Genesis – A Trick Of The Tail (Guitar Intro Tab)
Capo 1
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Chords
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Written by: Tony Banks
From: "A Trick of the Tail" (1976)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: Fm
Sounds: F#m
For chords in original key, transpose +1
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[Intro] / [Interlude] / [Outro] [Fm7 [Bbm9 [Bbsus4/C [Bbm9 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|--------------5-|--3-------------|--------------5-|--3-------------| D|3-----------3---|------6---5---3-|------------3---|------6---5---3-| A|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse] [Fm7 [Bbm7 [Cm7 [Cm7 [Fm7 [Bb 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------3-----3-5-|--3-------------|----------------|------5---------| D|3-5-6-----6-----|----6-5---------|--3-5-3---------|--5-------5-----| A|----------------|--------------6-|----------3-6-5-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
Bbm9 x-1-3-1-1-1 E/B x-2-x-1-0-0
Bbsus4/C x-3-1-3-1-1 D/A x-0-x-2-3-2
G/D x-x-0-0-0-3 E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0 F#sus4/C# x-4-4-4-5-x
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1 Bb/C x-3-x-3-3-1
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
D7sus7 x-x-0-2-1-3
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| Fm7 | Bbm9 | Bbsus4/C | Bbm9 |
[Verse 1]
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7 Bored of the life in the city of gold Cm7 Fm7 Bb He'd left and let nobody know Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7 Gone were the towers he had known from a child Cm7 Fm7 Bb Alone with the dream of a life
[Bridge]
C F G He travelled the wide open road Em The blinkered arcade G F6 Em7 In search of another to share in his life G/D A/C# C No- whe- ere Dm F/C G/B G Everyone looked so strange to him
[Chorus]
D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no horns and D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no tail Gm7 They don't even know of our existence D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 Am I wrong to believe in a D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 City of gold Gm7 [ Fm7 ] That lies in the deep distance, he cried and wept
[Verse 2]
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7 As they led him away to a cage Cm7 Fm7 Bb "Beast that can talk", read the sign Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7 The creatures they pushed and they prodded his frame Cm7 Fm7 Bb And questioned his story again
[Bridge]
C F G But soon they grew bored of their prey Em Beast that can talk? G F6 Em7 More like a freak or publicity stunt G/D A/C# C Oh, no- o Dm F/C G/B G No, no, no- o
[Chorus]
D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no horns and D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no tail Gm7 They don't even know of our existence D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 Am I wrong to believe in a D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 City of gold Gm7 That lies in the deep distance, he cried ...
[Middle 8]
D | F/C | % | And broke down the door of the cage and marched on out G7 | C | E | He grabbed a creature by the scruff of his neck, pointing out A E6 D6 A There, beyond the bounds of your weak imagination A E6 D6 E/B Lie the noble towers of my city, bright and gold D/A E/G# F# F#7sus4/C# | B | D | Let me take you there and show you a living story A/C# C D Let me show you others such as me Gm7 | Bb/C | % | Why did I ever leave ?
[Chorus]
D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no horns and D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no tail Gm7 They don't even know of our existence D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 Am I wrong to believe in a D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 City of gold Gm7 [ Fm7 ] That lies in the deep distance, he cried and wept
[Interlude]
| Fm7 | Bbm9 | Bbsus4/C | Bbm9 |
[Verse 3]
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7 And so we set out with the beast and his horns Cm7 Fm7 Bb And his crazy description of home Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7 After many days journey we came to a peak Cm7 Fm7 Bb Where the beast gazed abroad and cried out
[Bridge]
C F G We followed his gaze and we thought Em Maybe we saw G F6 Em7 A spire of gold - no, a trick of the eye G/D A/C# C That's a- all Dm F/C G/B G But the beast was gone and a voice was heard
[Chorus]
D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no horns and D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 They've got no tail Gm7 They don't even know of our existence D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 Am I wrong to believe in a D7sus4 Dm7 D7sus4 Dm7 City of gold Gm7 [ Fm7 ] That lies in the deep distance
(Hello friend, welcome home ...)
[Outro]
| Fm7 | Bbm9 | Bbsus4/C | Bbm9 | (repeat and fade)