Prefab Sprout - Life of surprises
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
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Life of Surprises – Prefab Sprout
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Written by: Paddy McAloon
From: "Protest Songs" (1985/89)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 2nd fret
play: G
sounds: A
For original chords transpose this chord sheet +2
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D5 x-x-0-2-3-x
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2
G/A x-0-5-4-3-0
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[Intro]
(D5keyboard, freely)
[Verse 1]
You can keep the Gmaj7good times
RightA6eousness
D The best parting Em9line
Rather then Gmaj7pretend we
Are A6A1
D UltraEm9fine
Shall I be the Gmaj7first then
To A6say what
D We have Em9found
There's something in our Gmaj7lifetime
Won't A6let us
D Settle Em9down
[Chorus]
F#Darling it's a Bmlife of surGprises Em
It's F#no help growing Bmolder or Gwiser Em
You F#don't have to preBmtend you're not Gcrying Em
F# Bm G | Em | % |
When it's even in the way that you're walking (Never ...)
[Verse 2]
Never let your Gmaj7conscience
Be A6harmful
D To your Em9health
Let no neurotic Gmaj7impulse
Turn A6inward
D On itEm9self
Just say that you were Gmaj7happy
As A6happy
D Would alEm9low
And tell yourself tGmaj7hat
Will A6have to
D Do for Em9now
[Chorus]
F#Darling it's a Bmlife of surGprises Em
It's F#no help growing Bmolder or Gwiser Em
You F#don't have to preBmtend you're not Gcrying Em
F# Bm G | Em | % |
When it's even in the way that you're walking - Baby talking
[Bridge]
| A | % | % |
| G/A | % | % |
A A | G/A |
Never say you're bitter Jack
A A | G/A | G/A F# |
Bitter makes the worst things come back
[Chorus]
[ F# ] Bm G Em
Darling it's a life of surprises
It's F#no help growing Bmolder or Gwiser Em
You F#don't have to preBmtend you're not Gcrying Em
F# Bm G | Em | % |
When it's even in the way that you're walking - Baby talking
[Bridge]
| A | % | % |
| G/A | % | % |
A A | G/A |
Never say you're bitter Jack
A A | G/A | G/A F# |
Bitter makes the worst things come back
[Chorus]
[ F# ] Bm G Em
Darling it's a life of surprises
It's F#no help growing Bmolder or Gwiser Em
You F#don't have to preBmtend you're not Gcrying Em
When it's F#even in the Bmway that you're Gwalking Em
[Chorus]
[ F# ] Bm G Em
Darling it's a life of surprises
It's F#no help growing Bmolder or Gwiser Em
You F#don't have to preBmtend you're not Gcrying Em
When it's F#even in the Bmway that you're Gwalking Em
[Outro]
F#Darling it's a Bmlife ofG surprisesEm
F#Darling it's a Bmlife ofG surprisesEm
F#Darling it's a Bmlife ofG surprisesEm
(repeat and fade)