From Langley Park To Memphis
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Prefab Sprout – From Langley Park to Memphis
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Album chords: maguri
ALBUM INFO
Released 14 March 1988
Genre Sophisti-pop
Length 45:32
Label Kitchenware
Producers Thomas Dolby, Jon Kelly, Paddy McAloon, Andy Richards
TRACK LIST
1. The King of Rock'n'Roll 4:22
2. Cars and Girls 4:25
3. I Remember That 4:14
4. Enchanted 3:47
5. Nightingales 5:53
6. Hey Manhattan! 4:45
7. Knock on Wood 4:16
8. The Golden Calf 5:06
9. Nancy (Let Your Hair Down for Me) 4:02
10. The Venus of the Soup Kitchen 4:29
All songs written by Paddy McAloon.
MUSICIANS
Prefab Sprout
Neil Conti
Martin McAloon
Paddy McAloon
Wendy Smith
Additional musicians
Thomas Dolby – keyboards (1, 3, 7, 10)
Gary Moberley – keyboards (2, 4, 5)
Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 9)
Andy Richards – keyboards (6)
Luís Jardim – percussion (2, 4, 5, 6)
Lenny Castro – percussion (10)
Stevie Wonder – harmonica (5)
Pete Townshend – acoustic guitar (6)
The Andraé Crouch Singers – vocals (3, 10)
Gavin Wright – strings lead (5, 6, 9)
Robin Smith – string arrangement, conduct (5, 9)
John Altman – string arrangement, conduct (6)
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1. The King of Rock'n'Roll - Prefab Sprout
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: D
Key: Eb
Transpose one step up for chords in original key (and "use flats").
[Intro](Riff)
[D(sus4) [Cmaj7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------4-5-7---|--------4-5-7---|--------2-4-5---|--------2-4-5---|
A|5---5-----------|5---5-----------|3---3-----------|3---3-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Am11
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2-4-5---|--------2-4-5---|
A|0---0-----------|0---0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Verse] (Riff)
[D(sus4) [Cmaj7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------4-5-7---|--------4-5-7---|--------2-4-5---|--------2-4-5---|
A|5---5-----------|5---5-----------|3---3-----------|3---3-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Am11 [G [D/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2-4-5---|--------2-4-5---|--------0-2-4---|----2---0-------|
A|0---0-----------|0---0-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---3-----------|2---------------|
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[Chords]
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Am11 x-0-5-5-3-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
C/E 0(3)2-0-1-0
Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0 or 3-x(5)5-5-5
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[Intro]
| Dsus4 | % | Cmaj7 | % | Am11 | % |
G D/F# C/E
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
G D/F# C/E
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Verse 1]
D Dsus4 Cmaj7
All my lazy teenage boasts are now high precision ghosts
Am11 Am/G D/F#
And they're coming round the track to haunt me
[Verse 2]
D Dsus4 Cmaj7
When she looks at me and laughs I remind her of the facts
Am11 Am/G D/F#
I'm the king of Rock'n'Roll completely
[Bridge]
G D/F# C/E [ C C C ]
Up from suede shoes to my baby blues
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
[Verse 3]
D Dsus4 Cmaj7
The dream helps you forget you ain't never danced a step
Am11 Am/G D/F#
You were never fleet of foot, hippy
[Verse 4]
D Dsus4 Cmaj7
All the pathos you can keep for the children in the street
Am11 Am/G D/F#
For the vision I have had is sweeping
[Bridge]
G D/F# C/E [ D D C C ]
New broom, this room, sweep it clean
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
[Middle 8]
Am11
High kickin' dandy,
G D/F# Cadd9/E
Fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine oh yeah - long legged candy
G D/F# C/E
Fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine oh yeah
[Verse 5]
Dsus4 Cmaj7
Now my rhythm ain't so hot, but it's the only friend I've got
Am11 Gsus4 D/F#
I'm the king of Rock’n’Roll completely
[Verse 6]
D Dsus4 Cmaj7
All the pretty birds have flown now I'm dancing on my own
Am11 Am/G D/F#
I'm the king of Rock’n’Roll completely
[Bridge]
G D/F# C/E [ D D C C ]
Up from suede shoes to my baby blues
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
[Middle 8]
Am11
High kickin' dandy,
G D/F# C/E
Fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine oh yeah - long legged candy
G D/F# C/E
Fine figure fine cut a fine figure fine oh yeah
[Chorus]
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque (Sing it, boy ...)
