Practical Arrangement Chords by Sting
Tempo:
65.125 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
D
Eb
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
Am I asking for the moon?
[G] Is it really [D] so implausible [G] that you and I could [D] soon [A] [D] come to some [Gbm] kind of [B] arrangement?
[Gb]
[Bm] I'm not asking [Gbm] for the moon, [Bm] I've [G] [Bm] always been a realist, [Em] when it's really [G] nothing more [A] [Gbm] than a simple [B] rearrangement.
[Gb]
[Bm] With one roof above our [Gb] heads, a [Gbm] warm house to return to, [A]
[Em] we could start with separate [G] beds, [A] [D] I could sleep alone [Gb] or learn to.
I'm [Bm] not suggesting that we [D] find some [Ab] earthly paradise [Bm] forever.
I [G] mean, how often does that happen now?
[Bm] The answer's probably [Gb] never.
[G] But we could come to an arrangement, [Db] a practical arrangement, [B] and you could learn [E] to love me, [G] [Bm] given time.
[Gm] [Cm] I'm not promising a moon, [Ab] I'm not promising a rainbow, [Eb] just a practical solution [Bb] to [Eb] a solitary life.
[G] I'd be [Gm] a father to your boy, [F] [Cm] [Ab] a shoulder you could lean on.
[Fm] How bad could it be [Bb] to [Eb] be my [G] wife?
[Cm] With one roof above our heads, [D] [Gm] a warm house to [D] return to, [Gm] [Fm] you wouldn't have to cook [Bb] for me, [Eb] you wouldn't have [Cm] to learn to.
I'm not suggesting that this [Eb] proposition [G] here [A] could [Cm] last forever.
[Ab] I've no intention of [Db] deceiving you, [Cm] [Gm] you're far too [G] clever.
[Ab] But we could come to an arrangement, [C] a practical [Bb] arrangement, [C] and perhaps you'd learn to [G] love me, [Eb] given time.
[Ab] It may not be the [Eb] romance [Gm] that you [A] had [Bb] in mind, but [D] you could learn to love [G] me, [Db] given [C] time.
[G] [C]
Am I asking for the moon?
[G] Is it really [D] so implausible [G] that you and I could [D] soon [A] [D] come to some [Gbm] kind of [B] arrangement?
[Gb]
[Bm] I'm not asking [Gbm] for the moon, [Bm] I've [G] [Bm] always been a realist, [Em] when it's really [G] nothing more [A] [Gbm] than a simple [B] rearrangement.
[Gb]
[Bm] With one roof above our [Gb] heads, a [Gbm] warm house to return to, [A]
[Em] we could start with separate [G] beds, [A] [D] I could sleep alone [Gb] or learn to.
I'm [Bm] not suggesting that we [D] find some [Ab] earthly paradise [Bm] forever.
I [G] mean, how often does that happen now?
[Bm] The answer's probably [Gb] never.
[G] But we could come to an arrangement, [Db] a practical arrangement, [B] and you could learn [E] to love me, [G] [Bm] given time.
[Gm] [Cm] I'm not promising a moon, [Ab] I'm not promising a rainbow, [Eb] just a practical solution [Bb] to [Eb] a solitary life.
[G] I'd be [Gm] a father to your boy, [F] [Cm] [Ab] a shoulder you could lean on.
[Fm] How bad could it be [Bb] to [Eb] be my [G] wife?
[Cm] With one roof above our heads, [D] [Gm] a warm house to [D] return to, [Gm] [Fm] you wouldn't have to cook [Bb] for me, [Eb] you wouldn't have [Cm] to learn to.
I'm not suggesting that this [Eb] proposition [G] here [A] could [Cm] last forever.
[Ab] I've no intention of [Db] deceiving you, [Cm] [Gm] you're far too [G] clever.
[Ab] But we could come to an arrangement, [C] a practical [Bb] arrangement, [C] and perhaps you'd learn to [G] love me, [Eb] given time.
[Ab] It may not be the [Eb] romance [Gm] that you [A] had [Bb] in mind, but [D] you could learn to love [G] me, [Db] given [C] time.
