Prologue to History chords by
Manic Street Preachers

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bm Bm 2
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Were we the
G G 
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Kinnock factor
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Am I talking private sector
Do I think I'm Shaun William Ryder
F# F# 2
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Or my former friend who's
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now undercover
He's gone and I'm no deserter
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F# F# 2
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Perhaps I'm hard all the same
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Today a  poet

Verse 2
who can't play guitar
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D D 
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Tomorrow Steve Ovett has
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Bm Bm 2
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injured his calf
Next year the world's greatest
Em Em 
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politician
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Yesterday the boy who once had a mission

Verse 3

I don't want to be

A prologue to history

Interlude 1

Verse 4
Bm Bm 2
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So I water my plants with Evian
G G 
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D D 
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A brand new Dyson that is decadent
Read my papers and the business section
F# F# 2
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Check out the Tessas and
G G 
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the pensions
Call my friends and they're alright
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F# F# 2
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So I pray for the safety of the night
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Today a  poet

Verse 5
who can't play guitar
G G 
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Tomorrow Steve Ovett has
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Bm Bm 2
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injured his calf
Next year the world's greatest
Em Em 
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politician
A A 
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Yesterday the boy who once had a mission

Verse 6

I don't want to be

A prologue to history

Interlude 2

Verse 7
Bm Bm 2
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Remember ethnic cleansing in  the highlands
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No one says a thing in the
middle of En- ger- land
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I'm bruised fruit but still taste so nice
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But if  you look at me you
better look twice
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I'm talking rubbish to cover up the cracks
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F# F# 2
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An empty vessel who can't
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make contact
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Today a  poet

Verse 8
who can't play guitar
G G 
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Tomorrow Phil Bennett's
Bm Bm 2
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playing outside half
Next year the world's greatest
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politician
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Yesterday the boy who once had a mission

Verse 9
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I don't want to be
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A prologue to history
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A prologue to history
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A prologue to history
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A pro logue

Outro 1
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Eb Eb 6
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D D 
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Eb Eb 6
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D D 
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Eb Eb 6
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D D 
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Eb Eb 6
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D D 
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Eb Eb 6
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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Eb Eb 6
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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