Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951 in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England), known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist for the rock band The Police. Throughout his career, Sting has incorporated distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, New Age, and worldbeat into his music.
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Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith In You) - Sting from the album "Ten Summoner's Tales" Transcription by Luis Ferreira Some ideas taken from a post by [email protected] (michael p.herlihy)
Intro: F9/nr D#7-5/nr Dsus4 Cmin6/nr
Aadd9AGadd9GDadd9DDadd9D You could say I lost my faith in science and progress Aadd9AGadd9GDadd9DDadd9D You could say I lost my belief in the holy church Aadd9AGadd9GDadd9DDadd9D You could say I lost my sense of direction Aadd9AF#7sus4F#m7 You could say all of this and worse but
Esus4EF#7sus4F#7GG/A If I ever lose my faith in you Esus4EF#7sus4F#7G6A7susA7/11 There'd be nothing left for me to do
Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV You could say I'd lost my belief in our politicians They all seemed like game show hosts to me
If I ever lose my faith in you There'd be nothing left for me to do
G6EmG6EmG6EmG6Em
F#mC#sus4E9/nr BsusBsus4C#sus4F# I could be lost inside their lies without a trace C#sus4D7-5/nr F#m9 But every time I close my eyes I see your face
Aadd9AGGadd9Dsus4DDsus4DDadd9 I never saw no miracle of science Aadd9AGGadd9Dsus4DDsus4DDadd9 That didn't go from a blessing to a curse Aadd9AGGadd9Dsus4DDsus4DDadd9 I never saw no military solution Aadd9AF#7sus4F#m7 That didn't always end up as something worse but
Esus4ED6 Let me say this first
Bsus4BC#7sus4C#7D If I ever lose my faith in you D/E If I ever lose my faith in you Bsus4BC#7sus4C#7D There'd be nothing left for me to do D/E There'd be nothing left for me to do
Esus4EF#7sus4F#7 If I ever lose my faith GG/A If I ever lose my faith Esus4EF#7sus4F#7 If I ever lose my faith G6A7susA7/11 A7susA7/11 If I ever lose my faith in you