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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 23:42:59 +1200 From: Ross Subject: CHORD: History By The Verve Group: The Verve Album: A Northen Soul Song: History Music: The Verve Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft Hut Recordings, (72438404372) Chorded by: Ross Howard (Rossh@clear.net.nz) From work by: Michael A. Atienza, Kevin Dutcher I have had trouble finding a chording of History to my satisfaction. All of the versions that I have come across have been flawed in many ways. But I found a reasonable one on a Verve site and have used this as my base for this one. I must then thank Atienza and Dutcher for theirs was the base for this work here. Bear in mind that I have only been able to complete this after discovering a chord (Asus4) used in The Verve's new album Urban Hymns. I hope this feels better than other chords around. It certainly does for me. Also their version has a different intro - one that sounds completely wrong and their Cmaj7 is incorrect - I prefer a a Cmaj with a G on high E string.)However, the lyrics on the copy were superb and I have used them and the structure provided. Chords A - X02220 Asus4 - X02200 Am - X02210 Am7 - X02010 C1 - X32013 D - X00232 D6 - X00202 E - 022100 E7 - 022130 Em - 022033 G - 320033 Intro: G-D6-Asus4-E - x2 Verse 1 -------

^GI wander ^Dthe lonely streets... ^Asus4Behind where t^Ehe old Thames doe^E7s flow. ^GAnd in ev^Dery face I meet... ^AReminds m^Ee of wh^E7at I have run for.

Bridge ------

^Am7In every man, in every hand, ^EmIn every kiss you understand, ^C1That living is for other men, ^DI hope you too understand...

Verse 2 -------

^GI've got to tell you my ^Dtale... ^Asus4Of how I loved and how I fa^Eiled.^E7.. ^GI hope you unders^Dtand? ^AThese feelings should not be ^Ein the m^E7an.

Bridge ------

^Am7In every child, in every eye, ^EmIn every sky above my head... ^C1I hope that I know, ^DSo come with me in bed.

Chorus ------

Because its ^Amyou and me we're history ^EmThere ain't nothing left to say When^C1 I...will get you al^Done...

Verse 3 -------

^GMaybe we could find a ^Droom? Where ^Asus4we could see what w^Ee should do... ^GMaybe you know its ^Dtrue? ^AWell, living with me is like ^Ekeeping a ^E7fool.

Bridge ------

^Am7In every man, in every hand, ^EmIn every kiss you understand, ^C1That living is for other men, ^DI hope you know that I am me...

Chorus (Reprise) ----------------

^Am7So come on,^Em I'm thinking about history, And ^C1I'm living for history, And I th^Dink you know I'm bound for you,

Cause I am... Bridge (Reprise) ----------------

^Am7And one and one is two, bu^Emt three is company When you^C1're thinking about the things you do, And you're th^Dinking about the things you do...

Verse 4 -------

^GI wanna tell you my ^Dtale... How I ^Asus4fell in love and jumped out ^Eon my bail... ^GDo you under^Dstand? There's ^Amore in a smile that ^Ein a hand.

Bridge ------

^Am7In every sky, in every kiss There's ^Emone thing that you've might have missed Oh^C1, why am I going to a pla^Dce that now belongs to you?

Chorus ------

^Am7But you and me, and so am I Lets ^Emmake it up Lets ^C1even try to live today, so why not smile? Don't ^Ddream away your life...

Middle 8 --------

Cause it is mine... ^Am7 It is mine... ^Em Is that a ^C1crime? Is that a ^Dcrime? This life is ^Am7mine, but th^Eme bed ain't made, Its fil^C1led full of^D hope, I've got a skinfull of dope... ^Am7Oh, the b^Emed ain't made, But its fi^C1lled full of ^Dhope, I've got a skinfull of dope...

Fade out -------- Am7-Em-C1-D-A

Verve - History (chords)