[G] [C]
Key:
G
Bm
D
Eb
A
G
Bm
D
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Am I asking for the moon?
_ [G] Is it really [D] so implausible [G] that you and I could [D] soon [A] [D] come to some [Gbm] kind of [B] arrangement?
[Gb]
[Bm] I'm not asking [Gbm] for the moon, [Bm] I've [G] [Bm] always been a realist, [Em] when it's really [G] nothing more [A] _ [Gbm] than a simple [B] rearrangement.
[Gb]
[Bm] With one roof above our [Gb] heads, a [Gbm] warm house to return to, [A]
[Em] we could start with separate [G] beds, [A] [D] I could sleep alone [Gb] or learn to.
I'm [Bm] not suggesting that we [D] find some [Ab] earthly paradise [Bm] forever.
I [G] mean, how often does that happen now?
[Bm] The answer's probably [Gb] never.
[G] But we could come to an arrangement, _ [Db] a practical arrangement, [B] and you could learn [E] to love me, [G] [Bm] given time.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] I'm not promising a moon, _ [Ab] I'm not promising a rainbow, _ [Eb] just a practical solution [Bb] to [Eb] a solitary life.
[G] I'd be [Gm] a father to your boy, [F] _ [Cm] [Ab] a shoulder you could lean on.
_ [Fm] How bad could it be [Bb] to [Eb] be my [G] wife?
[Cm] With one roof above our heads, [D] [Gm] a warm house to [D] return to, [Gm] [Fm] you wouldn't have to cook [Bb] for me, [Eb] you wouldn't have [Cm] to learn to.
I'm not suggesting that this [Eb] proposition [G] here [A] could [Cm] last forever.
_ [Ab] I've no intention of [Db] deceiving you, _ [Cm] [Gm] you're far too [G] clever.
[Ab] But we could come to an arrangement, _ [C] a practical [Bb] arrangement, [C] and perhaps you'd learn to [G] love me, [Eb] given time.
[Ab] _ It may not be the [Eb] romance [Gm] that you [A] had [Bb] in _ mind, but [D] you could learn to love [G] me, [Db] given _ [C] time.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Am I asking for the moon?
_ [G] Is it really [D] so implausible [G] that you and I could [D] soon [A] [D] come to some [Gbm] kind of [B] arrangement?
[Gb]
[Bm] I'm not asking [Gbm] for the moon, [Bm] I've [G] [Bm] always been a realist, [Em] when it's really [G] nothing more [A] _ [Gbm] than a simple [B] rearrangement.
[Gb]
[Bm] With one roof above our [Gb] heads, a [Gbm] warm house to return to, [A]
[Em] we could start with separate [G] beds, [A] [D] I could sleep alone [Gb] or learn to.
I'm [Bm] not suggesting that we [D] find some [Ab] earthly paradise [Bm] forever.
I [G] mean, how often does that happen now?
[Bm] The answer's probably [Gb] never.
[G] But we could come to an arrangement, _ [Db] a practical arrangement, [B] and you could learn [E] to love me, [G] [Bm] given time.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] I'm not promising a moon, _ [Ab] I'm not promising a rainbow, _ [Eb] just a practical solution [Bb] to [Eb] a solitary life.
[G] I'd be [Gm] a father to your boy, [F] _ [Cm] [Ab] a shoulder you could lean on.
_ [Fm] How bad could it be [Bb] to [Eb] be my [G] wife?
[Cm] With one roof above our heads, [D] [Gm] a warm house to [D] return to, [Gm] [Fm] you wouldn't have to cook [Bb] for me, [Eb] you wouldn't have [Cm] to learn to.
I'm not suggesting that this [Eb] proposition [G] here [A] could [Cm] last forever.
_ [Ab] I've no intention of [Db] deceiving you, _ [Cm] [Gm] you're far too [G] clever.
[Ab] But we could come to an arrangement, _ [C] a practical [Bb] arrangement, [C] and perhaps you'd learn to [G] love me, [Eb] given time.
[Ab] _ It may not be the [Eb] romance [Gm] that you [A] had [Bb] in _ mind, but [D] you could learn to love [G] me, [Db] given _ [C] time.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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