[Outro] + coda (chords = chorus)
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7 [ Dsus4 ]
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
(The King of Rock'n'Roll)
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque (Yeah!)
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Em7 [ Dsus4 ]
Hot dog, jumping frog, Albu--querque
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
(The King of Rock'n'Roll)
Dsus4 Bm7 Am11 Am11
Hot dog, jumping frog, [breaks] Albuquerque
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
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2. Cars and Girls – Prefab Sprout
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Capo: 3rd fret
Play: D
Key: F
For chords in original key transpose +3 and "use flats".
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[Verse] part
[Dmaj7 [Bm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|2---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
G|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
secomd guitar (from second verse on)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------4---5-|----------------|----------4---5-|
B|----------------|----------5-----|5---------------|----------5-----|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[C#m7 [Bm7 [Dmaj7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E(0)--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|2
B|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|2
G|4---------------|----------------|2---------------|--2-------------|2
D|6---------------|----------------|4-------------2/|4---4-2---------|0
A|4---------------|----------------|2---------------|-------/4---2---|0
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
secomd guitar (from second verse on)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------4---5-|----------------|----------------|
B|5---------------|----------5-----|5---------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-x
or x-2-0-2-3-x
Bm11 x-2-4-2-3-0
or x-2-0-2-3-0
C#m7 x-4-6-4-5(0)
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Dmaj9 x-x-0-2-2-0
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E6 0-2-2-1-2-0
E7 0-2-0-1-3-0
E7sus4 0-2-0-2-3-0
E7sus4/B x-2-0-2-0-0
F#m7 2-x-2-2-2-0
F#m9 2-x-2-1-2-0
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[Hook]
Dmaj7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
Bm7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
E6 | D |
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo-dah
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7
Brucie dreams life's a highway
Bm7
Too many roads bypass my way
C#m7 | Bm7 | % |
Or they never begin
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7
Innocence coming to grief
Bm7
At the hands of life - stinkin' car thief
C#m7 | Bm7 |
That's my concept of sin
[Bridge]
F#m9
Does heaven wait all heavenly
E7sus4 E7
Over the next horizon?
[Chorus]
Bm11
But look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
Bm11
Just look at us now (Start countin’)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
What adds up the way it did when we were young?
Bm11
Look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ E7sus4/B ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
| E7sus4/B | % | E | % |
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7
Life's a drive through a dust bowl
Bm11
What's it do, do to a young soul
C#m7 | Bm7 | % |
We are deeply concerned
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7
Someone stops for directions,
Bm11
Something responds deep in our engines
C#m7 | Bm7 | % |
We have all been burned
[Bridge]
F#m9
Does heaven wait all heavenly
E7sus4 E7
Over the next horizon?
[Chorus]
Bm11
But look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
Bm11
Just look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
What adds up the way it did when we were young?
Bm11
Look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ E7sus4/B ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
| E7sus4/B | % | E | % |
Ooh-ooh – ah-aah
[Hook]
Dmaj7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
Bm7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
E6 | D |
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo-dah
[Verse 5]
Dmaj7
Little boy got a hot rod
Bm7
Thinks it makes him some kind of new god
C#m7 | Bm7 | % | [ Dmaj7 ]
Well this is one race he won't win (Life’s no cruise ...)
[Verse 6]
Dmaj7
'cos life's no cruise with a cool chick
Bm11
Too many folks feelin' car sick
C#m7 | Bm7 |
But it never pulls in.
[Link]
verse variation with build-up
Dmaj9
Brucie's thoughts - pretty streamers
Bm11
Guess this world needs its dreamers
E E7 | E9 | % |
May they never wake up
[Chorus]
Bm11
But look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
Bm11
Just look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
What adds up the way it did when we were young?
