Biography:
The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962, in Leith). They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents. They have released eleven studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as two compilation albums and a DVD.
Craig Reid and Charlie Reid were born in Leith, Scotland in 1962, and grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty.
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Other songs:
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Letter From America
- Sunshine On Leith
- Act Of Remembrance
- Beautiful Truth
- Cap In Hand
- Come On Nature
- Free Market
- I Hate My Love
- I Met You
- Im Gonna Be 500 Miles
- Im On My Way
- In My Home
- In Recognition
- Its Saturday Night
- King Of The Road
- Lady Luck
- Lets Get Married
- Life With You
- Like Comedy
- Make My Heart Fly
- Misty Blue
- My Old Friend The Blues
- Oh Jean
- Over And Done With
- Role Model
- Sean
- Spinning Around In The Air
- Streets Of Edinburgh
- Teardrops
- The Part That Really Matters
- Then I Met You
- Theres A Touch
- Throw The R Away
- What Do You Do
- What Makes You Cry
- When Youre In Love
- Whole Wide World
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Play with a capo on the 5th Fret
Chords are tabbed as if fifth fret is the open fret
G(D shape) E 2 Gmaj7 (Dmaj7 shape) E 2 Em (Bm SHAPE) E 2
B 3 B 2 B 3
G 2 G 2 G 4
D O D O D O
A X A X A X
E X E X E X
Am(Em shape) E O Am/F (Em/C shape) E O AM/F#(EM/C# SHAPE) E O
B O B O B 0
G 0 G O G 0
D 2 D 2 D 2
A 2 A 3 A 4
E 0 E 0 E 0
Am7(Em7 shape) E O D7 (A7 SHAPE) E O Bm (F#M SHAPE) E 2
B 3 B 2 B 2
G O G O G 2
D O D 2 D 4
A 2 A O A 4
E 0 E O E 2
C (G shape) E 3 F (C SHAPE) E O
B O B 1
G O G O
D O D 2
A 2 A 3
E 3 E X
G Gmaj7 Em
Your heart's just missed another beat
G Gmaj7 Em
The ground's still moving neath your feet
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
Your mouth is dry, your eyes are sore
Am Am7 D7
There’s nothing certain anymore
G Gmaj7 Em
You thought that History was dead,
G Gmaj7 Em
Well it's just whacked you on the head
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
It took your money, and you're right
Am Am7 D7
It's coming back to take your pride
Chorus
Bm C
Golden days are just a memory
Bm C
But that's all right cos the market is still free,
Am Am7D7
The market's free.
G Gmaj7 Em
Survival of the fittest is a swizz
G Gmaj7 Em
Law of the jungle’s what it is
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
I hope you still think it's OK
Am Am7 D7
Now it's you who are the prey
Chorus
Bridge
F C G G F C D7 D7 D7 D7
G Gmaj7 Em
Free marketeers were on a roll
G Gmaj7 Em
Rolling in silver and in gold
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
But then the market grew too cold
Am Am7 D7
So they held out the begging bowl
Chorus x 2
G Gmaj7 Em
You thought that History was dead
G Gmaj7 Em
You thought that History was dead
G Gmaj7 Em G Gmaj7 Em G
Chords are tabbed as if fifth fret is the open fret
G(D shape) E 2 Gmaj7 (Dmaj7 shape) E 2 Em (Bm SHAPE) E 2
B 3 B 2 B 3
G 2 G 2 G 4
D O D O D O
A X A X A X
E X E X E X
Am(Em shape) E O Am/F (Em/C shape) E O AM/F#(EM/C# SHAPE) E O
B O B O B 0
G 0 G O G 0
D 2 D 2 D 2
A 2 A 3 A 4
E 0 E 0 E 0
Am7(Em7 shape) E O D7 (A7 SHAPE) E O Bm (F#M SHAPE) E 2
B 3 B 2 B 2
G O G O G 2
D O D 2 D 4
A 2 A O A 4
E 0 E O E 2
C (G shape) E 3 F (C SHAPE) E O
B O B 1
G O G O
D O D 2
A 2 A 3
E 3 E X
G Gmaj7 Em
Your heart's just missed another beat
G Gmaj7 Em
The ground's still moving neath your feet
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
Your mouth is dry, your eyes are sore
Am Am7 D7
There’s nothing certain anymore
G Gmaj7 Em
You thought that History was dead,
G Gmaj7 Em
Well it's just whacked you on the head
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
It took your money, and you're right
Am Am7 D7
It's coming back to take your pride
Chorus
Bm C
Golden days are just a memory
Bm C
But that's all right cos the market is still free,
Am Am7D7
The market's free.
G Gmaj7 Em
Survival of the fittest is a swizz
G Gmaj7 Em
Law of the jungle’s what it is
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
I hope you still think it's OK
Am Am7 D7
Now it's you who are the prey
Chorus
Bridge
F C G G F C D7 D7 D7 D7
G Gmaj7 Em
Free marketeers were on a roll
G Gmaj7 Em
Rolling in silver and in gold
Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F
But then the market grew too cold
Am Am7 D7
So they held out the begging bowl
Chorus x 2
G Gmaj7 Em
You thought that History was dead
G Gmaj7 Em
You thought that History was dead
G Gmaj7 Em G Gmaj7 Em G
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