Genesis - Down and Out

      
 
 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
 
                         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