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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I Smell Winter by The Housemartins
Recently, I listened to the "Now That's What I Call Quite Good" CD, where "I Smell Winter" is the opening track.
Wanting to play it on my acoustic, I realized there were no tabs or chords to be found, which is a shame,
as this is a great (albeit lesser known) tune. Playing around a little bit, I came up with the chords below.
There is just a crappy video of the song played live on YT, so it's hard to verify that's the way
Stan Cullimore plays it. But anyway, it sounds OK playing along with the CD, so the chords and the
tuning seem right.
Suggestions are alway welcome. Enjoy!
Standard tuning, no capo.
INTRO:
A E D (2x)
VERSE #1:
A E
Now the sun was in my eyes
D
So forgive me if I was blind
A E
But I can suddenly see the light
D
Now the blinds are raised
A E
Now she's finally spoken
D
Winter's finally broken
A E
Realize I'm heading
D
For colder days
BRIDGE #1:
Bm E
He can feel it just around the corner
Bm E
He can feel it on every breath
Bm E
And something tells him it's good goodbye summer
Bm E
And something tells him it's the kiss of death
CHORUS:
A
Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
E
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A
There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
E
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A E D (1x)
VERSE #2:
A E
You better button up your coat
D
Or it will catch you in the pit of the throat
A E
You can certainly feel the wind blow
D
When you're by yourself
A E
And when the snow has finally melted
D
You better think about who you shelter
A
'Cos one of these days
E D
It might just be someone else
BRIDGE #2:
Bm E
And he's searched underground and overground for a partner
Bm E
Played his harmonica 'til his lips were raw
Bm E
He's looked through tins and rubbish bins just for an answer
Bm E
So far each year he's drawn the shortest straw
CHORUS:
A
Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
E
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A
There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
E
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
BRIDGE #3: (Same as #2, but played with muted strings)
Bm E
And he's searched underground and overground for a partner
Bm E
Played his harmonica 'til his lips were raw
Bm E
He's looked through tins and rubbish bins just for an answer
Bm E
So far each year he's drawn the shortest straw
CHORUS:
A
Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
E
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A
There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
E
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
OUTRO:
A E D (1x)
Recently, I listened to the "Now That's What I Call Quite Good" CD, where "I Smell Winter" is the opening track.
Wanting to play it on my acoustic, I realized there were no tabs or chords to be found, which is a shame,
as this is a great (albeit lesser known) tune. Playing around a little bit, I came up with the chords below.
There is just a crappy video of the song played live on YT, so it's hard to verify that's the way
Stan Cullimore plays it. But anyway, it sounds OK playing along with the CD, so the chords and the
tuning seem right.
Suggestions are alway welcome. Enjoy!
Standard tuning, no capo.
INTRO:
A E D (2x)
VERSE #1:
A E
Now the sun was in my eyes
D
So forgive me if I was blind
A E
But I can suddenly see the light
D
Now the blinds are raised
A E
Now she's finally spoken
D
Winter's finally broken
A E
Realize I'm heading
D
For colder days
BRIDGE #1:
Bm E
He can feel it just around the corner
Bm E
He can feel it on every breath
Bm E
And something tells him it's good goodbye summer
Bm E
And something tells him it's the kiss of death
CHORUS:
A
Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
E
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A
There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
E
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A E D (1x)
VERSE #2:
A E
You better button up your coat
D
Or it will catch you in the pit of the throat
A E
You can certainly feel the wind blow
D
When you're by yourself
A E
And when the snow has finally melted
D
You better think about who you shelter
A
'Cos one of these days
E D
It might just be someone else
BRIDGE #2:
Bm E
And he's searched underground and overground for a partner
Bm E
Played his harmonica 'til his lips were raw
Bm E
He's looked through tins and rubbish bins just for an answer
Bm E
So far each year he's drawn the shortest straw
CHORUS:
A
Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
E
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A
There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
E
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
BRIDGE #3: (Same as #2, but played with muted strings)
Bm E
And he's searched underground and overground for a partner
Bm E
Played his harmonica 'til his lips were raw
Bm E
He's looked through tins and rubbish bins just for an answer
Bm E
So far each year he's drawn the shortest straw
CHORUS:
A
Losing at the tracks
(I smell)
E
Loosens all his taps
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A
There's a chill down my spine
(I smell)
E
But the weather's fine
(Winter)
D
I smell winter on his breath
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
A E D
I smell winter
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A E D (1x)
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