Prefab Sprout – Elegance (Guitar)

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Adapted and simplified from the fantastic but very complex tutorial by FabSprout on Youtube. Rhythm may be difficult, there are some quick changes that are difficult to indicate in this format Weird chords E/Bb x12100 C#m11 x42442 Emaj7/D# xx1100 Bb6/E x7878x G6/C# x4545x A* x02240 A** x02250 B7 224242 B7sus4 224252 F#m7* 242225 Edim x21000 Em6 042000 B6/F x8989x Emaj7 E/Bb C#m11 Emaj7/D#
      G7/D   Emaj7
There are those who own,

     B          Fmaj7  Emaj7
The world around your own 

F#7          E/Bb         Bb6/E   F#7
And say you want to swan,         one to one

       Emaj7                 E/Bb          C#m11      Emaj7/D#                                      
Hey kid they own the pond 

      G7/D    Emaj7
There are those who rest,

     B          Fmaj7  Emaj7
And those who make the beds,

  F#7          E/Bb             G6/C#                       
And should you seek redress

 F#7
Can't you guess?

     Emaj7                     E/Bb          C#m11      Emaj7/D#       E
Hey child they own this mess 

B            C#7       Amaj7     G#m7    Emaj7
So if these star-dust memories, fail to please,

B            C#7       Amaj7     G#m7    Emaj7
If you confuse this dinner dance with elegance,

F#m9          A/E  D7  G#m7    A6
If you suffer lack of due respect,

F#m9                 A/E  D7  G#m7    A6
Take comfort from the guessing game aspect,

G#7         F#m9            A*         A**
That she is least where you expect
E B A6 Emaj7/D# E B7 B7sus4 F#m7* F#m9
E            B                 A6
Please be ashamed that you're afraid,

Emaj7/D#  E    B7   B7sus4    F#m7       F#m9
Equating elegance and real estate 

E            B                 A6
When all the bullion in the world,

Emaj7/D#   E            B7   B7sus4    F#m7       F#m9
Cannot transform what's simply second rate 

 Bm7        Amaj9                 F#m7  F#7  G#m7         
But will yea no come assess me

F#m7   F#7  G#m7        F#m7     G#m7
       Boastfully 

Gmaj7
I'll not be bought

Dmaj7    Edim  E      Edim    E7                
By your silver plated come to me 

 Bm7        Amaj9         F#m         E
So don't you do come try me 

B            C#7       Amaj7     G#m7    Emaj7
Because these star-dust memories, fail to please 

B            C#7       Amaj7
They're not alike this dinner dance,

    G#m7    Emaj7
This elegance,

 F#7          E/Bb         Em6    F#7
And if you want to swan,         one to one

             Emaj7          E/Bb        C#m11      Emaj7/D#                                      
Kid you don't need the pond 

       G7/D     Emaj7
There are those whose time,

     B          Fmaj7  Emaj7
Is due for steep decline 

   F#7         E/Bb            B6/F         
If you can't find the spot,

   F#7           
Where their time stops,

       Emaj7            E/Bb          C#m11      Emaj7/D#                              
Just ask who built the clocks