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Stupid Marriage

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...STUPID MARRIAGE... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*


Intro:

(Spoken):

(n.c)
 Court in session.
What do you mean 'Oi oi oi'?
Must have court in session. Order.

(Spoken over E  A  B):

My name is Judge Roughneck,
And I will not tolerate,
Any disobedience in my courtroom.
Rude boy, you have been brought in front of me,
And charged with smashing this woman's window.
Before I sentence you;
What have you got to say in your defence?

Verse 1:

      E
I was walking,
         A          B
Down the street one night,
       E
When I saw her silhouette,
     A        B
In a bathroom light.
E
 Her way of life baby,
A           B
 Nothing to hide,
         E
With her frosted glass,
                  A    B
Shatterd curtains open wide.

Chorus 1:

D      A      c     G
 Naked woman, naked man,
D              A        c        G
 Where did you get that nice sun-tan?
    D         A      c        G
You live in a castle built of sand,
D      A      c     G
 Naked woman, naked man.

Break:

(n.c)
 Naked from your bath,
You go naked to your bed.
And I can't stop the hatred,
Running through my head.

Solo:

E  A  B (x6)

Break:

(Spoken over E  A  B):

Silence in court.
Order.
Rude boy, you have led me to believe,
That you was going out with a girl,
And she left you and married someone else.
So you got drunk,
And smashed up your ex-girlfriend's property.
I have come to one conclusion;
That is to sentence you to five months in prison.
Before they take you down to the cells,
What have you got to say for yourself?

Verse 3:

   E
He wanted to be something,
        A              B
But she knows he never will.
      E
She's got him where she wanted,
        A               B
And for-got to take her pill.
       E
And he thinks that she'll be happy,
           A               B
When she's hanging out the nappies,
   E
If that's a happy marriage;
        A   Bb B (n.c)
I'd pre-fer to be un-happy!

Chorus 3:

D        A      c       G
 Married woman, married man,
D              A        c      G
 Where did you get that family plan?
D     A       c   G
 Mrs. Ewe and Mr. Ram,
D              A        c      G
 Where did you get that lovely lamb?

Coda:

(Half Time):

D             A
 Naked woman, naked man,
c                       G
 Where did you get that nice suntan?
(Order in my courtroom)
D             A
 Naked woman, naked man,
c                       G
 Where did you get that nice suntan?
(Hush up)

(Increase Tempo):

D             A
 Naked woman, naked man,
c                       G
 Where did you get that nice suntan?
D             A
 Naked woman, naked man,
c                       G
 Where did you get that nice suntan?

D             A
 Naked woman, naked man,
c                       G
 Where did you get that nice suntan?
D             A
 Naked woman, naked man,
c                       G
 Where did you get that nice suntan?

(n.c)
 Naked woman, naked man,
Where did you get that nice sun-tan?

(Take him away).


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   E       A       B       D       c       G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx454  xx7655  xx4442  xx0232  xx5553  xx5433


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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