Bm11
Just look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
Bm11
Just look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
Bm11
Look at us now (Start countin’)
E7 F#m7 [ Bm11 ]
What adds up the way it did when we were young?
Bm11
Look at us now (Quit driving)
E7 F#m7 [ E7sus4/B ]
Some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
| E7sus4/B | % | E | % |
Ooh-ooh – ah-aah - sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
[Hook]
= coda
Dmaj7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
Bm7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo
E6 Dmaj7
Ba ba ba, sha-doo-ah-doo-oo-dah
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3. I Remember That – Prefab Sprout
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Capo: 3rd fret
Play: F#m
Key: Am
For chords in original key, transpose +3.
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am9 2-4-2-2-2-4
D#dim7 x-x-4-5-4-5
Dmaj9 x-x-0-2-2-0
E9/D x-x-0-1-0-2
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[Chorus]
F#m9 F#m9 D#dim7
Nothing sounds as good as
Dmaj9 C#m7 Cdim7
"I remember that"
Bm7
Like a bolt out from the blue
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
Did you feel it too? - I remember that
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 C#m7
Name me one little thing
F#m7 E7
You'll be wanting to keep
Dmaj7 C#m7
As you give up the ghost
F#m7 E7
As you sink into sleep
[Bridge]
E9/D C#m7
Maybe her face in the morning
F#m7 E7
Maybe his in the evening
E9/D C#m7
Maybe words never spoken
F#m7 E7
Aren't they the ones worth hearin'?
E7
Say: "I remember that" Aaaah!
[Chorus]
F#m9 F#m9 D#dim7
Nothing sounds as good as
Dmaj9 C#m7 Cdim7
"I remember that"
Bm7
Like a bolt out from the blue
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
Did you feel it too? - I remember that
[Chorus]
F#m9 F#m11 D#dim7
Nothing sounds as good as
Dmaj9 C#m7 Cdim7
"I remember that"
Bm7
Like a bolt out from the blue
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7 C#m7 F#m7
Did you feel it too? - I remember that
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 C#m7
'Cause that's all we can have
F#m7 E7
Yes, it's all we can trust
Dmaj7 C#m7
It's a hell of a ride
F#m7 E7
But a journey to dust
[Bridge]
E9/D C#m7
And there's nothing pathetic
F#m7 E7
Listing clothes she'd wear
E9/D C#m7
If it proves that I had you
F#m7 E7
If it proves I was there
E7
Say: "I remember that" Aaaah!
[Chorus]
F#m9 F#m9 D#dim7
Nothing sounds as good as
Dmaj9 C#m7 Cdim7
"I remember that"
Bm9
Like a bolt out from the blue
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
Did you feel it too? - I remember that
[Chorus]
F#m9 F#m11 D#dim7
Nothing sounds as good as
Dmaj9 C#m7 Cdim7
"I remember that"
Bm7
Like a bolt out from the blue
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
Did you feel it too? - I remember that
[Outro]
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) - I remember that
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) - I remember that
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) – Nothing sounds as good as ...
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) - I remember that
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) – Like a bolt out from the blue
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?)
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) - I remember that
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) - I remember that
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?) - I remember that
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?)
C#m7 F#m7 Bm7
(Did you feel it too?)
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4. Enchanted – Prefab Sprout
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Capo: 3rd fret
For chords in original key, transpose +3.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Gmaj7/D x-x-0-4-3-2
A/D x-x-0-2-2-0
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
G6/D x-x-0-4-3-0
A6/D x-x-0-2-2-2
E6/F# x-x-4-6-5-4
B6/F# x-x-4-4-4-4
Esus4/F# x-x-4-4-5-5
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[Intro]
| N.C. | % | % | % |
[Verse]
Gmaj7/D A/D Gmaj7/D A/D
I've been asking what is new-ew-ew
Gmaj7/D G/D
Like my streetwise buddy do
Gmaj7/D A/D Gmaj7/D A/D
Body talk seems big with hi-i-im
Gmaj7/D G/D
So, it's conversations in the gym
[Chorus]
A/C# G/D Gmaj7/D
Oo- ooh - enchanted
Gmaj7/D A/D Gmaj7/D
Ow-ow-ooh-ooh-ooh - enchanted
Gmaj7/D A
Ow-ow-ooh-ooh-oooooh
[Verse]
Gmaj7/D A/D Gmaj7/D A/D
"Pray Forsooth" and "I A-do-o-ore"
Gmaj7/D G/D
Ain't the ticket anymore
Gmaj7/D A/D Gmaj7/D A/D
So, how'd you recognise a ki-i-ing?
