• Song:

    Lions In My Own Garden Exit Someone

  • Artist:

    Prefab Sprout

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         Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone) - Prefab Sprout
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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"

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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

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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
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