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Vancouver - Genesis
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Genesis
Vancouver (1979)
(Collins/Rutherford)
B-side of "Many too Many" (7”)
Now on: “Genesis Archives #2”
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
G/D x-5-x-0-0-3
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0
D6 x-5-4-4-3-x or
x-x-0-4-3-2
C6 x-3-2-2-1-0
G/B x-2-0-0-3-3
Gm/Bb x-1-0-0-3-3
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F Bb
She packed her bags and dressed
F G
Long before the sunrise
Bb
No one knew
F Bb
She told them many times
F G
About how she would teach them
| Bb | F | C# | F |
And now it's time
F F#
Standing quietly by the door
B F#
Her face is numb with fear
B F#
She stops and then goes on
G G
"Leave forever - it's now or never"
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F Bb
Quickly walking down the street
F G
It's cold and grey, dawn's breaking
Bb [F]
She don't mind (she don't mind)
F Bb
Why she feels so grown up now
F G
Her life is just beginning
Bb | F | C# | F |
She don't know (she don't know)
F F#
She's standing in the pouring rain
B F#
Her make-up's running down
B F#
She wonders now she's here
G G
"Where will I go? Who do I know?"
G/D D/F#
Now, now she's not quite so sure
C/E D6 C6 G/B
I may be wrong but home seems so much more friendly now
G/D D/F#
And they might worry but she doesn't want them to
C/E D6 C6 | G/B | Gm/Bb | % |
Cos causing pain, that's not the thing she set out to do
F Bb
So she's back in bed before
F G
Anyone can miss her
Bb [F]
She feels good (she feels good)
F Bb
Knowing the chance was there
F G
Deciding not to take it
Bb | F | C# | F |
That's her choice (that's her choice)
F F#
She's still awake, her mum comes in
B F#
"Me and dad, we've had a chat
B F#
And we're sorry for the things we said
G G
Please forgive us - you wouldn't leave us?"
