Genesis – Keep It Dark (Guitar)
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Chords
from the 1981 album 'Abacab'
Written by Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Phil Collins
(C) 1981 by Virgin Records
Transcribed by Tha Funkinator (dwarfmuncher(at)gmail.com)
This ostinato is repeated under almost the entire song, except from
"A world full of people..." to "Oh, keep it dark!"
(The Ostinato alone is an illusion. ...Tricking your ear into putting
the beat in the wrong place. When the band comes in, you can hear
that most of the guitar notes are on the "up" beats.)
|: Ostinato :| e|-----------------|-------------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------------| G|---0---2---4---5-|o----4-5---0---2---4---5o| D|-----------------|o-----------------------o| A|-------0---2---3-|-----2-3-------0---2---3-| E|---3-------------|-----------3-------------| 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . |
[Intro]
|: C :|
[Verse]
F E Am G C Found that man reported missing, he wandered in his home F E Am G C It don't seem too bad if you consider just what he's been through Am Em Am Em Seems he met up with a gang of thieves Am Em Am Em Who mistook him for a man of means Dm Em F They locked him up, then found he had no money G# C So they let him go again F E Am G C Now he's back at home and happy just to see the kids
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 I wish, that I could really tell you Em7 Fmaj7 All the things that happened to me Cmaj7 Or all that I have seen Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 A world full of people, their hearts full of joy Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cities of light with no fear of war Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 And thousands of creatures with happier lives Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 C And dreams of a future with meaning and no need to hide
N.C.
Oh, keep it dark
|: C :|
F E Am G C It seems strange to have to lie about a world so bright F E Am G C And tell instead a made-up story from the world of night Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 I wish, that I could really tell you Em7 Fmaj7 All the things that happened to me Cmaj7 Or all that I have seen Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 A world full of people, their hearts full of joy Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cities of light with no fear of war Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 And thousands of creatures with happier lives Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 And dreams of a future with meaning and no need to lie Em7 Fmaj7 No need to hate Em7 C No need to hide
N.C.
Oh, keep it dark
|: C :|
(to fade)