Genesis – The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (Guitar Solo)

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Chords

If you want to arpeggiate the Intro instead of tapping or strumming:
  Eb                        G
e|6--8--6--8--|6--8--6--8--|7--8--7--8--|7--8--7--8--|
B|--8--8--8--8|--8--8--8--8|--8--8--8--8|--8--8--8--8|
G|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-7--7--7--7-|-7--7--7--7-|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

  Bbm                       Am7          Abmaj7
e|6--8--6--8--|6--8--6--8--|3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--|
B|--6--6--6--6|--6--6--6--6|--1--1--1--1|--1--1--1--1|
G|-6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--1--1-|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

  G5
e|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Intro] Play twice:
  Eb                        G
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  Bbm                       Am7         Abmaj7
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  G5
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[Verse 1]
     Gm       D7sus4  Gm
     Turn and run!

Bb    F         D7sus4 Gm D7sus4
     Nothing can stop them

Gm     Bb   F D7sus4  D         A D               A  D     A D
     Around e-very    river and canal their power is growing

       Gm       D7sus4  Gm
     Stamp them out!

Bb     F        D7sus4 Gm D7sus4
     We must destroy them

Gm           Bb  F   D7sus4 D         A     D              A   D     A D
     They infiltrate each   city with their thick dark warning odour
[Chorus 1]
Bbm             F
They are invincible

Bbm              F                Bbm        F
They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering
[Bridge]
  Gb6          F  N.C.      G5
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[Verse 3]
G     Eb/G F/G Bb/G   F/G Em/G
Long  aaaaago  in the Russian hills

Em/G Am/G Dm/G     Gm         Eb/G        C/G          F/G
A    Vic--torian explorer found the regal Hogweed by a marsh

   D/G              Em/G      G
He captured it and brought it home
[Verse 4]
                   G   F                  G   Em                 G   G
|   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |

N.C.                Ab               Gb
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge

                   Ab  Fm                 Ab  Ab
|   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |

N.C.                    A   A7
Royal beast did not forget

Dm/G         Gm        Eb/G
He came home to London

            C/G           F/G     D/G          Em/G       G
And made a present of the Hogweed to the Royal Gardens at Kew
[Bridge]
D G G G G G D G G G G G D G G G G G D G G G G G D
| /     /     /     /   | /     /     /     /   |
[Verse 5]
     Gm       D7sus4  Gm
     Waste no time!

Bb    F         D7sus4 Gm D7sus4
     They are approaching

Gm     Bb   F D7sus4 D           A  D               A     D       A D
     Hurry now, we   must protect ourselves and find some shelter

       Gm      D7sus4  Gm
     Strike by night!

Bb     F        D7sus4 Gm D7sus4
     They are defenceless

Gm         Bb  F  D7sus4 D         A D          A   D      A D
     They all need the  sun to photosensitize their venom
[Chorus 2]
Bbm                 F
Still they're invincible

Bbm                  F                Bbm       F
Still they're immune to all our herbicidal battering
[Bridge]
  Gb6          F  N.C.      G5
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[Verse 6]
G   Eb/G F/G   Bb/G    F/G  Em/G
Fashiooonable country  gen--tlemen

Em/G Am/G Dm/G      Gm         Eb/G
Had some cultivated wild gardens

              C/G        F/G         D/G            Em/G           G
In which they innocently planted the Giant Hogweed throughout the land
[Verse 7]
                   G   F                  G   Em                 G   G
|   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |

N.C.                Ab               Gb
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge

                   Ab  Fm                 Ab  Ab
|   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |

N.C.                    A   A7
Royal beast did not forget

Dm/G         Gm             Eb/G
Soon they escaped, spreading their seed

   C/G           F/G         D/G            Em/G  G
Preparing for an onslaught, threatening the human race
[Bridge]
D G G G G G D G G G G G D G G G G G D G G G G G D
| /     /     /     /   | /     /     /     /   |
[Guitar and flute solo - part 1] Play twice:
          Gm            D7sus4             Gm
|         /          /          /          /   |

               Bb               F         D7sus4
|         /          /          /          /   |

          Gm            D7sus4             Gm
|         /          /          /          /   |

               Bb               F         D7sus4
|         /          /          /          /   |

          D                                A
|         /          /          /          /   |

          D                                A
|         /          /          /          /   |

          D                                A
|         /          /          /          /   |

          D
|         /          /          /          /   |
[Guitar and flute solo - part 2] Play four times:
         Bbm      Bbm    Bbm   Bbm         F
|         /          /          /          /   |

      F              F          F          F
|         /          /          /          /   |
[Piano solo] Play twice:
  C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  Ab/Eb
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[Piano and guitar solo] Play five times:
  Fm
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  Eb
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Outro]
Dbsus2
Mighty Hogweed is avenged

                               Ab
Human bodies soon will know our   anger

Dbsus2
Kill them with your Hogweed hairs

                     Fm Eb Abm Eb/G
Heracleum mantegazzi---ani

 Abm(b5)       Db           Abm               Gb5 Ab5
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  Bb                        Db           Gb
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 Dmaj7               E  F#  G#
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  Gm           Bb           Eb                 Bb C
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  D                  Db Eb  F                  Bb C
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 Abm(b5)       Db           Abm               Gb5 Ab5
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  Bb                        Db           Gb
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 Dmaj7               E  F#  G#
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  Gm           Bb           Eb                 Bb C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  D                  Db Eb  F                  Db Eb
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  F                  Db Eb  F  N.C.  F
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