Prefab Sprout - Nightingales
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Nightingales – Prefab Sprout
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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 Tell me do,B6 something true G#m6
E7 True of you and Ame
AThat Amaj7/G#we're Gdim7too busy
F#m7 F#7sus | F#m7 F#7sus4 |
Living through
Am | B/D# B6/D# |
Too busy to see
[Verse 2]
A What is itB6 that we doG#m6
E7 Makes us what we Aare
AIf Amaj7/G#we Gdim7sing 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#m7Are we a firework F#m9show?
Cmaj9 Growing pale like a Am7star that C/Dburnt out Gmaj7years ago Fdim7
E6 Stranger things have D#m7been, stranger things have C#m7gone
I find it hard right F#m7now to name you one
Cmaj9 Tell me do something Am7true and C/Ddrop the Gmaj7fairytales Fdim7
E6 If singin' birds must D#m7sing, with no question of C#m7choice
Then livin' is our F#m7song, indeed our voice
Cmaj9 Best agree you and Am7me we're C/DprobablyGmaj7 nightingales Fdim7
[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#m7Are we a firework F#m9show?
Cmaj9 Growing pale like a Am7star that C/Dburnt out Gmaj7years ago Fdim7
E6 Stranger things have D#m7been, stranger things have C#m7gone
I find it hard right F#m7now to name you one
Cmaj9 Tell me do something Am7true and C/Ddrop the Gmaj7fairytales Fdim7
E6 If singin' birds must D#m7sing, with no question of C#m7choice
Then livin' is our F#m7song, indeed our voice
Cmaj9 Best agree you and Am7me we're C/DprobablyGmaj7 nightingales Fdim7
[Interlude]
| A/C# | Cdim7 | A/C# | Cdim7 |
[Verse 3]
A/C# God's a proud ..B6. thunderclou-ou-ou-G#m6ou-ou-ou-E7/Doud
We are cartoon Acats
AWith Amaj7/G#a Gdim7fear 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#m7Are we a firework F#m9show?
Cmaj9 Growing pale like a Am7star that C/Dburnt out Gmaj7years ago Fdim7
E6 Stranger things have D#m7been, stranger things have C#m7gone
I find it hard right F#m7now to name you one
Cmaj9 Tell me do something Am7true and C/Ddrop the Gmaj7fairytales Fdim7
E6 If singin' birds must D#m7sing, with no question of C#m7choice
Then livin' is our F#m7song, indeed our voice
Cmaj9 Best agree you and Am7me we're only Gmaj7nightingales
(r i t a r d a n d o)