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Prefab Sprout - The Fifth Horseman Chords

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The Fifth Horseman Chords

(ver. 1)
Prefab Sprout
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Tuning: Standard

Prefab Sprout
The Fifth Horseman (1997)
(Paddy McAloon)


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VOICINGS

The chords can be played with any voicing of course and the song still 
sounds OK. The ones I tabbed out below, however, are close to the ones 
used in the original recording and make it sound, well ... good.  :) 
Enjoy!


VERSE
  Em7      F#m7     Gmaj7    Dmaj7    Gmaj7    A        Gmaj7    A
e|--------|0-------|7-------|2-------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|
B|3-------|2-------|7-------|2-------|3-------|5-------|0-------|-555----|
G|0-------|2-------|7-------|2-------|4-------|6-------|0-------|-666----|
D|2-------|2-------|9-------|0-------|4-------|7-------|0-------|-777----|
A|2-------|--------|10------|--------|--------|7-------|--------|-777----|
E|0-------|2-------|--------|--------|3-------|5-------|3-------|-555----|

BRIDGE
 
 Gadd9 Gmaj7 A      Bm  A6   Gmaj7 F#m7
e|5---2---|0-------|----2---|----0---|
B|0---0---|2---2---|3---2---|3---2---|
G|0---0---|2---2---|4---2---|4---2---|
D|0---0---|--------|4-------|4-------|
A|--------|0---0---|2---0---|--------|
E|3---3---|--------|--------|3---2---|

CHORUS (Part1): Riff
  Em               F#m7  (#5)       Gmaj7            A    (sus4)
e|----------------|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
B|0---------------|2-----3-2-------|3---------------|2-----3-2-------|
G|0---------------|2-----2-2-------|4---------------|2-----2-2-------|
D|2---------------|2-----2-2-------|4---------------|2-----2-2-------|
A|2---------------|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|
E|0---------------|2-----2-2-------|3---------------|----------------|

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INTRO 
| Bm | % | Esus4 | E |

    Em7            F#m7      Gmaj7         Dmaj7
You do not have to see me to know that I’m around
Gmaj7              A                  Gmaj7     A
Pupils dilate, the anxious heart will pound
   Em7              F#m7           Gmaj7           Dmaj7
If you’ve a problem sleeping, well that’s a danger sign
   Gmaj7               A                  Gmaj7     A
It means your troubled heart will soon be mine

    Gadd9 Gmaj7    A
The Bible mentions four
  Bm       A6          Gmaj7  F#m7
I tell you there’s one more...


Em                F#m7      Gmaj7             A     
Love is the fifth horseman, love is the fifth horseman
Em                F#m7             Bm         A  Gmaj7  F#m7
Love is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse
Em                F#m7      Gmaj7             A     
Love is the fifth horseman, love is the fifth horseman
Em                F#m7             [Bm]  
Love is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse

INTERLUDE
|6/4 Bm E   |6/4 Bm E   |6/4 Bm E   | 

INTRO
| Bm | % | Esus4 | E | Bm | % | Esus4 | E |


    Em7            F#m7      Gmaj7         Dmaj7
So know that I could catch you at any time I choose
Gmaj7              A                  Gmaj7     A
I do not feel the ground beneath my shoes
    Em7            F#m7      Gmaj7         Dmaj7
This stallion I am riding, his pedigree, his pride
Gmaj7              A                  Gmaj7     A
Won’t let him rest ’till I am by your side

    Gadd9 Gmaj7    A
The Bible mentions four
  Bm       A6          Gmaj7  F#m7
I’m living proof of more...


Em                F#m7      Gmaj7             A     
Love is the fifth horseman, love is the fifth horseman
Em                F#m7             Bm         A  Gmaj7  F#m7
Love is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse
Em                F#m7      Gmaj7             A     
Love is the fifth horseman, love is the fifth horseman
Em                F#m7             [Bm]  
Love is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse

INTERLUDE
|6/4 Bm E   |6/4 Bm E   |4/4 Bm E   | 

SOLO
| Em | F#m7 | Gmaj7 | A | 

Em                F#m7             [Bm]  
Love is the fifth horseman of the apocalypse

INTERLUDE
|6/4 Bm E   |6/4 Bm E   |6/4 Bm E   | 

OUTRO
| Bm | % | Esus4 | E | Bm | % | Esus4 | E |
            
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