Gmaj7/D G/D
You ask yourself can that cat swing
[Chorus]
A/C# G/D Gmaj7/D
It's time to learn tiger stretch tiger burn
(Oo- ooh - enchanted)
Gmaj7/D A/D
And the calendar pages blew
(Ow-ow-ooh-ooh-ooh ...
Gmaj7/D [ A ]
Like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew, we're addicted to friction too
Enchanted) Ow- ow- ooh- ooh- ooooh
[Middle 8]
A
Comin' down the years, plain enchantment
G/A
That's the glue that binds and bonds
A
The dying to the new, plain enchantment
G/A
Ain't no purple rain quite like it
[Verse]
G6/D A6/D G6/D A6/D
Here's something to dwell upo-o-on
E6/F# B6/F# E6/F# B6/F#
Now we're living next we're go-o-one
E6/F# Esus4/F#
So, if you've love, please pass it on
E6/F# B6/F# E6/F# B6/F#
'Cause it's a disbelieving wor-or-orld
E6/F# Esus4/F#
But sensitive as any girl
[Chorus]
B/D# A/E E6/F#
It's time to learn tiger stretch tiger burn
(Oo- ooh - enchanted)
E6/F# B6/F#
And the calendar pages blew
(Ow-ow-ooh-ooh-ooh ...
E6/F# [ B/D# ]
Like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew, we're addicted to friction too
Enchanted) Ow- ow- ooh- ooh- ooooh
[Chorus]
B/D# A/E E6/F#
Time to learn tiger stretch tiger burn
(Oo- ooh - enchanted)
E6/F# B6/F#
And the calendar pages blew
(Ow-ow-ooh-ooh-ooh ...
E6/F#
Like the Montagues, like the Capulet crew, we're addicted to friction too
Enchanted) Ow- ow- ooh- ooh- ooooh
[Outro]
| B/D# A/E | E6/F# B6/F#
Time to stretch ... now we're living!
| E6/F# | % |
Oh-oh, oh-oh
| B/D# A/E | E6/F# B6/F#
now we're living!
| E6/F# | % |
Oh-oh, oh-oh
| B/D# A/E | E6/F# B6/F#
now we're living!
| E6/F# | % |
Oh-oh, oh-oh
| B/D# A/E | E6/F# B6/F#
now we're living!
(repeat and fade)
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5. Nightingales – Prefab Sprout
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[Intro]
[A [B6 [G#m6 [E7 [A [A [Amaj7
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
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[Intro]
| A | B6 G#m6 | E7 | A | Gdim7 | 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 Gdim7
That we're too busy
F#7sus
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 Gdim7 F#7sus
If we sing are we ... 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 A//G# Gdim7 F#7sus4
With a fear that is ... 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
(r i t a r d a n d o)
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6. Hey Manhattan! - Prefab Sprout
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm9 x-2-0-2-2-2
G#m7 4-6-4-4-4-4
C#6 x-4-3-3-2-x
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
C#7 x-4-6-4-6-4
C# x-4-6-6-6-4
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0)
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[Intro]
| A | % | Bm7 | % |
| A | % | Bm7 | % |
[Verse 1]
Bm9
Guess what! Summer's arrived
G#m7 C#6
I feel the world's on my side
Esus4
The Brooklyn Bridge stretches below me
Bm7 E [ Bm9 ]
A billion souls all dying to know me
[Verse 2]
Bm9
Well here I am! Loaded with promise
G#m7 C#6
And knee deep in grace
Esus4
What I want is here on my face and
Bm7 E
I feel like I own the whole damn (place)
[Chorus]
A C#7
Hey Manhattan! Here I am!
