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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- 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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Song: I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like a Shelter)
Artist: The Housemartins
Album: London 0 Hull 4 (1986)
Tabbed By: Alex Blackburne
Lyrics in (brackets) are sung by the backing singers/choir.
Intro
C / F (x2)
Verse
C G
In times when you're troubled
C F
Seems more than you can afford
G C
And you feel, you feel you need a friend
F G
Someone to share the load
Chorus
Am G F
And when your skies grow cloudy
Am G F
I want you to know got a friend that's true
C F
Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
C F
I'll see you through, that's what I'll do
Verse
C G
When your dreams are scattered
C F
Just like the wind blown sand
G C
And you feel, you feel you need a friend
F G
I'll be there, reach out your hand
Chorus
Am G F
And when the tempest is raging
Am G F
I want you to know got a friend that's true
C F
Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
C F
I'll see you through, that's what I'll do
Verse
C G
I'll see you through your bad times
C F
I'll see you through your fears
G C
I'll see you through your hang ups
F G
Honey I'll dry all your tears
Chorus
Am G F
And when the tempest is raging
Am G F
I want you to know got a friend that's true
C F
Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
C F
I'll see you through, that's what I'll do
Bridge
C F
I will see you through, I will see you through
C F
I will see you through, I will see you through, Let me hear the choir
C F
(I will see you through, I will see you through) Oh yeah
C F
(I will see you through, I will see you through)
C F
When my load got heavy, did you see me through?
C F
When my load got too hard to bear, did you see me through?
C
What would you do? (I will see you through)
F
What would you do? (I will see you through)
C
What would you do? (I will see you through)
F
What would you do? (I will see you through)
C
Let me hear you break it down now
F
Let me hear you bring it up
C
Let me hear you take it higher
F C
Let me hear you take it higher
F
Higher
C
Higher
F
Just bring it down a little bit
C / F (x6 with a few 'Oh yeahs')
C F
If you're living on the dole and there's no sugar in your bowl
C F
All you need to do is give a little knock
C F
Don't despair he'll be there with his loving and his care
C F
Marx will work for us right around the clock, he's alright
Outro
C
He's alright (he's alright)
F
He's alright (he's alright)
-repeat several times and finish on a C-
Artist: The Housemartins
Album: London 0 Hull 4 (1986)
Tabbed By: Alex Blackburne
Lyrics in (brackets) are sung by the backing singers/choir.
Intro
C / F (x2)
Verse
C G
In times when you're troubled
C F
Seems more than you can afford
G C
And you feel, you feel you need a friend
F G
Someone to share the load
Chorus
Am G F
And when your skies grow cloudy
Am G F
I want you to know got a friend that's true
C F
Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
C F
I'll see you through, that's what I'll do
Verse
C G
When your dreams are scattered
C F
Just like the wind blown sand
G C
And you feel, you feel you need a friend
F G
I'll be there, reach out your hand
Chorus
Am G F
And when the tempest is raging
Am G F
I want you to know got a friend that's true
C F
Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
C F
I'll see you through, that's what I'll do
Verse
C G
I'll see you through your bad times
C F
I'll see you through your fears
G C
I'll see you through your hang ups
F G
Honey I'll dry all your tears
Chorus
Am G F
And when the tempest is raging
Am G F
I want you to know got a friend that's true
C F
Just like a shelter, in a time of storm
C F
I'll see you through, that's what I'll do
Bridge
C F
I will see you through, I will see you through
C F
I will see you through, I will see you through, Let me hear the choir
C F
(I will see you through, I will see you through) Oh yeah
C F
(I will see you through, I will see you through)
C F
When my load got heavy, did you see me through?
C F
When my load got too hard to bear, did you see me through?
C
What would you do? (I will see you through)
F
What would you do? (I will see you through)
C
What would you do? (I will see you through)
F
What would you do? (I will see you through)
C
Let me hear you break it down now
F
Let me hear you bring it up
C
Let me hear you take it higher
F C
Let me hear you take it higher
F
Higher
C
Higher
F
Just bring it down a little bit
C / F (x6 with a few 'Oh yeahs')
C F
If you're living on the dole and there's no sugar in your bowl
C F
All you need to do is give a little knock
C F
Don't despair he'll be there with his loving and his care
C F
Marx will work for us right around the clock, he's alright
Outro
C
He's alright (he's alright)
F
He's alright (he's alright)
-repeat several times and finish on a C-
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