Verve - History Ukulele

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Group: The Verve
Music: The Verve
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, (72438404372)

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

C - X02220
Dsus4 - X02200
Dm - X02210
Dm7 - X02010
C1 - X32013
C - X00232
G6 - X00202
E - 022100
E7 - 022130
Em - 022033
G - 320033

Intro:  C-G6-Dsus4-A  - x2


Verse 1
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C		    C
I wander the lonely streets...
Dsus4		     A	              A7
Behind where the old Thames does flow.
C		    C
And in every face I meet...
C			  A      A7
Reminds me of what I have run for.


Bridge
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Dm7
In every man, in every hand,
Am
In every kiss you understand,
C1
That living is for other men,
C
I hope you too understand...


Verse 2
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C                       C
I've got to tell you my tale...
Dsus4                      A    A7
Of how I loved and how I failed...
C                C
I hope you understand?
C                            A       A7
These feelings should not be in the man.


Bridge
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Dm7
In every child, in every eye,
Am
In every sky above my head...
C1
I hope that I know,
C
So come with me in bed.


Chorus
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            Dm
Because its you and me we're history
Am
There ain't nothing left to say
    C1                  C
When I...will get you alone...


Verse 3
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C                     C
Maybe we could find a room?
      Dsus4              A
Where we could see what we should do...
C                  C
Maybe you know its true?
C                            A         A7
Well, living with me is like keeping a fool.


Bridge
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Dm7
In every man, in every hand,
Am
In every kiss you understand,
C1
That living is for other men,
C
I hope you know that I am me...


Chorus (Reprise)
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Dm7				Am
So come on, I'm thinking about history,
		C1
And I'm living for history,
			  C
And I think you know I'm bound for you,

Cause I am...


Bridge (Reprise)
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Dm7              		     Am
And one and one is two, but three is company
				C1
When you're thinking about the things you do,
			       C
And you're thinking about the things you do...


Verse 4
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C                   C
I wanna tell you my tale...
      Dsus4                       A
How I fell in love and jumped out on my bail...
C           C
Do you understand?
        C                    A
There's more in a smile that in a hand.


Bridge
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Dm7
In every sky, in every kiss
        Am
There's one thing that you've might have missed
  C1                       C
Oh, why am I going to a place that now belongs to you?

Chorus
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Dm7
But you and me, and so am I
     Am
Lets make it up
     C1
Lets even try to live today, so why not smile?
      C
Don't dream away your life...


Middle 8
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                                    Dm7
			Cause it is mine...
                                    Am
			      It is mine...
          C1
Is that a crime?
          C
Is that a crime?
             Dm7		     Am
This life is mine, but the bed ain't made,
		   C1   			C
Its filled full of hope, I've got a skinfull of dope...
Dm7		  Am
Oh, the bed ain't made,
    			C1			     C
But its filled full of hope, I've got a skinfull of dope...


Fade out
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Am7-Em-C1--|D-A