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Belle and Sebastian – Prophets On Hold Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C D Bm Am Em Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 A#maj7 A

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[Verse 1]
N.C.               G
Can I call you sometime?
                   C
Talk it out on the phone
                    D
We don't have to be lovers
                 C
We could be less alone
                   D
It's a rough rocky road
                      C
And it's going to get steep
                   Bm
I just wanted your soft tone
               Am
To allow me to sleep

[Chorus]
Am                      D
And I sometimes confuse you for
G      Em
God or angel
C      D      G
You're just a person
                     Am
And I'm sometimes confused
D     G           Em
I got glory in my mind
  C    Am       D
A soft summer unwinds

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[Verse 2]
D                  G
I just want you to know
                  C
All your problems are mine
                         D
I will breathe them like fire smoke
                 C
I will make us divine
                     G
Underneath your thin skin
                C
We are prophets on hold
             Bm
Elеmental disciples
                     Am
Waiting for our time to unfold

[Chorus]
Am                      D
And I sometimes confuse you for
G      Em
God or angel
C      D      G
You're just a person
                     Am
And I'm sometimes confused
D     G           Em
I got glory in my mind
  C    Am       D
A soft summer unwinds

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[Harmonica Solo]
D   C   D   C
Bm   Am   G

[Bridge]
              Em       D
And I dreamt about you breathing
      C                    G
We're all in thrall to the past
              Em       D
And I dreamt about you leaving
C                  Gmaj7
Living in the same house
         Cmaj7
You kiss awkward
Gmaj7          Cmaj7
Lips dried and closed
Fmaj7      A#maj7
He was the first one
    Fmaj7
You cared for
   A#maj7     A
It lasted for years
               C
And I close my eyes,
            G
to see you again
               C
And I close my eyes,
            G
to see you again

[Out-Chorus]
Am                      D
And I sometimes confuse you for
G      Em
God or angel
C      D      G
You're just a person
                     Am
And I'm sometimes confused
D     G           Em
I got glory in my mind
  C    Am       D
A soft summer unwinds
Am                      D
And I sometimes confuse you for
G      Em
God or angel
C      D      G
You're just a person
                     Am
And I'm sometimes confused
D     G           Em
I got glory in my mind

How to play Prophets On Hold: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Prophets On Hold by Belle and Sebastian on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Prophets On Hold by Belle and Sebastian is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 11 chords: G, C, D, Bm, Am, Em, Gmaj7, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, A#maj7 and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – D – G – Em (ii – V – I – vi in G major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.