The Attractions

Highrise Housewife Chords

Song: Highrise Housewife.
Artist: The Attractions, Music/lyrics: Brain & Hart
Album: Mad about the wrong Boy.
Chord analysis by: Mats Fagergren (mats.fagergren@roxling.com)

This epic song from one of the best pop-albums in the early 80´s
Yes , The, Attractions is the "backing band" to Mr Elvis C.
(but on the Album it was without Elvis C).

This song has special feeling and harmony that "attracted" my
ears when I was young and it is till one of my fav´s.,
Listen to it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWo5JvyiPw
(starts after 30 min).

Standard tuning.
Chordinfo after the lyrics.

Intro:
|G6/D   A/E|x4

 
G/D             A/E               D
She found a new attachment to the vacuum.
A#                
Said it wouldn´t leave her
Dm/A
Nobody believed her
E/G#                Gm
Raking the shag and beating her rug
E                      Gm              A    A#
She´s so determined to prove that it´s true love
     A   G9                           A
Highrise houswife you´re oput of your mind.

G/D        A/E               D
Fixing the gadgets for an ideal home
A#
Funky in the kitchen
Dm/A
With fixtures and the fittings
E/G#                    Gm
She´up in the clouds in apartment ozone
E                            Gm            A   A#
if this is true love tell me why are you so at home?
    A    G9                          A
Highrise housewife you´re out of your mind,

 | A G# G F# |  

F                 A#       
While your man is down on the ground    
  C                        A           A/G    Dm/F      
A black collar worker in a white and  coffee town
                     A#           
Put your feet up and beat another dream up
E/G#                Gm                 A   A#
Everything´s remote control until he gets home
     A   G9                          A
Highrise houswife you´re out of your mind.

G/D         A/E             D
Se laid the table,swept the broom off its feet
A#
Turned on the radio,
Dm/A
Once again he´s late
E/G#               Gm
So why be nice and make the bed
E                    Gm            A  A#
When you can use the couch tonight in-stead
    A   G9                          
Highrise housewife you´re out of your mind
 G9  
You´re out of your mind
 G9            A  A#
You´re out of your mind
   A      G9                        
Highrise housewife you´re out of my 
E
mind.

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CHORDS

strings   E,A,D,G,B,e
Chords
G6/D      x,5,5,4,3,0
A/E       x,7,7,6,5,5
G/D       x,5,5,4,3,1
A#        6,8,8,7,6,6
Dm/A      5,5,7,7,6,5
E/G#      4,7,6,4,5,4
Gm        3,5,5,3,3,3
E         0,2,2,1,0,0
G9        x,x,5,4,3,5 (alt. Normal G)
F         1,3,3,2,1,1
C         x,3,2,0,1,0
A         x,0,2,2,2,0
A/G       3,(0),2,2,2,0
Dm/F      1,x,0,2,3,1