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We Let the Stars Go - Prefab Sprout
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Written by: Paddy McAloon
From: "Jordan - The Comeback" (1990)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Cmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7 x-2-4-2-3-2
Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0
Cmaj7/G 3-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7/F# 2-2-4-2-3-2
Am7/E 0-0-2-0-1-0
*Am7 x-0-2-0-1-3
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Time signature: 6/8
INTRO
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 | % |
| Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | Am7/E | % |
VERSE
Cmaj7 Bm7
There was that girl I used to know
Am7
She'd tease me about my name
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
Fan the embers long enough
Am7/E
I sometimes catch her flame
VERSE
Cmaj7 Bm7
The soothing voice of distance tells me
Am7
"That was just a fling"
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
Other music fills my ears
Am7/E
But I still hear her sing, she sings
CHORUS
Cmaj7 Bm7
Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe
Am7
Don't you remember me?
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
How long ago one gorgeous night
Am7/E
We let the stars go
CHORUS
Cmaj7 Bm7
Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe
Am7
Don't you remember me?
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
How long ago one gorgeous night
Am7/E [ Cmaj7 ]
We let the stars go free
SOLO
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 | % |
| Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | Am7/E | % |
VERSE
Cmaj7 Bm7
There was a boy I used to be
Am7
I guess that he was cold
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
If she came to buy him now
Am7/E
How cheaply he'd be sold
VERSE
Cmaj7 Bm7
But the light is gone and it is dark
Am7
What used to be the sky
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
Is suddenly embarrassing
Am7/E
To the naked eye, you see ...
CHORUS
Cmaj7 Bm7
Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe
Am7
Can't face this memory
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
How long ago one gorgeous night
Am7/E
We let the stars go
CHORUS (variation)
Cmaj7 Bm7
Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe
Am7
Can't face this memory
Cmaj7/G Bm7/F#
How long ago one gorgeous night
Am7/E
We let the stars go
Cmaj7 Bm7
Long ago one gorgeous night
Am7/E
We let the stars go
Cmaj7 Bm7
Long ago one stupid night
Am7 [ Cmaj7 ]
We let the stars go free
OUTRO (+ coda)
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 [ Cmaj7/G ]
We let the stars go free
| Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | Am7/E [ Cmaj7 ]
We let the stars go free
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7/E [ Cmaj7/G ]
We let the stars go free
| Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | Am7/E [ Cmaj7 ]
We let the stars go free
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | * Am7
(freely)