Prefab Sprout - The venus of the soup kitchen
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Capo: 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
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The Venus of the Soup Kitchen – Prefab Sprout
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Written by: Paddy McAloon
From: “From Langley Park to Memphis” [1988]
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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
Em6/C# x-4-2-0-x-x
Em7/D x-x-0-0-x-x
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
End up Cmaj7sleeping on her floor
[Link]
EbWhoa! Gsus4/DWhoa-whoa-woah-woah!
[Verse 1]
When you're Bm7scared of down and out
You Em7keep it to yourself
And if Cmaj7anyone suspects
You say: D7sus4Who, me? Hardly!
You Bm7tell him Thank your stars
This Em7isn't Derby day
'Cause it's Cmaj7clear you've got the gift
For backing the Gwrong Em7horse, C/DCharlie
[Link]
EbWhoa! Gsus4/DWhoa-whoa-woah-woah!
[Verse 2]
When you're Bm7scared of down and out
You Em7camouflage your fear
With a Cmaj7fakin' D.J. smile
And maybe some D7sus4boogie dancin'
But there's Bm7no need to be proud
Hey if Em7something's hurtin' you
Could be it Cmaj7hurts your brothers too
From GLangley Em7Park to C/DMemphis
[Last night ...]
[Bridge]
Last night G7I Cadd9dreamed AdimI Dm7dared to raise my G6head
The CVenus of the Amsoup kitchen sD/Gtood over Em7me-e-Cmaj7e, singin’ ...
[Middle 8]
Em7SomeDtimes the Em7job Dgets you Em7down
Em6/C#You're Em7/Da- Em7shamed that the Em7word will get Am7round – well ...
C Am D/G Em7 | Cmaj7 Am9 | Cdim B7 |
All you poor cripples who've been in the wa-a-ars
End up Cmaj7sleeping on my floor
[Link]
EbWhoa! Em7Whoa-whoa-woah-woah!
[Verse 3]
Now Bm7some will spin you yarns
To keep you Em7quiet for a while
But you Cmaj7know that's not my style
Who needs D7sus4fancy footwork?
'Cos Bm7none of it adds up
No, it Em7doesn't weigh a thing
And it Cmaj7doesn't buy you beer
From GLangley Em7Park to C/DMemphis
[Last night ...]
[Bridge]
Last night G7I Cadd9dreamed AdimI Dm7dared to raise my G6head
The CVenus of the Amsoup kitchen sD/Gtood over Em7me-e-Cmaj7e, singin’ ...
[Choral part]
Em11Here you are, and A13I won't tell
Em11 A7[#11] A7
You've no one else but me- e
Cmaj7Every night IF#m9 know you'll be here
G#m7 Am[maj7] Am6
Staring hungrily- y
Well, Em11here you are, no A13I won't tell
Em11 A7[#11] A7
'Cos everyone I know- ow
Cmaj7Wanders down here F#m9every night
G#m7 Am[maj7] Am6
They've nowhere else to go
The Em11Venus of the A13soup kitchen
Em11 A7[#11] A7
Is standing over me- e
Cmaj7Every night I'm F#m9gonna 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
And up Cmaj7sleeping on her floor