|NIGHTINGALES| - written by Paddy McAloon - performed by Prefab Sprout \------------/ ------------------------ -------------------------- Tabbed by Paolo Pugliese | | http://stage.vitaminic.it/accetta_veloce (use a monospaced font for best viewing) Intro: ------ Amaj9 F#m9 (F) E Amaj9 /G# Gdim7 F#m9 F#m9 F#dim7 B Verse 1: -------- Amaj9 F#m9 F Tell me do, something true, E Amaj9 true of you and me /G# Gdim7 F#m9 F#m9 That we're too busy living through, F#dim7 B Too busy to see. Verse 2: -------- Amaj9 F#m9 F What is it that we do E Amaj9 makes us what we are /G# Gdim7 F#m9 F#m9 If we sing are we nightingales, F#dim7 B B5+ shine are we stars? Chorus: ------- E Ebm7 Who are we? What we got? C#m7 F#m9 Are we a firework show? Cmaj7 Am Gmaj7 Fdim7 /G# /B Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago E6 Ebm7 Asus2/C# Stranger thing have been, stranger things have gone, F#m I find it hard right now to name you one Cmaj7 Am Gmaj7 Fdim7 /G# /B Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales. E6 Ebm7 Asus2/C# If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice, F#m Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Cmaj7 Am Gmaj7 Fdim7 /G# /B Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales Instrumental verse 1: --------------------- Play the same chords of normal verse Repeat chorus ------------- Instrumental verse 2: --------------------- Play the first four measures of normal verse Verse 3: -------- Amaj9 F#m9 F E God's a proud thunderclo - ud Amaj9 we are cartoon cats /G# Gdim7 F#m9 F#m9 With a fear that is biblical F#dim7 B B5+ under our hats Repeat chorus ------------- THE END. ----------------------------------------------------------------- STRUCTURES SECTION Intro (& verse) structure | | | | | | Amaj9 | F#m9 F | E | Amaj9 /G#| |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | Gdim7 | F#m9 | F#m9 | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | F#dim7 | B | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| Verse structure same as before except for the ones (including instrumental) that preceed the chorus, whose last measure is: | | |B B5+ | |-- -- -- --| Chorus structure | | | | | | E | Ebm7 | C#m7 | F#m9 | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | | Cmaj7 | Am | Gmaj7 |Fdim7 /G# /B| |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | | E6 | Ebm7 | Asus2/C# | F#m | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | | Cmaj7 | Am | Gmaj7 |Fdim7 /G# /B| |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | | E6 | Ebm7 | Asus2/C# | F#m | |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| | | | | | | Cmaj7 | Am | Gmaj7 |Fdim7 /G# /B| |-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --|-- -- -- --| __________________________ NIGHTINGALES version 2 by Paddy McAloon Paolo's arrangement was so informative and surprising that it sent me back to the song all over again. Below is another version of this song that simply inserts various alternative chords. Chords used: Amaj9 002224 F#m9 242224 E7 020100 G#7 464544 Gdim7 002323 Adim 007878 B 799877 B6 797897 B5+ 005443 E6 779999 Ebm7 668676 C#m7 446454 Cmaj7 032000 Am 002210 Gmaj7 320002 Asus2/C# 042200 F#m 244222 Ddim 006767 Cdim 004545 Bdim 003434 Intro: ------ Amaj9 F#m9 F/ E7 Amaj9 G#7/Gdim7 F#m9 Amaj9 Adim B B6 Verse 1: -------- Amaj9 F#m9 F Tell me do, something true, E7 Amaj9 true of you and me G#7 Gdim7 F#m9 Amaj9 That we're too busy living through, Adim B B6 Too busy to see. Verse 2: -------- Amaj9 F#m9 F What is it that we do E7 Amaj9 makes us what we are G#7 Gdim7 F#m9 Amaj9 If we sing are we nightingales, Adim B B5+ shine are we stars? Chorus: ------- E6 Ebm7 Who are we? What we got? C#m7 F#m9 Are we a firework show? Cmaj7 Am Gmaj7 Ddim/Cdim/Bdim Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago E6 Ebm7 Asus2/C# Stranger thing have been, stranger things have gone, F#m I find it hard right now to name you one Cmaj7 Am Gmaj7 Ddim/Cdim/Bdim Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales E6 Ebm7 Asus2/C# If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice, F#m Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice Cmaj7 Am Gmaj7 Ddim/Cdim/Bdim Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales Instrumental verse 1: --------------------- Play the same chords of normal verse Repeat chorus ------------- Verse 3: --------------------- Amaj9 F#m Amaj9 F#m Amaj9 F#m9 F E God's a proud thunderclo - ud Amaj9 we are cartoon cats G#7 Gdim7 F#m9 Amaj9 With a fear that is biblical Adim B B5+ under our hats Repeat chorus -------------