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"Prologue"
By Kate Bush
From 2005's "Aerial (A Sky of Honey)"
(Repeated F#s throughout beginning)
Intro:        A       B       C#m  B  
             A      B      C#m    B
We're gonna be laughing about this
A     B     C#m     B
We're gonna be dancing around
A     B     C#m      B
It's gonna be so good now
A     B      C#m     B
It's gonna be so good
C#m(add9)            C#m        B        C#m        F#7        F#9         F#7        F#9  F#7  
Oh so exciting, B/D#  
Emaj7/                     F#  A6  
mmh go on and on
F#m7Every time you leave usB/D#  
Emaj7/                            F#  F#m/A  
So Summer will be gone
F#m7So you'll never grow old to us
A      B      C#m      B
A      B      C#m      B
It's gonna be so good now
A      B      C#m      B
It's gonna be so good
A      B      C#m      B
Can you see the lark ascending?
A      B       C#m      B
What a lovely afternoon
A      B      C#m       B
C#m(add9)            C#m         B         C#m          F#7        F#9        F#7         F#9  F#7  
Oh so romantic, B/D#  
Badd4/                      D#  A6  
Swept me off my feet
F#m7Like some kind of magicB/D#  
Emaj9/                     D#  A6  
Like the light in Italy
Lost its way across the sea…
       B/D#Badd4/      D#  A6  
F#m7Roma Roma miaB/D#  
Badd4/               D#  A6  
Tesoro mio, bella
                                                  B/D#Badd4/       D#Badd4      A6  
Jelo miu pieno di sole luce
F#m(add4)    A6  
Bali cozi bene, bene
A      B      C#m      B
Pianissimo
A      B      C#m      B
Pianissimo
A      B      C#m      B
The Chorus:
What a lovely afternoon
A     B      C#m      B
F#sus4What a lovely afternoAonB  C#m  B  
F#sus4Oh will you come Awith uBsC#m  B  
F#sus4To find tAhe sonBg of thC#me oil anBd brush
A     B      C#m     B

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Prologue

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#7

F#9

B/D#

Emaj7

F#m7

F#m

Emaj9

F#sus4

"Prologue"

By Kate Bush

From 2005's "Aerial (A Sky of Honey)"

(Repeated F#s throughout beginning)

A B C#m B

Intro:

A B C#m B

We're gonna be laughing about this

A B C#m B

We're gonna be dancing around

A B C#m B

It's gonna be so good now

A B C#m B

It's gonna be so good

C#m C#m B C#m F#7 F#9 F#7 F#9 F#7

(add9)

B/D#

Oh so exciting,

Emaj7 F# A6

mmh go on and on

F#m7 B/D#

Every time you leave us

Emaj7 F# F#m A

/ /

So Summer will be gone

F#m7

So you'll never grow old to us

A B C#m B

It's gonna be so good now

A B C#m B

It's gonna be so good

A B C#m B

Can you see the lark ascending?

A B C#m B

What a lovely afternoon

A B C#m B

C#m C#m B C#m F#7 F#9 F#7 F#9 F#7

(add9)

B/D#

Oh so romantic,

D# A6

Badd4/

Swept me off my feet

F#m7 B/D#

Like some kind of magic

Emaj9 D# A6

Like the light in Italy

Lost its way across the sea…

B/D# D# A6

Badd4/

F#m7 B/D#

Roma Roma mia

D# A6

Badd4/

Tesoro mio, bella

B/D# D# A6

Badd4/ Badd4

Jelo miu pieno di sole luce

F#m A6

(add4)

Bali cozi bene, bene

A B C#m B

Pianissimo

A B C#m B

Pianissimo

A B C#m B

The Chorus:

What a lovely afternoon

A B C#m B

F#sus4 A B C#m B

What a lovely afternoon

F#sus4 A B C#m B

Oh will you come with us

F#sus4 A B C#m B

To find the song of the oil and brush

A B C#m B

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