Genesis – Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. "Can you tell me where my country lies?" N.C. Said the unifaun to his true love's eyes

     C#m                       G#m
"It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe

         C#m              A             C#m    G#m   A   
For her merchandise, he traded in his prize

[Verse 1]

        B                            E
"Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd

          E
Hmm-hmm, "Old man dies!"

     Emaj7            B                              
The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames"

C#m              B  
 It seems he's drowned

 C#m    A        B      C#m     G#m    A
Selling England by the pound

[Verse 2]

C#m           B         A
 Citizens of Hope and Glory

           B                         E
Time goes by, it's the time of your life

         E    
Easy now, sit you down

  Emaj7               B         
Chewing through your Wimpy dreams

     C#m            B 
They eat without a sound

   C#m        A    B      C#m     G#m    Amaj7
Digesting England by the pound

[Instrumental] | C#m G#m Amaj7 | C#m G#m Amaj7 | [Pre-Chorus]

C#m                   G#m          Amaj7           C#m    G#m    Amaj7
 Young man says, "You are what you eat," eat well

C#m                 G#m           Amaj7     C#m    G#m    Amaj7
 Old man says, "You are what you wear," wear well

C#m                G#m       Amaj7        C#m    G#m    Amaj7
 You know what you are, you don't give a damn

C#m             G#m      Amaj7    B
 Bursting your belt that is your homemade sham

[Chorus]

                     E
The Captain leads his dance right on

   F#        G#     C#7      F#
Through the night, join the dance

 D#sus2  C#    D#sus2    C#   D#sus2   C#   E       F#    D#sus2  C#
Follow   on   till the Grail sun      sets  in the mould

           D#sus2   C#   E   B
Follow on till the gold  is cold

 E      B    E        F#m    E    B
Dancing out with the moon---lit knight

  F#m            D            E         F#/C#    F#/D    F#/C#    F#/B 
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout

[Instrumental Break] | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | | A | A7 | A | A7 | C | C | A | A | | A | A | A | A | 3x | C G | D A | C G | D A | C G D A | C G D A | | A E A E | A E A E | A | | A | E/G# | G | G D | 2x | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | C# | | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | | C#m G#m A | C#m G#m A | [Pre-Chorus]

C#m                     G#m   A          C#m    G#m    A   
 There's a fat old lady out--side the saloon

C#m                 G#m   A           C#m         G#m    A 
 Laying out the credit   cards, she plays Fortune

C#m              G#m   A               C#m    G#m    A 
 The deck is uneven   right from the start

C#m                     G#m   A        B 
 And all of their hands are playing a part

[Chorus]

                     E
The Captain leads his dance right on

   F#        G#     C#7      F#
Through the night, join the dance

 D#sus2  C#     D#sus2   C#    D#sus2   C#   E   F#    
Follow   on, a Round    Table-talking  down we  go

 D#sus2      C#  D#sus2   C#
You're the show, off we  go with—

 C#
You play the hobby-horse

C#
I'll play the fool

                 G#m
We'll tease the bull

 C#m   G#m                A     E           F#
Rin---ging  round diddle loud, loud diddle round

 D#sus2  C#   D#sus2   C#   D#sus2   C#    E   F#    
Follow   on  with a  twist  of the  world we  go

 D#sus2  C#   D#sus2   C#   E   B
Follow   on  till the gold  is cold

 E      B    E        F#m    E    B
Dancing out with the moon---lit knight

  F#m            D            E         F#/C#    F#/D    F#/C#    F#/B 
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout

[Outro] | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | | A C D | G D | A# | A# | | G# | G# | G# | G# | 2x | A | A | G | D# D C# | | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | | Em7 | Em7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | | G | G- | G | G- | (Until fade end)