F#m7 C#
Call me star-struck Uncle Sam.
Bm7
Strolling Fifth Avenue
E E7 A
Just to think Sinatra's been here too
Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 A/C#
These myths we can't undo, they lie in wait for you
E
We live them till they're ...
A Bm7
True, Manhattan, doobie doo
A Bm7
Hey Manhattan doobie doo
[Verse 3]
Bm9
Someday's you've got to get outside
G#m7 C#6
Look there's "The Carlyle"
Esus4
That's the place where Kennedy stayed,
Bm7 E [ Bm9 ]
And where were you when he died ?
(Yeah some things are slow to fade)
[Verse 4]
Bm9
There they were - Loaded with promise
G#m7 C#6
Knee deep in fate
Esus4
When what you want shows on your face
Bm7 E
All that's left litters the whole damn (place)
[Chorus]
A C#7
Hey Manhattan! Here I am!
F#m7 C#
Call it bad luck Uncle Sam.
Bm7
Scrounging Fifth Avenue
E E7 A
Just to think the poor could live here too
Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 A/C#
But what are they to do? These myths belong to you,
E
We live them till they're ...
A Bm7
True, Manhattan, doobie doo
A Bm7
Hey Manhattan doobie doo
[Coda]
[instrumental coda]
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7. Knock on Wood – Prefab Sprout
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[Interlude]
[Dm9 [Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-0---0-0---|0-0---0-0---0-0-|----1-1---1-1---|1-1---1-1---1-1-|
B|----0-1---0-1---|0-1---0-1---0-1-|----2-3---2-3---|2-3---2-3---2-3-|
G|2---2-------2---|2-------2---2---|2---2-------2---|2-------2---2---|
D|0---0-------0---|0-------0---0---|0-----------0---|0-------0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Dm9 [Dm [G [G/F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-0---0-0---|0-0---0-0---0-0-|----1-1---1-1---|----------------|
B|----3-5---3-5---|3-5---3-5---3-5-|----2-3---2-3---|----------------|
G|2---4-5---4-5---|4-5---4-5---4-5-|2---2-------2---|0-------0-------|
D|0---0-------0---|0-------0---0---|0-----------0---|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-------1-------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Faug/G 3-x-3-2-2-x (verse)
= G7sus2(#11) 3-x-0-2-2-1 (intro / post-chorus)
Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
G 3-x-0-0-x-x
G/F 1-x-0-0-x-x
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 or 0-2-0-1-0-1 (E7-9)
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[Intro]
| N.C. |
| Faug/G | Dm9 | Faug/G | Dm9 |
[Verse 1]
Faug/G Dm9
They didn't need a driver
Faug/G Dm9
They walked a thousand miles
Faug/G Dm9
He left her on the roadside
Faug/G Dm9 G G/F
He thumbed himself a ri-i-ide
[Bridge]
Em7 Fmaj9 E7 Dm9 G G/F
He swore he'd never leave her, he meant it till he did
Em7 Fmaj9 E7 Dm9 G G/F
He swore he'd never leave her, he meant it till he did
[Chorus]
C/E Fmaj9 E7 Dm7
Before you say you're lucky, before you say he's good
| G G/F |
Knock on wood
[Post-chorus]
Faug/G Dm9
(Broke your promise)
Faug/G Dm9
(Broke your word)
[Verse 2]
Faug/G Dm9
He's climbing up a ladder
Faug/G Dm9
Heaven has begun
Faug/G Dm9
He's found another angel
Faug/G Dm9 G G/F
She'll take him down a rung or two
[Bridge]
Em7 Fmaj9 E7 Dm9 G G/F
She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will
Em7 Fmaj9 E7 Dm9 G G/F
She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will
[Chorus]
C/E Fmaj9 E7 Dm7
Before you say you're lucky, before you say she's good
| G Gsus4/F |
Knock on wood
[Interlude]
| Dm9 | Dm | Dm9 | Dm G G/F |
[Bridge]
Em7 Fmaj9 E7 Dm9 G G/F
She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will
Em7 Fmaj9 E7 Dm9 G G/F
She swears she'll never leave him, she means it but she will
[Chorus]
C/E Fmaj9 E7 Dm7
Before you say you're lucky, before you say she's good
| G G/F |
Knock on wood
[Post-chorus]
Faug/G Dm9
Knock on wood
(Broke your promise)
Faug/G Dm9
Knock on wood
(Broke your word)
(repeat and fade)
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8. The Golden Calf - Prefab Sprout
