No Thugs In Our House chords by XTC

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Novice

No Thugs In Our House by XTC
From 1982 English Settlement

Esus4/F# 2*2*2*2*0*0
BbdimBbdim  x*0*2*3*2*x

Intro:

E MajorE Esus4/F#  x10 (repeats throughout verse)

Verse 1:
E MajorE
The insect-headed worker wife
E MajorE
Will hang her waspies on the line
E MajorE
The husband burns his paper, sucks his pipe
E MajorE
While studying their cushion-floor
E MajorE
His viscous poly-paste breath comes out
E MajorE
Their wall-paper world is shattered by his shout
E MajorE
A augmentedA boy in blue is busy banging out a headache On the kitchen door


Pre-Chorus:
C# minorC#m        A augmentedA
And all the while Graham slept on
BB                 E MajorE
Dreaming of a world where he could do
BB      E MajorE  BB E MajorE
Just what he wanted to


Chorus:
A augmentedA           A/GA/G      FF
No thugs in our house, are there dear?
       BB
We made that clear
        D MajorD              A augmentedA
We made little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy
A augmentedA           A/GA/G      FF
No thugs in our house, are there dear?
       BB
We made that clear
        D MajorD              A augmentedA
We made little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy

E MajorE Esus4/F# x4

Verse 2:
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The young policeman who just can't grow a moustache
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Will open up his book
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And spoil their breakfast with reports of Asians Who have been so badly kicked
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Is this your son's wallet I've got here?
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He must have dropped it after too much beer!
E MajorE
Oh, officer, we can't believe our little angel Is the one you've picked!


Pre-Chorus:
C# minorC#m        A augmentedA
And all the while Graham slept on
BB                 E MajorE
Dreaming of a world where he could do
BB      E MajorE  BB E MajorE
Just what he wanted to


Chorus:
A augmentedA           A/GA/G      FF
No thugs in our house, are there dear?
       BB
We made that clear
        D MajorD              A augmentedA
We made little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy
A augmentedA           A/GA/G      FF
No thugs in our house, are there dear?
       BB
We made that clear
        D MajorD              A augmentedA
We made little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy


Bridge:
A augmentedA                    Amaj7Amaj7
They never read those pamphlets in his bottom drawer
B minorBm          BbdimBbdim
They never read that tattoo on his arm
A augmentedA                Amaj7Amaj7
They thought that it was just a boys club badge he wore
B minorBm           BbdimBbdim       A augmentedA
They never thought he'd cause folks any harm

E MajorE  Esus4/F#


Verse 3:
E MajorE
The insect-headed worker-wife
E MajorE
Will hang her waspies on the line
E MajorE
She's singing something stale and simple
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Now this business has fizzled out
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Her little tune is such a happy song
E MajorE
Her son is innocent, he can't do wrong
E MajorE
'Cos Dad's a judge and knows exactly What the job of judging's all about


Pre-Chorus:
C# minorC#m        A augmentedA
And all the while Graham slept on
BB                 E MajorE
Dreaming of a world where he could do
BB      E MajorE  BB E MajorE
Just what he wanted to


Chorus:
A augmentedA           A/GA/G      FF
No thugs in our house, are there dear?
       BB
We made that clear
        D MajorD              A augmentedA
We made little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy
A augmentedA           A/GA/G      FF
No thugs in our house, are there dear?
       BB
We made that clear
        D MajorD              A augmentedA
We made little Graham promise us he'd be a good boy


Pre Outro:
A augmentedA
No thugs in our house!
BbdimBbdim
No thugs in our house!
A augmentedA
No thugs in our house, dear!


Outro:

E MajorE Esus4/F# to fade