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Sheep - The Housemartins
From the Album “London 0 Hull 4” - 1986
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[Verse 1]
ASometimes I get so Bmangry with the Esimple life they Dlead
The sAhepherd's smile Bmseems to confirm my EfearsD  
And they've nAever questioned Bmanything, Enever disaDgreed
SomeAtimes I think they Bmmust have wool in their EearsD  
[Chorus]
And Awhen you see a Bmcane, I see a Ecrock (DWoa oh oh oh)
And Awhen you see a Bmcrowd, I see a Eflock
It's Dsheep we're up AagainstBm  E  
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
It's Dsheep we're up AagainstBm  E  
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
[Verse 2]
AWhen I was Bmyoung, they used to Eget me counting Dsheep
But the Acounting I Bmdid was all in EvainD  
Now when I'm Atired and I'm Bmtrying to get to EsleepD  
I count Ahumans Bmjumping onto EtrainsD  
[Chorus]
And Awhen you see a Bmcane, I see a Ecrock (DWoa oh oh oh)
And Awhen you see a Bmcrowd, I see a Eflock
It's Dsheep we're up AagainstBm  E  
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
It's Dsheep we're up AagainstBm  E  
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
[Guitar Solo]
e|--------|----------|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|
B|--------|----------|----------|--------|-3-2--------|----------|----------|--------|-3-2-----|
G|--------|-2-2------|-2-4------|--------|-----2------|-2-2------|-2-4------|--------|-----2-4-|
D|----2h4-|------2h4-|------2h4-|-2-2----|--------2h4-|------2h4-|------2h4-|-2-2----|---------|
A|--------|----------|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|
E|--------|----------|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|
e|--A---0---|--Bm--------|--E--------|--D------|--A---0-----|--Bm--------|--E--------|--D------|
B|---2-----|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|---2-------|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|
G|-2-------|---4------|---1------|--------|-2---------|---4------|---1------|--------|
D|---------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|-----------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|
A|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|
E|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|
[Chorus]
And Awhen you see a Bmcane, I see a Ecrock (DWoa oh oh oh)
And Awhen you see a Bmcrowd, I see a Eflock
It's Dsheep we're up AagainstBm  E  
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
It's Dsheep we're up AagainstBm  E  
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
                             sheep we're up against
[Outro]
Whoa, sheep we're up against
Whoa, woah, woah, woah, woah...
e|-A----0---|-Bm---------|-E---------|-D-------|-A----0-----|-Bm---------|-E---------|-D-------|A  
B|---2-----|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|---2-------|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|
G|-2-------|---4------|---1------|--------|-2---------|---4------|---1------|--------|
D|---------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|-----------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|
A|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|
E|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|

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Sheep

by The Housemartins

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Sheep - The Housemartins

From the Album “London 0 Hull 4” - 1986

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[Verse 1]

A Bm E D

Sometimes I get so angry with the simple life they lead

A Bm E D

The shepherd's smile seems to confirm my fears

A Bm E D

And they've never questioned anything, never disagreed

A Bm E D

Sometimes I think they must have wool in their ears

[Chorus]

A Bm E D

And when you see a cane, I see a crock (Woa oh oh oh)

A Bm E

And when you see a crowd, I see a flock

D A Bm E

It's sheep we're up against

sheep we're up against

D A Bm E

It's sheep we're up against

sheep we're up against

[Verse 2]

A Bm E D

When I was young, they used to get me counting sheep

A Bm E D

But the counting I did was all in vain

A Bm E D

Now when I'm tired and I'm trying to get to sleep

A Bm E D

I count humans jumping onto trains

[Chorus]

A Bm E D

And when you see a cane, I see a crock (Woa oh oh oh)

A Bm E

And when you see a crowd, I see a flock

D A Bm E

It's sheep we're up against

sheep we're up against

D A Bm E

It's sheep we're up against

sheep we're up against

[Guitar Solo]

e|--------|----------|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|

B|--------|----------|----------|--------|-3-2--------|----------|----------|--------|-3-2-----|

G|--------|-2-2------|-2-4------|--------|-----2------|-2-2------|-2-4------|--------|-----2-4-|

D|----2h4-|------2h4-|------2h4-|-2-2----|--------2h4-|------2h4-|------2h4-|-2-2----|---------|

A|--------|----------|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|

E|--------|----------|----------|--------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|

A Bm E D A Bm E D

e|-----0---|----------|----------|--------|-----0-----|----------|----------|--------|

B|---2-----|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|---2-------|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|

G|-2-------|---4------|---1------|--------|-2---------|---4------|---1------|--------|

D|---------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|-----------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|

A|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|

E|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|

[Chorus]

A Bm E D

And when you see a cane, I see a crock (Woa oh oh oh)

A Bm E

And when you see a crowd, I see a flock

D A Bm E

It's sheep we're up against

sheep we're up against

D A Bm E

It's sheep we're up against

sheep we're up against

[Outro]

Whoa, sheep we're up against

Whoa, woah, woah, woah, woah...

A Bm E D A Bm E D A

e|-----0---|----------|----------|--------|-----0-----|----------|----------|--------|

B|---2-----|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|---2-------|-----3----|-----0----|-3------|

G|-2-------|---4------|---1------|--------|-2---------|---4------|---1------|--------|

D|---------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|-----------|-4--------|-2--------|--------|

A|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|

E|---------|----------|----------|--------|-----------|----------|----------|--------|

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