Genesis – Harold The Barrel (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
Am                   Am7/G            Bbmaj7
A well-known Bognor restaurant-owner disappeared

           Am
Early this morning.

Am7/G           Am7/F            C
Last seen in a mouse-brown overcoat,

        D7   
Suitably camouflaged,

    G         B7      E
They saw him catch a train.
[Bridge]
  Abm                  Eb
Father of three, it's disgusting

       Abm             Eb
Such a horrible thing to do

 Gm        F        A7                     Dsus4                D
Harold 'the Barrel' cut off his toes and he served them all for tea
[Chorus]
         Gm  Bb A7 Dm/F            
Can't go far,         

           Gm
he can't go far.

             Bb              A7 Dm/F
Hasn't got a leg to stand on

            Gm
He can't go far.
[Verse 2]
     Am             Am7/G        Bbmaj7
I'm standing in a doorway on the main square

           Am7/G
Tension is mounting

           Am7/G             Am7/F
There's a restless crowd of angry people

C             D7 
More than we've ever seen.

C            G       B7   E
- had to tighten up security
[Bridge]
    Abm                   Eb
Over to the scene at the town hall

    Abm                   Eb
The lord mayor's ready to speak

Gm      F                      A7                  
Man of suspicion, you can't last long

            Dsus4             D
The British public is on our side
[Chorus]
            Gm   Bb A7 Dm/F       
Can't last long, 

               Gm
you can't last long.

                   Bb                                 Dm
Said you couldn't trust him, his brother was just the same

                Gm
You can't last long
[Interlude]
   Fmaj7       Bbmaj7       
If I was many miles from here,

    Fmaj7                  Bbmaj7
I'd be sailing in an open boat on the sea

        Ebmaj7             Dm7
Instead I'm on this window ledge,

        Ebmaj7          Dm7
With the whole world below

Cm7        Bbm7
Up at the window

Cm7        Bbm7 
Look at the window ...
[Refrain]
A         E
We can help you

A         E
We can help you

F#              Bm              Bm/A   Bm/G#
We're all your friends, if you come on down

     G   
And talk to us, son

         D      A 
You must be joking

               E
Take a running jump
[Verse 3]
     Am                 Am7            Bbmaj7
The crowd was getting stronger and our Harold

        Am
Getting weaker;

 Am7/G                    Am7/F
Forwards, backwards, swaying side to side

C                 D7
Fearing the very worst

  C           G   B7           E
They called his mother to the site
[Bridge]
Abm              Eb
Up on the ledge beside him

Abm               Eb
His mother made a last request.

Gm        F            A7            
Come off the ledge, if your father were alive 

         Dsus4            D
He'd be very, very, very upset.
[Chorus]
            Gm  Bb A7 Dm/F
Just can't jump,

                Gm
You just can't jump

                  Bb
Your shirt's all dirty, 

           A7                Dm
There's a man here from the BBC

               Gm
You just can't jump
[Refrain]
A           E
We can help you

A          E
We can help you

F#              Bm       Bm/A
We're all your friends, if you come on down

     G    
And talk to us Harry

         D    A
You must be joking.

               E
Take a running jump ...