Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 23:42:59 +1200
From: Ross
Subject: CHORD: History By The Verve
Group: The Verve
Album: A Northen Soul
Song: History
Music: The Verve
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, (72438404372)
Chorded by: Ross Howard ([email protected])
From work by: Michael A. Atienza, Kevin Dutcher
I have had trouble finding a chording of History to my satisfaction. All
of the versions that I have come across have been flawed in many ways.
But I found a reasonable one on a Verve site and have used this as my
base for this one. I must then thank Atienza and Dutcher for theirs was
the base for this work here. Bear in mind that I have only been able to
complete this after discovering a chord (Asus4) used in The Verve’s new
album Urban Hymns. I hope this feels better than other chords around. It
certainly does for me. Also their version has a different intro — one
that sounds completely wrong and their Cmaj7 is incorrect — I prefer a a
Cmaj with a G on high E string.)However, the lyrics on the copy were
superb and I have used them and the structure provided.
Chords
A — X02220
Asus4 — X02200
Am — X02210
Am7 — X02010
C1 — X32013
D — X00232
D6 — X00202
E — 022100
E7 — 022130
Em — 022033
G — 320033
Intro: G-D6-Asus4-E — x2
Verse 1
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G D
I wander the lonely streets…
Asus4 E E7
Behind where the old Thames does flow.
G D
And in every face I meet…
A E E7
Reminds me of what I have run for.
Bridge
——
Am7
In every man, in every hand,
Em
In every kiss you understand,
C1
That living is for other men,
D
I hope you too understand…
Verse 2
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G D
I’ve got to tell you my tale…
Asus4 E E7
Of how I loved and how I failed…
G D
I hope you understand?
A E E7
These feelings should not be in the man.
Bridge
——
Am7
In every child, in every eye,
Em
In every sky above my head…
C1
I hope that I know,
D
So come with me in bed.
Chorus
——
Am
Because its you and me we’re history
Em
There ain’t nothing left to say
C1 D
When I…will get you alone…
Verse 3
——-
G D
Maybe we could find a room?
Asus4 E
Where we could see what we should do…
G D
Maybe you know its true?
A E E7
Well, living with me is like keeping a fool.
Bridge
——
Am7
In every man, in every hand,
Em
In every kiss you understand,
C1
That living is for other men,
D
I hope you know that I am me…
Chorus (Reprise)
—————-
Am7 Em
So come on, I’m thinking about history,
C1
And I’m living for history,
D
And I think you know I’m bound for you,
Cause I am…
Bridge (Reprise)
—————-
Am7 Em
And one and one is two, but three is company
C1
When you’re thinking about the things you do,
D
And you’re thinking about the things you do…
Verse 4
——-
G D
I wanna tell you my tale…
Asus4 E
How I fell in love and jumped out on my bail…
G D
Do you understand?
A E
There’s more in a smile that in a hand.
Bridge
——
Am7
In every sky, in every kiss
Em
There’s one thing that you’ve might have missed
C1 D
Oh, why am I going to a place that now belongs to you?
Chorus
——
Am7
But you and me, and so am I
Em
Lets make it up
C1
Lets even try to live today, so why not smile?
D
Don’t dream away your life…
Middle 8
———
Am7
Cause it is mine…
Em
It is mine…
C1
Is that a crime?
D
Is that a crime?
Am7 Em
This life is mine, but the bed ain’t made,
C1 D
Its filled full of hope, I’ve got a skinfull of dope…
Am7 Em
Oh, the bed ain’t made,
C1 D
But its filled full of hope, I’ve got a skinfull of dope…
Fade out
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Am7-Em-C1-D-A