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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You’ve Got a Friend – The Housemartins
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Written by: Carole King
From: "Now That’s What I Call Quite Good" (1988)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2
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[Intro]
| A | D | A | D |
| A | D | A | G#m C#7 |
[Verse]
F#m C#7
When you're down and troubled
F#m [ F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
And you need some lovin' care
Bm E A
And nothing, nothin‘s going right
G#m C#7
Close your eyes and think of me
F#m [ F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
And soon I will be there
D E6 Bm E
To brighten up even your darkest nights (break)
[Chorus]
A A7
You just call out my name
D
And you know, wherever I am
A E E/G#
I‘ll come running to see you again
A D A
Winter spring summer or fa-all
D G D
All you got to do is ca-all
D D/C# | Bm D/E |
And I'll be there,
| A | % |
You've got a friend
[Verse]
F#m C#7
If the sky above you
[ F#m F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
Should turn dark and full of clouds,
Bm E A
and that old north wind should begin to blow
G#m C#7
Keep your head together
F#m [ F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
And call my name out loud, now
D E6 Bm E
Soon I will be knocking at your door (break)
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
A A7
You just call out my name
D
And you know, wherever I am
A E E/G#
I‘ll come running to see you again
A D A
Winter spring summer or fa-all
D G D
All you got to do is ca-all
D D/C# | Bm D/E |
And I'll be there,
| A | D |
You've got a friend
[Outro]
| A | D |
You've got a friend
| A | D |
Yes, you've got a friend
| A | D |
Yes, mmh-mmh (break)
A D
Don’t you know, you've got a friend?
(Ooooooh-ooh-ooh)
A D
Ain’t you heard, you‘ve got a friend?
(Ooooooh-ooh-ooh)
A D
Don’t you know about your friend?
(Ooooooh-ooh-ooh)
A D
He’s a good friend
(Ooh-ooh)
| A | D |
Yes, yeah-eah
(Ooh-ooh)
| A | D |
Mmmmh
(Ooh-ooh)
(repeat ad lib and fade)
You’ve Got a Friend – The Housemartins
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Written by: Carole King
From: "Now That’s What I Call Quite Good" (1988)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2
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[Intro]
| A | D | A | D |
| A | D | A | G#m C#7 |
[Verse]
F#m C#7
When you're down and troubled
F#m [ F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
And you need some lovin' care
Bm E A
And nothing, nothin‘s going right
G#m C#7
Close your eyes and think of me
F#m [ F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
And soon I will be there
D E6 Bm E
To brighten up even your darkest nights (break)
[Chorus]
A A7
You just call out my name
D
And you know, wherever I am
A E E/G#
I‘ll come running to see you again
A D A
Winter spring summer or fa-all
D G D
All you got to do is ca-all
D D/C# | Bm D/E |
And I'll be there,
| A | % |
You've got a friend
[Verse]
F#m C#7
If the sky above you
[ F#m F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
Should turn dark and full of clouds,
Bm E A
and that old north wind should begin to blow
G#m C#7
Keep your head together
F#m [ F#m/G# | F#m/A F#m/G# F#m | ]
And call my name out loud, now
D E6 Bm E
Soon I will be knocking at your door (break)
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
A A7
You just call out my name
D
And you know, wherever I am
A E E/G#
I‘ll come running to see you again
A D A
Winter spring summer or fa-all
D G D
All you got to do is ca-all
D D/C# | Bm D/E |
And I'll be there,
| A | D |
You've got a friend
[Outro]
| A | D |
You've got a friend
| A | D |
Yes, you've got a friend
| A | D |
Yes, mmh-mmh (break)
A D
Don’t you know, you've got a friend?
(Ooooooh-ooh-ooh)
A D
Ain’t you heard, you‘ve got a friend?
(Ooooooh-ooh-ooh)
A D
Don’t you know about your friend?
(Ooooooh-ooh-ooh)
A D
He’s a good friend
(Ooh-ooh)
| A | D |
Yes, yeah-eah
(Ooh-ooh)
| A | D |
Mmmmh
(Ooh-ooh)
(repeat ad lib and fade)
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