Prefab Sprout - Dublin

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
dublin – prefab sprout
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tuning : half step down ( D# – G# – C# – F# – A# – D# )

prefab sprout
dublin ( 1985 , released 1989 )
( mcaloon )

from : “protest songs”

this beauty has interesting chords thus creating a special texture .
it is mostly picked .

it is not easy to find out what is played and even though i think i got
close , there are parts where i’m not sure at all . especially the section
i tabbed out below doesn’t not seem elegant enough to me . suggestions
for corrections are highly welcome!

i don’t really know the names of some of the chords . but i didn’t want to
just “number” them , so i tried to name them anyway . whoever knows more ,
please comment!

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
verse ( last line )

Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 3 – | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
G | 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – | – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – |
D | 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – | – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – |
E | 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

chords/special voicings
( alphabetically )

E – A – D – G – B – E ( half – step down )
A6 x – 0 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2
A7/13 x – 0 – 4 – 0 – 2 –
xAadd9 x – 0 – 2 – 4 – 2 –
xbsus2/13 x – 2 – x – 0 – 2 – 2
Bm13 x – 2 – 4 – 0 – 3 –
xd/F# 2 – x – 4 – 2 – 3 – x
D11 x – 5 – 4 – 0 – 3 –
xem11 0 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 7
F#m7 2 – x – 2 – 2 – 2 –
xgmaj7 3 – x – 4 – 4 – 3 –

xthe [ A ] indicates a single note

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tuning : half step down

intro
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D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11
who does not adore the sound
A Em11
of music in the names of towns
D11 A7sus4
to build a city on such picturesque ground
Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13
that takes some sort of flair

D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11
we draw a line the ink is fear
A Em11
you stay that side we’ll stay here
D11 A7sus4
it’s far harder to keep it up
Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13
than to tear it down

Gmaj7 D/F#
does it take you back to the kind of world
Gmaj7 [ A ] Aadd9 A
hindsight calls the good old days?
Gmaj7 D/F#
now that there’s no room in an einstein world
Gmaj7 [ A ] Aadd9 A
for simple cause and effect

* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A
dub – – – – lin du – – – blin
* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A ( 7 )
home of pretty co – – – – leens
* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A
dub – – – – lin du – – – blin
* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A
nurse of such bit – ter dreams

intro
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D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11
behind the soft and peachy skin
A Em11
where D . n . A . or god begin
D11 A7sus4
where sub – gaelic rot sets in
Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13
with stories from your mother
D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11
in myths and less exalted forms
A Em11
the heady cocktail glory is born
D11 A7sus4
you know it’s not a bottled storm
Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13
so why do you indulge it?

* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A
dub – – – – lin du – – – blin
* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A ( 7 )
home of pretty co – – – – leens
* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A
dub – – – – lin du – – – blin
* Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A
nurse of such bit – ter dreams

outro
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that’s what my mother told me
when i was about knee – high
that’s what my mother told me
when i was about knee – high
that’s what my mother told me
when i was about knee – high
that’s what my mother told me