Prefab Sprout – Technique (Guitar)

Capo 2 Video Lesson
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tabbed from FabSprout's transcription on youtube, check out his channel for accurate prefab sprout covers chords (T = 10, E = 11) E/A x07997 Eadd2/G# 4x445x A 577655 F#m11 x97997 Dm x57765 C#m x46654
G#/C      8x689x
A/C#      9x79Tx
Emaj7 079897 C#7sus2 x46444 Dmaj7 x57675 F#m7 xx4655 Amaj9/C# x47454
Eadd4     x77997
F#5       x9EExx
E5 x799xx Emaj7#5/C 8768xx F#m11/B 797997
when you see "F#m7*", it means play this riff:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------2-4---|
E|-2-4-5-------|
[Intro]
E/A                      Eadd2/G#
One two three four five! One two three four five!

E/A                      Eadd2/G#
One two three four five! One two three four five!

e|---------0-----------|
B|-------4-2---4-------|
G|-----1---2---4-------|
D|-1-------2---4-------|
A|---2-----0---2-------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse]
    A                                   E/A
Her husband works in Jodrell Bank, he's home late in the morning

Eadd2/G#                 F#m11
Had he been a lawyer, he wouldn't work for pennies

       A                        F#m11
In the morning I go walking, it helps the hurting soften

     Eadd2/G#                      F#m11
I've seen a lot of places 'cause I miss her very often

    A                                E/A
But I could never work there, what a shame that I'm not clever

         Eadd2/G#                              F#m11                          F#m11
It's for men with horn-rimmed glasses and four distinguished "A Level" passes
[Pre-chorus]
Dm                C#m        F#m11                           F#m11
   What chance so long ago, I buried something I should know

Dm                C#m        E/A
   What chance so long ago, I buried something I should know

E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C                     A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh, verse and chapter they unfurl
[Chorus]
Emaj7               C#7sus2                F#m7*
   And sprinkle it upon the world, name it

Dmaj7  A     F#m7
Tech - nique!

       C#m       Amaj9/C#  F#m7          Eadd4
Their eyes don't fill with wonder when you speak

        C#m      Amaj9/C# G#/C A/C# F#5  E5 Emaj7#5/C
And I loathe the stilted  way  you  make me  speak

Emaj7                                      C#7sus2  F#m7*
   Without recourse to lying distortion or cheating

Dmaj7  A     F#m7
Tech - nique!

       C#m       Amaj9/C#  F#m7          Eadd4
Their eyes don't fill with wonder when you speak

        C#m      Amaj9/C# G#/C A/C# F#5  E5 Emaj7#5/C
And I loathe the stilted  way  you  make me  speak
[Bridge]
e|-4--------------------3--2--1---|-------------------2----4---|
B|-2------4-5-6-6-5-----0---------|-2--------------2-----4-----|
G|-2---5/6----------7---0---------|-4-----2-----2--------------|
D|-2------------------------------|-4--4-----6--2--------------|
A|-4------------------------------|-4-----------4--------------|     / = slide up
E|-2------------------------------|----------------------------|     h = hammer-on

e|-4--------------------3--2--1---|-4--4--4h5-----4--4--4h5-----------|
B|-2------4-5-6-6-5-----0---------|-6--6--6-------6--6--6-----5---4---|
G|-2---5/6----------7---0---------|-6--6--6-------6--6--6-----4---4---|
D|-2------------------------------|-4--4--4-------4--4--4-----4---6---|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------x-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------4-------|

e|-4--4-------0----2-------|-0---------------|
B|-4--4--2----0----4-------|-0---------------|
G|-4--4--2----1----4-------|-2---------------|
D|-4--4--2----2----2---2---|-2---------------|
A|-2--2--2----2----4-------|-2---------------|
E|------------0------------|-0---------------|
[Pre-chorus]
E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C  A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh ohhhh

E/A                       G#/C                     A/C#
Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ohhhh, verse and chapter they unfurl
[Chorus]
Emaj7               C#7sus2                F#m7*
   And sprinkle it upon the world, name it

Dmaj7  A     F#m7
Tech - nique!

       C#m       Amaj9/C#  F#m7          Eadd4
Their eyes don't fill with wonder when you speak

        C#m      Amaj9/C# G#/C A/C# F#5  E5 Emaj7#5/C
And I loathe the stilted  way  you  make me  speak

Emaj7                                      C#7sus2  F#m7*
   Without recourse to lying distortion or cheating

Dmaj7  A     F#m7
Tech - nique!

       C#m       Amaj9/C#  F#m7          Eadd4
Their eyes don't fill with wonder when you speak

        C#m      Amaj9/C# G#/C A/C# F#5  E5 Emaj7#5/C
And I loathe the stilted  way  you  make me  speak
F#m11/B