Ocean Colour Scene

T ^A he house caught on fire in the winter
the bo ^D sses lay slain
^D and each of the workers decided
to ten ^A -fold their pay
and they saw in the mirror
the su ^D n had been shot down in flames
and nob ^A ody minded the hole in the sky or the rain
Refrain:-
^A but it ^E doesnt really matter
^D when the judgem ^A ents are said
'cos w ^E e all take our chances
to ^D find ^A our romances in some others bed
and yo ^E u might burn your fingers
^D hook your best friend ^A s rings for those
who'd ^E have you standing naked
then p ^D ubli ^A cly auction the use of a hose
Verse 2
al ^A l the children where laughing
their ^D faces in half at the pain
of the girl who loved talking to walls
and ju ^A mping at trains
and the words that ring true
in the ^D playground of fools will remain
and no ^A body minded the hole in the sky or the rain
Refrain 2:-
^A but it ^E doesnt really matter
^D when th ^A e rights have been read
'cos w ^E e all take our chances to glance
at t ^D he wif ^A e in the opposite bed
and I b ^E et N ^D er ^A o and Pilate could easily explain
how po ^E lic ^D emen and pirates get stoned in glass houses
just f ^A inding their way.