Prologue to History Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Bm]
[G][D]
[F#][G]
[D][F#][Bm]

[Verse 1]
Were we [Bm]the
[G]Kinnock factor
Am I talking private [D]sector
Do I think I'm Shaun William Ryder
[F#]Or my former friend who's
now [G]undercover
He's gone and I'm no deserter
Per[D]haps I'm hard [F#]all t[G]he same
Today [D]a poet

[Verse 2]
who can't play guitar
[G]Tomorrow Ste[D]ve Ovett has
[A]injured [D]his [Bm]calf
Next year the world's greatest
[Em]politician
Yesterday the boy who once had a [A]mission

[Verse 3]
I don't [A]want to be
A [Eb]prologue to history
[D]A pro[Eb]logue to history

[Interlude 1]
[Eb][D][Eb][Bm]

[Verse 4]
So I water my [Bm]plants with Evian
[G]A brand new Dyson that is dec[D]adent
Read my papers and the business section
[F#]Check out the Tessas and
the [G]pensions
Call my friends and they're alright
[D]So I pray for [F#]the safety of [G]the night
Today [D]a poet

[Verse 5]
who can't play guitar
[G]Tomorrow Ste[D]ve Ovett has
[A]injured [D]his [Bm]calf
Next year the world's greatest
[Em]politician
Yesterday the boy who once had a [A]mission

[Verse 6]
I don't [A]want to be
A [Eb]prologue to history
[D]A p[Eb]rologue to history

[Interlude 2]
[Eb][Bm]

[Verse 7]
Remember ethnic cleansing [Bm]in the highlands
[G]No one says a thing in the
middle of En- ger- land
[D]I'm bruised fruit but still taste so nice
But [F#]if you look at me you
better look twice
I'm [G]talking rubbish to cover up the cracks
An [D]empty vessel who [F#]can't
make [G]contact
Today [D]a poet

[Verse 8]
who can't play guitar
[G]Tomorrow Phi[D]l Bennett's
playing outside [Bm]half
Next year the world's greatest
[Em]politician
Yesterday the boy who once had a [A]mission

[Verse 9]
I don't [A]want to be
A [Eb]prologue to [D]history
A [Eb]prologue to history
[D]A pro[Eb]logue to histor[D]y
A [Eb]pro logue

[Outro 1]
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[Eb][D][Eb][D]
[Eb][D][Eb][D]
[Eb][D]
[Eb][D][Eb]
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