--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone) - Prefab Sprout --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Half-step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) Prefab Sprout Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (1982) (McAloon) The beautiful debut by one of my favourite bands: Prefab Sprout's first single. This tab sounds pretty original. That is because it is mostly a transcription of a tab by the songwriter Paddy McAloon himself: http://wwwlloydcolecom/weblog/indexphp?p=3307&c=1 The original is not very readable, so I tried to improve it in this respect and added some notes to the chords to make it sound good when played alone without a band. The song has been reissued on: "38 Carat Collection" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS I had to give names to some of these chords which was not always easy, as they are rather idiosyncratic. Who has got better ideas? - I'm open for suggestions. E-A-D-G-B-E D7/9 x-5-4-5-5-x Amaj7/F# 2-x-2-1-2-x A6/-5 x-0-2-2-4-2 F#sus4/G# 4-4-4-4-0-0 E/G# 4(x-2-1)0-0 B/C# x-4?x-4-4-1 B(add11)/C# x-4-x-4-4-0 G#m7 4-x-4-4-0-x G#m7/F# x-x-4-4-4-4 B* x-x-4-4-4-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | C#m | D7/9 | C#m | D7/9 | A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Amaj7/F# Hey, I'm sorry if I go too fast A6/-5 E (022100@1) Amaj7/F# Tonight, let's pretend that this will last B (x2444x@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1) D7/9 F#sus4/G# I've got a dream you would like to sleep on too A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Amaj7/F# Oh, I'm sorry to dwell on the past A6/-5 E (022100@1) Amaj7/F# I'd better say nothing at all B (x2444x@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1) D7/9 F#sus4/G# But I've got this friend who thinks he's in love with you A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B/C#And (x4444x@1)it doesn't sum it up to say he's singing the blues A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B/C#And (x4444x@1)whoever learnt to walk in somebody else's shoes? A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B(add11)/C# He's screaming because he's found something to lose A (x02220@1) G#m7 (131141@4) B (x2444x@1) F#m (244222@1) So you're living in Eden where, apples are good A (x02220@1) G#m7 (131141@4) B (x2444x@1) F#m (244222@1) But every narrow miracle, takes place on Earth C#m (x13321@4) G#m7 (131141@4) B (x2444x@1) F#mYes, (244222@1)the militia've arrived and the percussion has come Amaj7 (x02120@1) G#m7/F# B* C#m (x13321@4) D7/9 And I'm pounding out messages loud on the drum Amaj7 (x02120@1) G#m7/F# B* C#m (x13321@4) D7/9 The rumours have started that we are both young Amaj7 (x02120@1) G#m7/F# B* C#m (x13321@4) D7/9 Lions in my own garden, exit someone B (x2444x@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1) D7/9 F#sus4/G# That's what I'll shout when you just stay out of reach A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B/C#And (x4444x@1)it doesn't sum it up to say he's singing the blues A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B/C#And (x4444x@1)whoever learnt to walk in somebody else's shoes? A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B(add11)/C# He's screaming because he's found something to lose A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B/C#And (x4444x@1)it doesn't sum it up to say he's singing the blues A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B/C#And (x4444x@1)whoever learnt to walk in somebody else's shoes? A (x02220@1) E/G# (143121@4) B(add11)/C# He's screaming because he's found something to lose Amaj7 (x02120@1) G#m7/F# B* C#m (x13321@4) D7/9 And I'm pounding out messages loud on the drum Amaj7 (x02120@1) G#m7/F# B* C#m (x13321@4) D7/9 The rumours have started that we are both young Amaj7 (x02120@1) G#m7/F# B* C#m (x13321@4)Lions in my own garden, exit someone