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Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
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F
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Verse 1
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Once upon a time

I stalked the streets on raining evenings
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When the distant sea blended
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with the sky
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Past coliseum's filled with brass
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on pavements carved from toasted glass

I carried in my heart a word

or two
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Verse 2

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Bm
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2

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You dashing horseman all gone away
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C
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Left you a stable bill to pay
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Bm
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2

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And now the golden calf
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Em
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Bm
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All my feelings dressed in gloves
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C
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Couldn't touch your

windswept harbour love
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White and open-necked you
D
D

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you would still play
C
C

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Verse 3
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G

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I'd resort to sleepwalking to catch

the mood that fills the sails
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With harvest nets and tides
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G

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F
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don't ever bring
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But every night was halloween,
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and every friend fell in between

And how capricious nature

ruled my mind
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Verse 4

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Bm
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2

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You dashing horseman all gone away
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C
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Left you a stable bill to pay
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And now the golden calf has
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Bm
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All my feelings dressed in gloves
C
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Couldn't touch your

windswept harbour love
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White and open-necked you you
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would still play
Interlude 1
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2

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F
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Verse 5
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Once upon a time I stalked the

streets on raining evenings
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When the distant sea

blended with the sky
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Past coliseum's filled with brass on
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pavements carved from toasted glass
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I carried in my heart a word or two

But you would always make

me see today
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Verse 6
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You dashing horseman all gone away
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Left you a stable bill to pay
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And now the golden calf has
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All my feelings dressed in gloves
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Couldn't touch your

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White and open-necked you you would
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still play
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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I sound so different these days,
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I barely can believe I'm here
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If I didn't know better,
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I would swear I was someone else
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Lord I can't believe,
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I don't believe I'm me
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But who on Earth could I be?
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Verse 8

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You dashing horseman all gone away
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Left you a stable bill to pay
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And now the golden calf
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All my feelings dressed in gloves
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Couldn't touch your

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White and open-necked you you would still
Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Golden Calf by Prefab Sprout is F# minor.

The primary chords used in Golden Calf are F#m, E, D, A, G, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, E, D, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Golden Calf is approximately 140 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Golden Calf using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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