Procol Harum – The Idol (Guitar)
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Chords
[Chorus]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol, Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol, Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol
[Verse 1]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb They knew the monster's every trick Ebm Gb/Db Ab7/C They knew his secrets every stitch Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb All of it had been a game Ebm Gb/Db Ab7/C Bb Db Nothing but a charlatan
[Break]
Eb Db Ab Eb Perhaps there was a chance of coming through Eb Db Ab Eb It even seemed that he might think it too Gm Cm Eb/Bb F Bb Bb/Ab But he could see no point in diving in G7 Cm Cm/Bb F F/A Bb But he knew that he would neither sink nor swim
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/C Fm/D Eb (4-3-2-1-6-1) And so they found he'd nothing left to say Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/C Fm/D Eb Just another idol turned to clay
[Chorus]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol, Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol, Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol
[Verse 3]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb It seemed to them he must know what to do Ebm Gb/Db Ab7/C They knew that only he could pull them through Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb They thought that he would make a plan Ebm Gb/Db Ab7/C Bb Db He'd work it out, he'd understand
[Break]
Eb Db Ab Eb Like drowning men they clutched at every straw Eb Db Ab Eb They knew that he had saved them all before Gm Cm Eb/Bb F Bb Bb/Ab But he could see no point in diving in G7 Cm Cm/Bb F F/A Bb He knew that he would neither sink nor swim
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/C Fm/D Eb (4-3-2-1-6-1) And so they found he'd nothing left to say Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/C Fm/D Eb Just another idol turned to clay Ab Cm/G Fm Fm/C Fm/D Eb Just another idol turned to clay
[Chorus]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol, Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol, Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol
[Chorus]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay) Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay) Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay) Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)
[Solo]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb
[Outro]
Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay) Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay) Fm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay) Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb Oh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)
(Repeat to fade)
Transcribed by Leif Thiborg 061019