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Song title:       Nightingales
Original Album:   From Langley Park To Memphis

Words and Music by Paddy McAloon
Copyright © 1988 Kitchenware Records
Published by Kitchenware Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:


INTRO:
Chords:
Amaj7 x02120    A7   x02020
      576655    Adim x3424x
      x07999    B    79987x
G#m7  464444    C    8 10 10 988
Bm    x24432
A     x02220

[play: | Amaj7 | F#m7 F | E | Amaj7 |
       | G#7 - Gdim | F#m9 | Amaj7 | Adim | B B7/6 |]


1
Electric piano/synth:
                                       C#      G#  F#      F
|-------------4-5-7--------------|-----9--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------9---7--------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------10-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
|Amaj7                            G#m7                     Fm     |
|-5------------------------------|-4-----------------------8------|
|-5------------------------------|-4-----------------------9------|
|-6------------------------------|-4-----------------------10-----|
|-6------------------------------|-4-----------------------10-----|
|-7------------------------------|-6-----------------------8------|
|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


3
Electric piano/synth:
  E           C# G# F# E           B               C#      E
|-------------9------------------|-7---------------9-------12-----|
|---------------9-7--------------|--------------------------------|
|-9-------------------9----------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
| E                                Bm             Amaj7    A7     |
|--------------------------------|-7---------------9-------5------|
|-9------------------------------|-7---------------9-------5------|
|-9------------------------------|-7---------------9-------6------|
|-9------------------------------|-10--------------7-------5------|
|-7------------------------------|-10--------------0-------7------|
|--------------------------------|-7-----------------------5------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


5
Electric piano/synth:
  Eb          C#      E            B   G#      F#  B
|-11----------9-------12---------|-----16------14-----------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------16-------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------14-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
| Adim                             A                              |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-2------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
|-4------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


7
Electric piano/synth:
  G#  B      G# F# B               C               F#      E
|------------16-14---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-13-----------------------------|
|-13--16----------16-------------|-----------------11------9------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
|                                  C                              |
|--------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


9
Electric piano/synth:
  F#              G#               E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------9---9-------9--|--------------------------------|
|-11-----------------------------|-9------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
| B                                Amaj7                          |
|-7------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-8------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


VERSE1:

11
Guitar:
 Amaj7                            G#m7                     Fm
|-5------------------------------|-4-----------------------8------|
|-5------------------------------|-4-----------------------9------|
|-6------------------------------|-4-----------------------10-----|
|-6------------------------------|-4-----------------------10-----|
|-7------------------------------|-6-----------------------8------|
|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

              Tell me do,              some  - thing true,

13
Guitar:
  E                                Bm             Amaj7    A7
|--------------------------------|-7---------------9-------5------|
|-9------------------------------|-7---------------9-------5------|
|-9------------------------------|-7---------------9-------6------|
|-9------------------------------|-10--------------7-------5------|
|-7------------------------------|-10--------------0-------7------|
|--------------------------------|-7-----------------------5------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

              true of you     and  me              That    we're

15
Electric piano/synth:
  Eb          C#      E            B   G#      F#  B
|-11----------9-------12---------|-----16------14-----------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------16-------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------14-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
| Adim                             A                              |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-2------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
|-4------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  too         bu   -  sy               liv  -  ing through, 


17
Electric piano/synth:
  G#  B      G# F# B               C               F#      E
|------------16-14---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-13-----------------------------|
|-13--16----------16-------------|-----------------11------9------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
|                                  C                              |
|--------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                              too  bu______________sy      to

19
Electric piano/synth:
  F#              G#               E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------9---9-------9--|--------------------------------|
|-11-----------------------------|-9------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
Guitar:                                                           |
| B                                Amaj7                          |
|-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
|-8------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  see


VERSE2:
Chords:
Amaj7 576655         Bm   799777         A 577655
G#m7  464444         A7   575655         B 799877
Fm    x8 10 10 98    Adim x3424x
E     x79997         C    8 10 10 988

Amaj7        G#m7           Fm-E                  Bm
  What is it     that we do      makes us what we are?
Amaj7  A7  Adim        C               A            | B | Amaj7 |
If     we  sing are we   nightingales,   shine are we stars?


CHORUS:
Chords:
E6    022130 and xx9999   Am    577555    Bdim  xx3434
Ebm7  x68676              Gmaj7 3x4433    Aadd9 x77600
C#m7  x46454              Ddim  xx6767    F#m   244222
Cmaj7 x35453              Cdim  xx4545

E6            Ebm7              C#m7
  Who are we?      What we got? Are we a firework show?
Cmaj7                 Am                  Gmaj7    | Ddim Cdim Bdim |
  Growing pale like a star that burnt out years ago

E6                    Ebm7                       Aadd9
  Stranger thing have been, stranger things have gone,
I find it hard right now to name you one

Cmaj7                   Am                Gmaj7     | Ddim Cdim Bdim |
   Tell me do something true and drop the fairytales.

E6                      Ebm7                      Aadd9
  If singin' birds must sing, with no question of choice,
Then livin' is our song, indeed our voice

Cmaj7                Am                Gmaj7       | Ddim Cdim Bdim |
  Best agree you and me we're probably nightingales


[INSTRUMENTAL over VERSE chords]

[repeat CHORUS]

[INSTRUMENTAL over VERSE chords] [first 4 bars]


VERSE3:
Chords:
Amaj7 576655         Bm   799777         A 577655
G#m7  464444         A7   575655         B 799877
Fm    x8 10 10 98    Adim x3424x
E     x79997         C    8 10 10 988

Amaj7             G#m7        Fm   E                   Bm
    God's a proud      thunderclo__oud, we are cartoon cats

Amaj7 A7  Adim         C        A       | B | Amaj7 |
With  a   fear that is biblical under our hats


[repeat CHORUS]