Prefab Sprout – Nightingales (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paddy McAloon From: “From Langley Park to Memphis” (1988) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Baritone G / Soprano C
CHORDS
          D-G-B-e    g-C-E-A
E6        2-1-2-0    1-1-0-2
D#m7      1-3-2-2    3-3-2-4
C#m7      7-4-5-4    2-1-0-2

   (= C#m7-13)
F#m9      4-2-2-4    1-1-2-0
Cmaj9     2-4-3-3    0-2-0-2
Am7       2-2-1-3    0-0-0-0
C(add9)   0-0-1-0    0-2-0-3

A         2-2-2-0    2-1-0-0
B6        4-4-4-4    1-3-2-2
B6*                  4-3-4-x
G#m6      3-4-4-4    1-3-1-2
E7        2-4-3-4    1-2-0-2
Amaj7     2-1-2-0    1-1-0-0
F#7       2-3-2-2    2-4-2-4
F#7sus    2-4-2-2    4-4-2-4
B         4-4-4-2    4-4-3-2
Baug      1-0-0-3    0-3-3-2
       or 5-4-4-3
Gaug      1-0-0-3    0-3-3-2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro
| A | B6    G#m6 | E7 | A | Gdim7 | F#m7 F#7sus | % | Am | B    B6 |

[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
A            B6              G#m6
  Tell me do, something true

E7                A
  True of you and me

A    Amaj7 Gdim7
That we're too busy

F#m7    F#7sus  | F#m7 F#7sus4 |
 Living through

    Am     | B    B6* |
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 Gdim7
If we    sing are we

F#m7    F#7sus  | F#m7 F#7sus4 |
 Nightingales?

Am          | B    Baug |
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       Cadd9     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      Cadd9    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      Cadd9   Gmaj7         Fdim7
 Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales
[Solo] | A | B6 G#m6 | E7 | A A Amaj7 | | Gdim7 | F#7sus4 | % | Am | B Gaug | [Chorus]
E6
  Who are we?

D#m7
 What we got?

C#m7              F#m9
Are we a firework show?

Cmaj9                Am7       Cadd9     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      Cadd9    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      Cadd9   Gmaj7         Fdim7
 Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales
[Interlude] | A | Cdim7 | A | Cdim7 | [Verse 3]
A                B6                  G#m6     E7
 God's a proud ... thunderclou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou-oud

               A
We are cartoon cats

A    Amaj7 Gdim7
With a     fear that is ...

F#m7    F#7sus  | F#m7 F#7sus4 |
 Biblical

Am        | 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       Cadd9     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      Cadd9    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
(r i t a r d a n d o)