Biography:
Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham formed in 1976, who rose to fame during the 1980s. Though critically acclaimed, and considered by many to have released some of the best pop albums of the decade, the band never matched this acclaim with commercial success. The band's best known lineup comprised Paddy McAloon (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Wendy Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Martin McAloon (bass), and Neil Conti (drums).
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- A Prisoner Of The Past
- Adolescence
- All The World Loves Lovers
- America
- Andromeda Heights
- Anne Marie
- Appetite
- Avenue Of Stars
- Billy
- Blue Roses
- Cars And Girls
- Cornfield Ablaze
- Cowboy Dreams
- Desire As
- Devil Came A
- Dont Sing
- Doo Wop In Harlem
- Dragons
- Dublin
- Electric Guitars
- Girl Im Here
- God Watch Over You
- Grief Built The Taj Mahal
- Hell Have To Go
- Hey Manhattan
- If You Dont Love Me
- Just Because I Can
- Life Of Surprises
- Lifes A Miracle
- Lions In My Own Garden Exit Someone
- Love Will Find Someone For You
- Mysterious
- Nancy Let Your Hair Down For Me
- Never Trust A Spell
- One Of The Broken
- Paris Smith
- Pearly Gates
- Ride
- Steal Your Thunder
- Swans
- Sweet Gospel Music
- The Best Jewel Thief In The World
- The Dreamer
- The End Of The Affair
- The Fifth Horseman
- The Golden Calf
- The Gunman
- The Ice Maiden
- The King Of Rock N Roll
- The List Of Impossible Things
- The Mystery Of Love
- The Old Magician
- The Songs Of Danny Galway
- The Sound Of Crying
- The Streets Of Laredo
- The World Awake
- Walk On
- We Let The Stars Go
- Weightless
- When Love Breaks Down
- When You Get To Know Me Better
- Whoever You Are
- Wild Card In The Pack
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The Golden Calf - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Prefab Sprout
The Golden Calf (1988)
(McAloon)
From: "From Langley Park to Memphis"
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F#7sus4 2-4-4-4-0-0
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Dmaj9 x-x-0-2-2-0 (= A/D)
A/G 3-x-2-2-x-x
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[Intro]
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| A | % | % | A A/G |
[Verse]
A A
Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
Dmaj9 A A/G
When the distant sea blended with the sky
A A
Past Coliseums filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass
Dmaj9 A
I carried in my heart a word or two
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Verse]
A A
I'd resort to sleepwalking to catch the mood that fills the sails
Dmaj9 A A/G
With harvest nets and tides don't ever bring
A Dmaj9
But every night was Halloween, and every friend fell in between
Dmaj9 A
And how capricious nature ruled my mind
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Interlude 1]
| Dsus2 | % | C#m | % |
| Dsus2 | % | C#m | A/G |
[Verse]
A A
Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
Dmaj9 A A/G
When the distant sea blended with the sky
A Dmaj9
My mouth was full of cigarettes, my hair is full of long-term bets
Dmaj9 A A/G
But you would always make me see the day
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Interlude 2]
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| F#7sus4 | % |
Dmaj7 F#7sus4 Dmaj7
I sound so different these days, I barely can believe I'm me
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
If I didn't know better, I would swear I was someone else
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
Lord I can't believe, I don't believe I'm me
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
But who on earth could I be?
[Solo]
| A | % | % | % |
| Dmaj9 | % | A | % |
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play, play, play, play ...
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
(fade over last chorus)
The Golden Calf - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Prefab Sprout
The Golden Calf (1988)
(McAloon)
From: "From Langley Park to Memphis"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F#7sus4 2-4-4-4-0-0
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
Dmaj9 x-x-0-2-2-0 (= A/D)
A/G 3-x-2-2-x-x
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[Intro]
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| A | % | % | A A/G |
[Verse]
A A
Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
Dmaj9 A A/G
When the distant sea blended with the sky
A A
Past Coliseums filled with brass on pavements carved from toasted glass
Dmaj9 A
I carried in my heart a word or two
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Verse]
A A
I'd resort to sleepwalking to catch the mood that fills the sails
Dmaj9 A A/G
With harvest nets and tides don't ever bring
A Dmaj9
But every night was Halloween, and every friend fell in between
Dmaj9 A
And how capricious nature ruled my mind
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Interlude 1]
| Dsus2 | % | C#m | % |
| Dsus2 | % | C#m | A/G |
[Verse]
A A
Once upon a time I stalked the streets on raining evenings
Dmaj9 A A/G
When the distant sea blended with the sky
A Dmaj9
My mouth was full of cigarettes, my hair is full of long-term bets
Dmaj9 A A/G
But you would always make me see the day
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
[Interlude 2]
| F#7sus4 | % | Dmaj7 | % |
| F#7sus4 | % |
Dmaj7 F#7sus4 Dmaj7
I sound so different these days, I barely can believe I'm me
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
If I didn't know better, I would swear I was someone else
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
Lord I can't believe, I don't believe I'm me
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
But who on earth could I be?
[Solo]
| A | % | % | % |
| Dmaj9 | % | A | % |
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play, play, play, play ...
[Chorus]
F#7sus4
Your dashing horseman all gone away
Dmaj7
Left you the stable bill to pay
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
And now the golden calf has turned to clay
F#7sus4
All my feelings dressed in gloves
Dmaj7
Couldn't touch your windswept harbour love
F#7sus4 Dmaj7
White and open-necked you would still play
(fade over last chorus)
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