Madness - Not Home Today Chords

[Intro]
 
C    Bm
 
Bm   D
 
Em   D    Em    D
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Em                      D
She says he's gone away on a short holiday
   Em                  D
He won’t be back for a while
    Em                          D
The twelve from the bench stood up and hesitated
         Em                       C  Bm
he’ll be leaving right after this trial
 
 
[Verse 2]
Em                              D
Circumstance, evidence who can cheat providence
   Em                        D
He wished he could go back again
  Em                    D
A flick of the wrist he wished that he missed
    Em                   C  Bm
Not guilty is all he can say
 
[Link]
 
Bm D
 
[Chorus]
G
Pass ‘round the gossip now
D
Let’s wait and see
G
Pass ‘round the tray now
D
Let’s have some tea
   G
My boys haven’t seen him
          D
He’s been working away
G
Don’t bother looking
     D          A
He’s not home today
A
Not home today
 
Em    D/E    Em    D/Em
 
[Verse 3]
Em                            D
T-shirts and badges with free tickles and smudges
       Em                          D
In the end you’ll believe what you feel
     Em                       D
When ten hands are aiming and no-one is complaining
     Em                     C   Bm
In a sense it could be more real
 
[Instrumental based on Verse]
Em   D   Em   D
Em   D   Em
C  Bm
Bm D
 
[Chorus]
G
Pass ‘round the gossip now
D
Let’s wait and see
G
Pass ‘round the tray now
D
Let’s have some tea
   G
My boys haven’t seen him
          D
He’s been working away
G
Don’t bother looking
     D          A
He’s not home today
A          G
Not home today-yay-yay-yay-yay-yay-yay!
 
[2nd Instrumental and Outro]
 
Dm   A   Ab   G
Dm   A   Ab   G
Dm   A   Ab   G
Dm   A   Ab   G
 
[repeat as door slams and to fade]