Prefab Sprout – Nightingales (Guitar)
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1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Paddy McAloon
From: “From Langley Park to Memphis” (1988)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Listen to this tab: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/shot/maguri/837627136
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[Intro] [A [B6 [G#m6 [E7 [A [A [Amaj7/G# 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0---------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------| B|2---------------|4-----------4---|3---------------|2-----------5---| G|2---------------|4-----------4---|1---------------|2-------6---6---| D|2---------------|6-----------3---|2---------------|2-------7---6---| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [D#7/G [F#7sus [Am 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---------------| B|4---------------|5---------------|----------------|1---------------| G|6---------------|6---------------|----------------|2---------------| D|5---------------|4---------------|----------------|2---------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |1./2. |3. [B/D# [B6/D# [B/D# [Baug/D# 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------4-------| |----------------| B|4-------4-------| |4-------4-------| G|4-------4-------| |4-------4-------| D|4---------------| |4-------5-------| A|6---------------| |6-------6-------| E|----------------| |----------------| CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e E6 x-7-6-6-5-x D#m7 x-6-8-6-7-6 or (very Prefab sounding): D#m7-13 x-6-9-6-7-x C#m7 x-4-6-4-5-4 or (again extremely Prefab): C#m7-13 x-4-7-4-5(4) F#m9 2-4-2-2-2-4 Cmaj9 x-3-5-4-3-3 Am7 5-7-5-5-5-5 C/D x-5-5-5-5-x A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x B6 x-2-1-1-0-x G#m6 4-x-3-4-4-x E7/D x-x-0-1-0-0 F#7sus 2-4-2-4-x-x or x-x-4-6-5-x (no 3rd or 4th) B/D# x-6-4-4-4-x B6/D# x-6-4-4-4-4 Baug/D# x-6-5-4-4-x Gaug 3(2)1-0-0-3
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[Intro
| A | B6 G#m6 | E7 | A | Gdim7 | F#m7 F#7sus | % | Am | B/D# B6/D# | [Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
A B6 G#m6 Tell me do, something true E7 A True of you and me A Amaj7/G# Gdim7 That we're too busy F#m7 F#7sus | F#m7 F#7sus4 | Living through Am | B/D# B6/D# | Too busy to see
[Verse 2]
A B6 G#m6 What is it that we do E7 A Makes us what we are A Amaj7/G# Gdim7 If we sing are we F#m7 F#7sus | F#m7 F#7sus4 | Nightingales? Am | B/D# Baug/D# | Shine are we stars?
[Chorus]
E6 Who are we? D#m7 What we got? C#m7 F#m9 Are we a firework show? Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago E6 D#m7 C#m7 Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone F#m7 I find it hard right now to name you one Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales E6 D#m7 C#m7 If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice F#m7 Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales
[Solo]
| A/C# | B6 G#m6 | E7/D | A A A/G# |
| Gdim7 | F#7sus4 | % | Am/E | B Gaug |
[Chorus]
E6 Who are we? D#m7 What we got? C#m7 F#m9 Are we a firework show? Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago E6 D#m7 C#m7 Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone F#m7 I find it hard right now to name you one Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales E6 D#m7 C#m7 If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice F#m7 Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales
[Interlude]
| A/C# | Cdim7 | A/C# | Cdim7 |
[Verse 3]
A/C# B6 G#m6 E7/D God's a proud ... thunderclou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou-oud A We are cartoon cats A Amaj7/G# Gdim7 With a fear that is ... F#m7 F#7sus | F#m7 F#7sus4 | Biblical Am/E | B Gaug | Under our hats
[Chorus]
E6 Who are we? D#m7 What we got? C#m7 F#m9 Are we a firework show? Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago E6 D#m7 C#m7 Stranger things have been, stranger things have gone F#m7 I find it hard right now to name you one Cmaj9 Am7 C/D Gmaj7 Fdim7 Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales E6 D#m7 C#m7 If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice F#m7 Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Cmaj9 Am7 Gmaj7 Best agree you and me we're only nightingales
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