{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":756450,"song":"Stupid Marriage","artist":"The Specials","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/756450-stupid-marriage-chords-by-the-specials/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/756450?type=chord","rating":4.65792,"votes":4,"content":"...STUPID MARRIAGE... by The Specials\r\n---------------------................\r\n\r\n*from 'The Specials' (1979)*\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: (Spoken)\r\n\r\n[tab](n.[ch]C[/ch])\r\n Court in session. What do you mean; \"Oi, oi, oi\"?[/tab]\r\nMust have court in session. Order.\r\n\r\n(Spoken over [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]):\r\n\r\nMy name is Judge Roughneck,\r\nAnd I will not tolerate any disobedience in my courtroom.\r\nRude boy, you have been brought in front of me,\r\nAnd charged with smashing this woman's window.\r\nBefore I sentence you; what have you got to say in your defence?\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI was walking down the street, one night,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhen I saw her silhouette in a bathroom light.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\n Her way of life, baby; nothing to hide,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWith her frosted glass shattered curtains open wide.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 1:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice sun-tan?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou live in a castle built of sand,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man.[/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak:\r\n\r\n[tab](n.[ch]C[/ch])\r\n Naked from your bath, you go naked to your bed.[/tab]\r\nAnd I can't stop the hatred running through my head.\r\n\r\nSolo:\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch] (x6)\r\n\r\nBreak:\r\n\r\n(Spoken over [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]):\r\n\r\nSilence in court. Order.\r\nRude boy, you have led me to believe,\r\nThat you was going out with a girl,\r\nAnd she left you and married someone else.\r\nSo you got drunk and smashed up your ex-girlfriend's property.\r\nI have come to one conclusion;\r\nThat is to sentence you to five months in prison.\r\nBefore they take you down to the cells,\r\nWhat have you got to say for yourself?\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHe wanted to be something, but she knows he never will.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe's got him where she wanted and for-got to take her pill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd he thinks that she'll be happy when she's hanging out the nappies,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] (n.[ch]C[/ch])\r\nIf that's a happy marriage; I'd pre-fer to be un-happy![/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 3:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Married woman, married man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that family plan?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Mrs. Ewe and Mr. Ram,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that lovely lamb?[/tab]\r\n\r\nCoda: (Half Time)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice suntan? (Order in my courtroom!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice suntan? (Hush up!)[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Increase Tempo):\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice suntan?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice suntan?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice suntan?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Naked woman, naked man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Where did you get that nice suntan?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](n.[ch]C[/ch])\r\n Naked woman, naked man, where did you get that nice sun-tan?[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Take him away!)\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORD DIAGRAMS:\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n   [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE\r\n x79997  577655  799877  x57775  x35553  355433\r\n\r\n\r\nTabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)","plain_text":"...STUPID MARRIAGE... by The Specials\n---------------------................\n\n*from 'The Specials' (1979)*\n\n\nIntro: (Spoken)\n\n\nMust have court in session. Order.\n\n(Spoken over E  A  B):\n\nMy name is Judge Roughneck,\nAnd I will not tolerate any disobedience in my courtroom.\nRude boy, you have been brought in front of me,\nAnd charged with smashing this woman's window.\nBefore I sentence you; what have you got to say in your defence?\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreak:\n\n\nAnd I can't stop the hatred running through my head.\n\nSolo:\n\nE  A  B (x6)\n\nBreak:\n\n(Spoken over E  A  B):\n\nSilence in court. Order.\nRude boy, you have led me to believe,\nThat you was going out with a girl,\nAnd she left you and married someone else.\nSo you got drunk and smashed up your ex-girlfriend's property.\nI have come to one conclusion;\nThat is to sentence you to five months in prison.\nBefore they take you down to the cells,\nWhat have you got to say for yourself?\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoda: (Half Time)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Increase Tempo):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Take him away!)\n\n\nCHORD DIAGRAMS:\n---------------\n\n   E       A       B       D       C       G\n\n EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE\n x79997  577655  799877  x57775  x35553  355433\n\n\nTabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)","chords":["C","E","A","B","D","G","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}