Prefab Sprout – Michael (Guitar)

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G#7b13 [4x455x] G#7#11 [4x453x] D7sus2 [XX0210] Fmaj13 [1x223x] [Intro] Am7 G#7b13 G#7#11 A7sus A7 D7sus2 [Verse 1]
Am7
All the jobs I've ever held

Bb
Positions I have known

Am7
The one I was a fool to leave was

G#7b13     G#7#11
Right hand to the throne

A7sus            A7
Ambition took me speed of light

D7sus2
To God's exclusion zone
[Verse 2]
Am7
Michael if you're listening

Bb
Michael who stayed true

Am7
One of us got out of line when

G#7b13      G#7#11
Paradise was new

A7sus         A7
One of us was exiled and

D7sus2                     Dm7
The one who wasn't's you
[Chorus 1]
C  Am
Michael

Dm7             G             G/F  C    C/B  Am
Help me write a letter to you-know-who

Em             F    Dm7   C       Gm  C9
I will sign it "Lucifer regrets"

Dm7      G       Em7   Am7
Can't forget his final words were

Dm7      G               E7        Am7
"Ain't no comeback gonna come your way"

     Dm7 G  Fmaj13
What if  I  pray...
[Verse 3]
Am7
Michael the Archangel listen

Bb
Michael don't you see

Am7
We've come to stand for principles that

G#7b13        G#7#11
Prove free will is free

A7sus         A7
If you are on the side of good

    D7sus2                     Dm7
Now where does that leave me
[Chorus 2]
C  Am
Michael

Dm7             G             G/F  C    C/B  Am
Help me write a letter to you-know-who

Em             F    Dm7   C       Gm  C9
I will sign it "Lucifer regrets"

Dm7      G       Em7   Am7
Can't forget his final words were

Dm7      G               E7        Am7
"Ain't no comeback gonna come your way"

   Dm7   G       E7     Am7
He never could resist a sinner

Dm7  G       E7       Am7
Or ignore a distress call

    Dm7  G Fmaj13
But such a fall...
Simplified version [Intro] Am7 G#7 A7 Dm7 [Verse 1]
Am7
All the jobs I've ever held

Bb
Positions I have known

Am7
The one I was a fool to leave was

G#7
Right hand to the throne

A7
Ambition took me speed of light

Dm7
To God's exclusion zone
[Verse 2]
Am7
Michael if you're listening

Bb
Michael who stayed true

Am7
One of us got out of line when

G#7
Paradise was new

A7
One of us was exiled and

Dm7
The one who wasn't's you
[Chorus 1]
C  Am
Michael

Dm7             G                  C    Am
Help me write a letter to you-know-who

Em             F    Dm7   C       Gm  C
I will sign it "Lucifer regrets"

Dm7      G       Em7   Am7
Can't forget his final words were

Dm7      G               E7        Am7
"Ain't no comeback gonna come your way"

     Dm7 G  Fmaj7
What if  I  pray...
[Verse 3]
Am7
Michael the Archangel listen

Bb
Michael don't you see

Am7
We've come to stand for principles that

G#7
Prove free will is free

A7
If you are on the side of good

    Dm7
Now where does that leave me
[Chorus 2]
C  Am
Michael

Dm7             G                  C   Am
Help me write a letter to you-know-who

Em             F    Dm7   C       Gm  C
I will sign it "Lucifer regrets"

Dm7      G       Em7   Am7
Can't forget his final words were

Dm7      G               E7        Am7
"Ain't no comeback gonna come your way"

   Dm7   G       E7     Am7
He never could resist a sinner

Dm7  G      E7       Am7
Or ignore a distress call

    Dm7  G Fmaj7
But such a fall...