D. They locked up my friends
Now they're coming for me
(Heaton, Key)
[Intro]
A D G D
[Verse]
A D G D
I used to think you understood
A D G D A D G D
Taught me right and learnt me good
A D G D
A D G D
Made things simple for my brain
A D G D A D G D
Told the truth and made it plain
A D G D
[Bridge]
C#m
But the implications I mistook
D
Until I found out whose side you took
C#m
And now with paper in my hand
D E
I'm beginning to understand
[Chorus]
A D G D A D G
So this is freedom They must be joking
D A D G D A D G
They must be joking If they think its true
D A D G D A D G
So this is freedom I doubt their truth
D A D G D A D G D
So this is freedom For me and you
[Verse]
A D G D
From the front page news to the interviews
A D G D A D G D
It's sink the reds and live the blues
A D G D
A D G D
They pretend they're different points of view
A D G D A D G D
But it's only different shades of blue
[Bridge]
C#m
But the implications I mistook
D
Until I found out whose side you took
C#m
And now with paper in my hand
D E
I'm beginning to understand
[Chorus]
A D G D A D G
So this is freedom They must be joking
D A D G D A D G
They must be joking If they think its true
D A D G D A D G
So this is freedom I doubt their truth
D A D G D A D G D
So this is freedom For me and you
A D G D
A D G D
[Guitar Solo]
(It's something like this)
e------9---------7------ ------------------------------------------------|
h---10------10-8-----8-- ------------------------------------------------|
G--------11--------9---- ----6-------------------------------------------|
D----------------------- --7---4-7-5-------------------------------------|
A----------------------- --------------7---------------------------------|
E----------------------- -----------------5---53----0-----5---53----0--|
[Bridge]
C#m
But the implications I mistook
D
Until I found out whose side you took
C#m
And now with paper in my hand
D E
I'm beginning to understand
[Chorus]
A D G D A D G
So this is freedom They must be joking
D A D G D A D G
They must be joking If they think its true
D A D G D A D G
So this is freedom I doubt their truth
D A D G D A D G D
So this is freedom For me and you
[Outro]
A D G D A D
F.R.E.E.D.O.M. They locked us up once
G D
So they'll do it again
A D G D A
C.H.A.I.N.E.D. They locked up my friends
Now they're coming for me
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