Dublin

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dublin - prefab sprout - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tuning : half step down ( D# - G# - C# - F# - A# - D# ) prefab sprout dublin ( 1985 , released 1989 ) ( mcaloon ) from : "protest songs" this beauty has interesting chords thus creating a special texture . it is mostly picked . it is not easy to find out what is played and even though i think i got close , there are parts where i’m not sure at all . especially the section i tabbed out below doesn’t not seem elegant enough to me . suggestions for corrections are highly welcome! i don’t really know the names of some of the chords . but i didn’t want to just "number" them , so i tried to name them anyway . whoever knows more , please comment! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Verse ( last line ) Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E | - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | 0 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 3 - | - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | G | 0 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - | - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - | D | 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - | - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - - | E | 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - chords/special voicings ( alphabetically ) E - A - D - G - B - E ( half - step down ) A6 x - 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 A7/13 x - 0 - 4 - 0 - 2 - xAadd9 x - 0 - 2 - 4 - 2 - xbsus2/13 x - 2 - x - 0 - 2 - 2 Bm13 x - 2 - 4 - 0 - 3 - xd/F# 2 - x - 4 - 2 - 3 - x D11 x - 5 - 4 - 0 - 3 - xem11 0 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 7 F#m7 2 - x - 2 - 2 - 2 - xgmaj7 3 - x - 4 - 4 - 3 - xthe [ A ] indicates a single note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tuning : half step down Intro | Em11 | % | % | % | D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11 who does not adore the sound A Em11 of music in the names of towns D11 A7sus4 to build a city on such picturesque ground Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13 that takes some sort of flair D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11 we draw a line the ink is fear A Em11 you stay that side we’ll stay here D11 A7sus4 it’s far harder to keep it up Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13 than to tear it down Gmaj7 D/F# does it take you back to the kind of world Gmaj7 [ A ] Aadd9 A hindsight calls the good old days? Gmaj7 D/F# now that there’s no room in an einstein world Gmaj7 [ A ] Aadd9 A for simple cause and effect * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A dub - - - - lin du - - - blin * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A ( 7 ) home of pretty co - - - - leens * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A dub - - - - lin du - - - blin * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A nurse of such bit - ter dreams Intro | Em11 | % | % | % | D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11 behind the soft and peachy skin A Em11 where D . n . A . or god begin D11 A7sus4 where sub - gaelic rot sets in Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13 with stories from your mother D/F# F#m7 Bm7 Em11 in myths and less exalted forms A Em11 the heady cocktail glory is born D11 A7sus4 you know it’s not a bottled storm Em Bsus2/13 Bm13 A7/13 so why do you indulge it? * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A dub - - - - lin du - - - blin * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A ( 7 ) home of pretty co - - - - leens * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A dub - - - - lin du - - - blin * Gmaj7 Em A A6 Gmaj7 A nurse of such bit - ter dreams Outro | Em11 | % | % | % | that’s what my mother told me when i was about knee - high that’s what my mother told me when i was about knee - high that’s what my mother told me when i was about knee - high that’s what my mother told me