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We're Not Deep - The Housemartins 
From the Album “London 0 Hull 4” - 1986
NO CAPO
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[VERSE 1] – Voice and Drums only first two lines. Guitar starts third line.
N/C
You can put it down to lack of patience
N/C
You can put it down to lack of sleep
But it's Cin my head to Fstay in bed
Tucked Gunder the Csheets
They Csaid if you Ftry to get Gon I'd get Con
They Csaid there were Fchances
But Gnow my chance has Cgone
[CHORUS]
And I Cknow what you Fthink
GWhat you think about Cme
CThoughts like that sink Fhome
GTo you we're not Cdeep
CBa-ba ba-ba-ba Fbaa
GBa-ba ba-ba-ba Cbaa
CBa-ba ba-ba-ba Fbaa
GBa-ba ba-ba-ba Cbaa
[VERSE 2]
Now Cit may be a sad Freflection
On the Gway young people Cfeel
But Cearly Monday Fmorning
Is Glosing its Cappeal
I Copen my Fcurtains at G7 Ca.m.
Just so Cyou think I'm Fup with the Grest of the Cmen
[CHORUS]
And I Cknow what you Fthink
GWhat you think about Cme
CThoughts like that sink Fhome
GTo you we're not Cdeep
CBa-ba ba-ba-ba Fbaa
GBa-ba ba-ba-ba Cbaa
CBa-ba ba-ba-ba Fbaa
GBa-ba ba-ba-ba Cbaa
[BASS SOLO – 8 Bars]
C  F  G  C  C  F  G  C
[BRIDGE] – No Guitar (Chords added if you want to play along)
You'd Cdo yourself a favor if you gFave yourself a break
(Ahhh--------------------------, Ah
GBut that's one risk you'd Cnever take
(Ahhh-------------------, Ah
The Cevenings yours, the Fmornings mine
(Ahhh-----------------, Ah
But Gdon't knock me, I'm Cdoing fine
(Ahhh-----------------, Ah
You'd Cdo yourself a favor if you Fgave yourself a rest
(Ahhh--------------------------, Ah
But Gjust for now you Cknow what's best
(Ahhh--------------, Ah
CAhhh---FAh,  GAhhh---CAh
[CHORUS]
And I Cknow what you Fthink
GWhat you think about Cme
CThoughts like that sink Fhome
GTo you we're not Cdeep
CBa-ba ba-ba-ba Fbaa
GBa-ba ba-ba-ba Cbaa
CBa-ba ba-ba-ba Fbaa
GBa ba ba Cbaa

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Were Not Deep

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We're Not Deep - The Housemartins

From the Album “London 0 Hull 4” - 1986

NO CAPO

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[VERSE 1] – Voice and Drums only first two lines. Guitar starts third line.

N/C

You can put it down to lack of patience

N/C

You can put it down to lack of sleep

C F

But it's in my head to stay in bed

G C

Tucked under the sheets

C F G C

They said if you try to get on I'd get on

C F

They said there were chances

G C

But now my chance has gone

[CHORUS]

C F

And I know what you think

G C

What you think about me

C F

Thoughts like that sink home

G C

To you we're not deep

C F

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

G C

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

C F

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

G C

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

[VERSE 2]

C F

Now it may be a sad reflection

G C

On the way young people feel

C F

But early Monday morning

G C

Is losing its appeal

C F G C

I open my curtains at 7 a.m.

C F G C

Just so you think I'm up with the rest of the men

[CHORUS]

C F

And I know what you think

G C

What you think about me

C F

Thoughts like that sink home

G C

To you we're not deep

C F

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

G C

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

C F

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

G C

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

[BASS SOLO – 8 Bars]

C F G C C F G C

[BRIDGE] – No Guitar (Chords added if you want to play along)

C F

You'd do yourself a favor if you gave yourself a break

(Ahhh--------------------------, Ah

G C

But that's one risk you'd never take

(Ahhh-------------------, Ah

C F

The evenings yours, the mornings mine

(Ahhh-----------------, Ah

G C

But don't knock me, I'm doing fine

(Ahhh-----------------, Ah

C F

You'd do yourself a favor if you gave yourself a rest

(Ahhh--------------------------, Ah

G C

But just for now you know what's best

(Ahhh--------------, Ah

C F G C

Ahhh---Ah, Ahhh---Ah

[CHORUS]

C F

And I know what you think

G C

What you think about me

C F

Thoughts like that sink home

G C

To you we're not deep

C F

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

G C

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

C F

Ba-ba ba-ba-ba baa

G C

Ba ba ba baa

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