Prefab Sprout – The World Awake (Guitar)

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Song: World Awake (P McAloon) Artist: Prefab Sprout ( from Album 'Protest Songs') Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren, 2017 Use the chords according to the instruction below: E,A,D,G,B,e Am9 x,12,10,12,12,0 Am9 5,7,5,5,5,7 (pre-chorus) Am7 x,0,2,2,1,3 Bm7 7,9,7,7,10,7 Bm7/E x,7,7,7,7,7 Bm7+5 x,2,0,2,3,3 (name Bm7-13) F#m7 x,9,11,9,10,9 G/D x,5,5,4,3,3 C6 x,3,5,5,5,5 Am7/D x,5,5,5,5,5 C x,3,5,5,5,3 D7/F# 2,x,0,2,1,2 alt. F#m7-5 F#m7-5 x,x,4,5,5,5 [intro] Am9 Am9 Bm7 Am9 [verse1]
Am9                               Am9
That frightening little sound it's just the world awake

     Bm7                          Am9
It's just a way of saying we're in business

Am9                               Am9
It's just a lightning strike, it's just a family row

     Bm7                           Am9
It's just the give and take of forgiveness
[interlude 1]
Am9        Am9
OoooOoo    Oohyea

Bm7
Ooho Right

Am9
Ohhoo Do

Am9        Am9
OoooOoo    Oohyea

Bm7
Ooho Right

Am9
Ohhoo Do
[bridge]
F#m7                       Bm7         Bm7/E
Chance being a fine thing brought us together

F#m7                  Bm7         
But we're not magnets well not forever
[half verse]
Am9                        Am9
It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are

     Bm7                          Am9
It's just a nervous flickering of old flames
[pre chorus] | Am9 Am9 Am9 | G/D G/D G | | C6 C6 D7/F# | [chorus]
Am9                                       Am7/D               G D7/F#
Now everybody wears the look of the child who wished to marry you

Am9                                        Am7/D              G  D7/F#
Who, knocking proudly on your door, was greeted by your pretty wife

Am9                                   Am7/D                G  D7/F#
If this is life make no mistake it keeps the weary world awake
[interlude 2]
Am7       Am7
OoooOoo    Oohyea

Bm7+5
Ooho Right

Am7
Ohhoo Do
Am7 Am7 Bm7+5 Am7 [bridge]
F#m7                      Bm7           Bm7/E
Chance being a fine thing brought us together

F#m7                  Bm7
But we're not magnets well not forever
[verse 2]
Am9                        Am9
It's just the way I am, it's just the way we are

      Bm7                        Am9
It's just a nervous flickering of old flames

Am9                       Am9
So don't you cry they're, they're only words

      Bm7                            Am9
They're only the saddest thing you've ever heard
[pre chorus] | Am9 Am9 Am9 | G/D G/D G | | C6 C6 D7/F# | [chorus]
Am9                                      Am7/D                G  D7/F#
Now everybody wears the look of the child who wished to marry you

Am9                                        Am7/D               G  D7/F#
Who, knocking proudly on your door, was greeted by your pretty wife

Am9                                 Am7/D                   G  D7/F#
If this is life make no mistake it keeps the weary world awake

Am9                                       Am7/D               G  D7/F#
Now everybody wears the look of the child who wished to marry you

Am9                                         Am7/D            G  D7/F#
Who, knocking proudly on your door, was greeted by your pretty wife

Am9                                   Am7/D               G  D7/F#
If this is life make no mistake it keeps the weary world awake

Am9                                       Am7/D               G  D7/F#
Now everybody wears the look of the child who wished to marry you

Am9                                       Am7/D               G  D7/F#
Who, knocking proudly on your door, was greeted by your pretty wife

Am9                    Am9            Am7/D               G  D7/F#
...............
[outro] |Am9 | Am9 | Am7/D | G D7/F# | ( repeat and fade )