Tuning: G C E A

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adolescence - Prefab Sprout --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paddy McAloon From: "Crimson/Red" [2013] Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS g-C-E-A D 7-6-5-9 Dsus4 2-2-3-5 Dsus2 2-2-0-0 Dmaj7 2-1-2-0 Am11 0-0-0-5 or 0-2-0-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | D | % | Dsus4 | % | | D | % | Dsus4 | % | VERSE

^D Adolescence - what's it like? It's a^Dsus4 psychedelic motorbike You'll^G smash it up ten times a day Then you^Dsus2 walk a^Dway

VERSE

It's^D moonlight on a balcony It's^Dsus4 pure hormonal agony Bad^G poetry. Its greeting card? ^Dsus2Will (the ^DBard)

VERSE

^D Adolescence - why's it so? Ask^Dsus4 someone else; how should I know? It's a ^Gsong I sang and then forgot Too ^Dsus2long a^Dgo

MIDDLE 8

When ^Dmaj7I was a ^GRomeo^A in love for^Dever Un^Bmable to forget some ^F#mJuliet ^GRomeo (Romeo) -^A inconstant? ^DNever! It's ^Cknives flashing in fountains, poison ^BmCapulets' letters that go as^F#mtray Mole^Am11hills bigger than mountains Your ^Empre sat nav, learning to ^G6find your ^Away ^A7

INTERLUDE | D | % | Dsus4 | % | | D | % | Dsus4 | % | SOLO | D | % | Dsus4 | % | | G | % | Dsus2 D | | D | % | Dsus4 | % | | G | % | Dsus2 D | VERSE

^D Adolescence - what's it for? It's for^Dsus4 keeping your nerve-endings raw, while ^GRelay teams of fevered dreams Es^Dsus2cape each ^Dpore

VERSE

^D It's moonlight on a balcony It's^Dsus4 pure hormonal agony Bad ^Gpoetry. Its greeting card? ^Dsus2Will (the ^DBard)

MIDDLE 8

^Dmaj7 Poor ^GRomeo -^A in love for^Dever Un^Bmable to forget ^F#mJuliet ^GRomeo (Romeo) -^A inconstant? ^DNever! It's ^Cknives flashing in fountains, poison ^BmCapulets' letters that go as^F#mtray Mole^Am11hills bigger than mountains Your ^Empre sat nav, learning to ^G6find your ^Away ^A7

VERSE

^D Adolescence can be rough I^Dsus4 hope your heat-shield's tough enough I ^Ghope that no-one dares to scoff When ^Dsus2you blast ^Doff

VERSE

^D Adolescence, crimson red ^Dsus4 Fireworks inside your head Are ^Gthree time brighter than the sun Girls - ^Dsus2have some ^Dfun

OUTRO | D | % | Dsus4 | % | (repeat and fade)

Prefab Sprout - Adolescence