--------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Let the Stars Go - Prefab Sprout --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Prefab Sprout We Let the Stars Go (1990) (McAloon) From: "Jordan - The Comeback" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [ch]Am7/E[/ch] 0-0-2-0-1-0 *Am7 x-0-2-0-1-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time signature: 6/8 INTRO | Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 | % | | Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | [ch]Am7/E[/ch] | % | 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 [ch]Am7/E[/ch] I sometimes catch her flame Cmaj7 Bm7 The soothing voice of distance tells me Am7 "That was just a fling" Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# Other music fills my ears [ch]Am7/E[/ch] But I still hear her sing, she sings Cmaj7 Bm7 Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe Am7 Don't you remember me? Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# How long ago one gorgeous night [ch]Am7/E[/ch] We let the stars go Cmaj7 Bm7 Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe Am7 Don't you remember me? Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# How long ago one gorgeous night [ch]Am7/E[/ch] [Cmaj7] We let the stars go free SOLO | Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 | % | | Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | [ch]Am7/E[/ch] | % | 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 [ch]Am7/E[/ch] How cheaply he'd be sold 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 [ch]Am7/E[/ch] To the naked eye, you see ... Cmaj7 Bm7 Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe Am7 Can't face this memory Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# How long ago one gorgeous night [ch]Am7/E[/ch] We let the stars go Cmaj7 Bm7 Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe Am7 Can't face this memory Cmaj7/G Bm7/F# How long ago one gorgeous night [ch]Am7/E[/ch] We let the stars go Cmaj7 Bm7 Long ago one gorgeous night [ch]Am7/E[/ch] We let the stars go Cmaj7 Bm7 Long ago one stupid night Am7 We let the stars go free | Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 [Cmaj7/G] We let the stars go free | Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | [ch]Am7/E[/ch] [Cmaj7] We let the stars go free | Cmaj7 | Bm7 | [ch]Am7/E[/ch] [Cmaj7/G] We let the stars go free | Cmaj7/G | Bm7/F# | [ch]Am7/E[/ch] [Cmaj7] We let the stars go free | Cmaj7 | Bm7 | *Am7 (freely)