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F#7sus4 2-4-4-4-0-0
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Dmaj9 x-x-0-2-2-0 (= A/D)
A/G 3-x-2-2-x-x
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[Intro]
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| A | % | % | A A/G |
[Verse 1]
A A
Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
Dmaj9 A A/G
When the distant sea blended with the sky
A A
Past Coliseums filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass
Dmaj9 A
I carried in my heart a word or two
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Verse 2]
A A
I'd resort to sleepwalking to catch the mood that fills the sails
Dmaj9 A A/G
With harvest nets and tides don't ever bring
A Dmaj9
But every night was Halloween, and every friend fell in between
Dmaj9 A
And how capricious nature ruled my mind
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Interlude 1]
| Dsus2 | % | C#m | % |
| Dsus2 | % | C#m | A/G |
[Verse 3]
A A
Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
Dmaj9 A A/G
When the distant sea blended with the sky
A Dmaj9
My mouth was full of cigarettes, my hair is full of long-term bets
Dmaj9 A A/G
But you would always make me see the day
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Interlude 2]
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| F#7sus4 | % |
Dmaj7 F#7sus4 Dmaj7
I sound so different these days, I barely can believe I'm me
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
If I didn't know better, I would swear I was someone else
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
Lord I can't believe, I don't believe I'm me
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
But who on earth could I be?
[Solo]
| A | % | % | % |
| Dmaj9 | % | A | % |
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play, play, play, play ...
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
(fade over last chorus)
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9. Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me) - Prefab Sprout
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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-eE
Bbdim x-1-2-3-2-x
D7/A x-0-x-2-1-2
Fsus4 1-3-3-3-1-1
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
Gm/C x-3-5-3-3-3
Bb/C x-3-3-3-3-x
Cm/Bb x-1-1-0-1-x or
6-x-5-5-4-x
Am7-5 x-0-1-0-1-x or
5-x-5-5-4-x
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x
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[Verse 1]
Gm Bbdim
Weekday mornings find me moody
D7/A Gm
I kiss my wife goodbye,
Bbm Am
I drive the boss to work each day
[Verse 2]
Gm Bbdim
At the office, no one's watching
D7/A Gm
Can I catch her eye?
Bbm Am
The hours squeeze by, the boss works late
D7 Gm Bbm | Am | Fsus4 |
Still I'll always wait and drive her home with me and say ...
[Chorus]
Bbmaj7 F/A
Nancy let your hair down for me
Gm7 Gm/C Am
Nancy leave the office behind, then
Bb/C Cm/Bb Am7-5
Nancy let that fall off your shoulders
Gm7 A/C# A7
I'll be your husband once again
[Verse 3]
| Gm7 | Am | Bbdim | D7/A |
Nancy doo, doo, doo
Gm7 Bbm Am7
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da
D7 Gm Bbm | Am | Fsus4 |
Nancy I don't mind I'm happy working overtime
[Chorus]
Bbmaj7 F/A
Nancy let your hair down for me
Gm7 Gm/C Am
Nancy leave the office behind, then
Bb/C Cm/Bb Am7-5
Nancy let that fall off your shoulders
Gm7 A/C# A7
I'll be your husband once again
[Chorus]
Bbmaj7 F/A
Nancy let your hair down for me
Gm7 Gm/C Am
Nancy leave the office behind, then
Bb/C Cm/Bb Am7-5
Nancy let that fall off your shoulders
Gm7 A/C# A7
I'll be your husband once again
[Outro]
Gm7 Am7
Nancy doo, doo, doo
Gm7 Am7
Nancy
| Gm7 | Am7 |
(repeat ad lib and fade)
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The Venus of the Soup Kitchen – Prefab Sprout
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Capo 3rd fret
For chords in original key, transpose +3 (and ("use flats").
