Intro: Synth Strings High B sustained and play underneath:
4/4 |Em | Em6 | Bm(D inversion)| Bm(root) | Em | Em6
5/4 |B(guitar riff) F#/B | E/B F#/B |
|B F#/B | E/B Dmaj7/B | D(Guitar changes to D)
D Bass Pedal Throughout, Organ Chords: Dm, F, C, Dm, A,
Dm, Bb, F, C, G, Dm
Dm F C Dm A Dm
It's good to be here, how've you been?
Bb F C G Dm
Check my bags, boy where's my room?
F C Dm A Dm
I sit on the phone, that's my game
Bb F C G D
Keep up the pressure all the way
(synth notes in parentheses)
D (D F# A C B) G(land on B synth note on bush)
I don't want to beat about the bush
(C E G F E)
C(Land on E) (C E G Bb A) Dm(F# A C Eb D)
But none of us are getting any younger
D7b9(Land on D then down an octave to D F# A C Bb)
Gm(land on Bb)(G Bb D F)
There's people out there who could take your place
Cm(Eb C Eb G Bb A) A(E F# G A D)
A more commercial view, a fresher face
Dm
F C Dm A Dm
I need a shower, take a nap
Bb F C G Dm
I'll meet you in the bar, we must have a rap
F C Dm A Dm
There's a lot on the line, a lot to say
Bb F C G D
There's something I must tell you today
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/genesis/down_and_out_crd.html ]
G
You and I both know the score
C Dm
You can't go on like this forever
D7b9 Gm
So it's with regret, I tell you now
Cm A
That from this moment on you're on your own
4/4
D/C C
I don't talk round corners
D/C C
It's right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G/A
If you're slow they'll run past you
A G/A Am Gmaj7/A
Stand tall, see them falling ov er
D/C C
I walk a straight line
D/C C
It's right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G
Well show me the door
A G Am Gmaj7/A
Show me someone who'll do it better
5/4 Back To D Bass Pedal: Organ Chords: Dm, F, C, Dm, A,
Dm, Bb, F, C, G, Dm
F C Dm A Dm
The drinks are on me, be my guest
Bb F C G Dm
Smoke a cigar, take the best
F C Dm A Dm
Don't hedge your bets, we can make a deal
Bb F C G D
You got it in your pocket and how you feel?
G
So glad that's over, now you know
C Dm
But I'm only acting under orders
D7b9 Gm
And looking down on you from way up here
Cm A
You've got to sink or swim, get off the floor
Solo: |D |F |x3
|G |A |D/C
4/4
D/C C
I don't talk round corners
D/C C
It's right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G/A
If you're slow they'll run past you
A G/A Am Gmaj7/A
Stand tall, see them falling ov er
D/C C
I walk a straight line
D/C C
Right between the eyes
A Gmaj7/A G/A
Well show me the door
A G/A Am Gmaj7/A
Show me someone who'll do it better
Outro: |Em |A |Bm |Bmadd9 |Em |A |
| B | F#/B |E/B |F#/B | B |x2 Synth runs up E scale to end on High B
