Genesis – The Light Dies Down On Broadway (Ukulele)

[Chords]
         g-C-E-A           g-C-E-A
C#m      1-4-4-4     E-5   1-4-4-1
B6       4-3-4-2     D#    0-3-3-1
Amaj7    1-1-0-0     D#m7  3-1-2-1

B7       4-3-2-0     Bb    3-2-1-1
Emaj7    1-3-0-2     Bsus4 4-4-2-2

C#m   A      C#m7     A      [ B6 ]
As he walks along the gorge's edge,

B6   B7    B A        A  B  | E      Emaj7 |
  He meets a sense of yesteryear.

  C#m    A      C#m7  A       [ B6 ]
A window in the bank above his head

B6  B7    B   A     A     B   |   E   |
  Reveals his home amidst the streets.

G#m
 Subway sounds, the sounds of complaint

    A
The smell of acid on his gun of paint.

      G#m7
As it carves out anger in a blood-red band

   A
Destroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand

   |  E  |  E-5  |
My home

   D#
Is this the way out from this endless scene?

D#m7
Or just an entrance to another dream?

        A#
And the light (light, light, light, light ...)

     Bsus4
Dies down (down, down, down, down)

   |  E  |  %  |
On Broadway

    C#m    A        C#m7    A       [ B6 ]
But as the skylight beckons him to leave,

B6   B7    B A           A   B | E      Emaj7 |
  He hears a scream from far below.

    C#m    A      C#m7   A           [ B6 ]
Within the raging water, writhes the form

B6   B7   B  A        A     B  |   E   |
  Of brother John, he cries for help.

G#m
 The gate is fading now, but open wide

    A
But John is drowning, I must decide

  G#m7
Between the freedom I had in the rat-race

      A
Or to stay forever in this forsaken place;

   |  E  |  E-5  |
Hey John!

   D#
He makes for the river and the gate is gone

D#m7
Back to the void where it came from.

        A#
And the light (light, light, light, light ...)

     Bsus4
Dies down (down, down, down, down)

   [ E ]
On Broadway

| E | Esus4 | E | % |
(fade out)