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em11 0-2-0-2-0-2
A13 x-0-2-0-2-2
A7(#11) x-0-1-0-2-x
A7 x-0-2-0-2-x
Am9 x-0-5-5-0-0
Bm/E 0-x-4-4-3-2
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Cdim x-3-4-5-4-x
B7 x-2-1-2-0-x
Gsus4/D x-x-0-0-1-3
C/D x-x-0-0-1-0
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-0
Adim x-0-1-2-1-x
D/G 3-x-0-2-3-2
F#m9 2-4-2-2-2-4
Am(maj7) x-0-2-1-1(0)
Am6 x-0-4-2-1(0)
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[Intro]
Em11 A13 Em11 A7(#11) A7
The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me- e
Am9 Bm/E | Cmaj7 | Cdim B7 |
And all us poor cripples who've been in the wa-a-ars
Cmaj7
End up sleeping on her floor
[Link]
Eb Gsus4/D
Whoa! Whoa-whoa-woah-woah!
[Verse 1]
Bm7
When you're scared of down and out
Em7
You keep it to yourself
Cmaj7
And if anyone suspects
D7sus4
You say: "Who, me? Hardly!"
Bm7
You tell him: "Thank your stars
Em7
This isn't Derby day
Cmaj7
'Cause it's clear you've got the gift
G Em7 C/D
For backing the wrong horse, Charlie"
[Link]
Eb Gsus4/D
Whoa! Whoa-whoa-woah-woah!
[Verse 2]
Bm7
When you're scared of down and out
Em7
You camouflage your fear
Cmaj7
With a fakin' D.J. smile
D7sus4
And maybe some boogie dancin'
Bm7
But there's no need to be proud
Em7
Hey if something's hurtin' you
Cmaj7
Could be it hurts your brothers too
G Em7 C/D
From Langley Park to Memphis
(Last night ...)
[Bridge]
G7 Cadd9 Adim Dm7 G6
Last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head
C Am D/G Em7 Cmaj7
The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me-e-e, singin’ ...
[Middle 8]
Em7 D Em7 D Em7
"Sometimes the job gets you down
Em6/C# Em7/D Em7 Em7 Am7
You're a- shamed that the word will get round – well ...
C Am D/G Em7 | Cmaj7 Am9 | Cdim B7 |
All you poor cripples who've been in the wa-a-ars
Cmaj7
End up sleeping on my floor"
[Link]
Eb Em7
Whoa! Whoa-whoa-woah-woah!
[Verse 3]
Bm7
Now some will spin you yarns
Em7
To keep you quiet for a while
Cmaj7
But you know that's not my style
D7sus4
Who needs fancy footwork?
Bm7
'Cos none of it adds up
Em7
No, it doesn't weigh a thing
Cmaj7
And it doesn't buy you beer
G Em7 C/D
From Langley Park to Memphis
(Last night ...)
[Bridge]
G7 Cadd9 Adim Dm7 G6
Last night I dreamed I dared to raise my head
C Am D/G Em7 Cmaj7
The Venus of the soup kitchen stood over me-e-e, singin’ ...
[Choral part]
Em11 A13
"Here you are, and I won't tell
Em11 A7(#11) A7
You've no one else but me- e
Cmaj7 F#m9
Every night I know you'll be here
G#m7 Am(maj7) Am6
Staring hungrily- y
Em11 A13
Well, here you are, no I won't tell
Em11 A7(#11) A7
'Cos everyone I know- ow
Cmaj7 F#m9
Wanders down here every night
G#m7 Am(maj7) Am6
They've nowhere else to go"
Em11 A13
The Venus of the soup kitchen
Em11 A7(#11) A7
Is standing over me- e
Cmaj7 F#m9
Every night I'm gonna be here
G#m7 Am(maj7) Am6
Staring hungrily- y
[Coda]
Em11 A13 Em11 A7(#11) A7
The Venus of the soup kitchen is waiting there for me- e
Am9 Bm/E | Cmaj7 | Cdim B7 |
And all us poor cripples who've been in the wa-a-ars
Cmaj7
End up sleeping on her floor
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