Genesis – Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Guitar Tab)

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from Selling England by the Pound Transcribed by Cory ([email protected]), March 2012 The other copies of this song are not very good. Here's a mostly accurate chord transcription, with a few tabbed suggestions. Go check out the guitar pro copy if you want the instrumental parts. (C#m) (G#m) "Can you tell me where my coutry lies?" (C#m) (G#m) (A) said the unifaun to his true love's eyes. C#m G#m "It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
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for her merchandise he traded in his prize.
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A      B/A             B            E
"Paper late"   cried a voice in the crowd,
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Esus     E        Esus      E
mm   mm  hmm        old man dies
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    B                       B7
The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames",
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C#m                 B
      it seems he's drowned;
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C#m     F#m6/A  B      C#m               G#m     Amaj7
selling England by the pound
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C#m G#m Amaj7 A B/A Citizens of Hope and Glory, time goes by B E it's the time of your life Esus E Esus E Easy now, sit you down, B/E B7/E B7 Chewing through you Wimpey dreams C#m B they eat without a sound; C#m A B C#m digesting England by the pound C#m G#m Amaj7 C#m G#m Amaj7 C#m G#m Amaj7 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. The captain leads his Esus E F# G#sus Dance right on through the night C# F# join the dance F# C# Follow on F# C# D#m C# F# D#m till the Grail sun sets in the mould D#m C# D#m C# F# B Follow on till the gold is cold Em B Em F#m/B Em B Em Dancing out with the moon - lit knight F#m D E F# Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout | F# | | | | | | | | | | A | | | | | C | | A | | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C B | D A | C B | D A | | CBDA | CBDA | AGAG | AGAG | | A | | | A | E/A | G | D | | A | E/A | G | D | | A | | | | | | | | F#m| | F#m | | | | | C#m | G#m Amaj7 | C#m | G#m Amaj7 | C#m G#m Amaj7 C#m G#m Amaj7 There's a fat old lady outside the saloon C#m G#m Amaj7 C#m G#m Amaj7 Laying out the credit cards she plays fortune C#m G#m Amaj7 C#m G#m Amaj7 The deck is uneven right from the start C#m G#m Amaj7 B And all of their hands are playing apart. The captain leads his Esus E F# G#sus Dance right on through the night C# F# join the dance F# C# F# C# D#m C# F# D#m Follow on, a round table-talking down we go D#m C# D#m C# C#/G# You're the show, off we go with Bsus B you play the hobbyhorse, Bsus B E B/D# C#m B I'll play the fool, we'll tease the bull ringing
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  Round and loud       loud and round
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F# C# F# C# F# C# F# D#m Follow on, with a twist of the world we go D#m C# D#m C# F# B Follow on till the gold is cold Em B Em F#m/B Em B Em Dancing out with the moon - lit knight F#m D E F# Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout