
Duchess
Genesis
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Tom : G
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Duchess – Genesis
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Written by: Banks/Collins/Rutherford
From: "Duke" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 2nd fret
play: [Am / [A
key: [Bm / [B
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A
x-0-4-2-3-2
G/A
x-0-0-0-0-x
F#m/A
x-0-4-2-2-2
Em/A
x-0-2-0-0-0
Gadd9/A
x-0-5-4-3-5
Bm7/A
x-0-4-2-3-5
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[Verse 1]
F
Times were good
G Am
She never thought about the future, she just did what she would
G F
Oh but she really cared
G Am
About her music, it all seemed so important then
[Chorus]
D/A
And she dreamed that every time that she performed
G/A A
Everyone would cry for more
D/A
That all she had to do was step into the light
G/A A
And everyone would start to roar
[Verse 2]
F
And on the road
G Am
Where all but a few fall by the wayside on the grassier verge
F
She battled through
G Am
Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds
[Chorus]
D/A
But now every time that she performed
G/A A
Oh everybody cried for more
D/A
Soon all she had to do was step into the light
G/A A
For everyone to start to roar
[Interlude]
G/A D/A
And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for
| G/A | F#m/A | Am7 | G/A | Em/A | % |
(instrumental)
[Verse 3]
F
Oh but time went by
G Am
It wasn't so easy now, all uphill, and not feeling so strong
F
Yes times were hard
G Am
Too much thinking 'bout the future and what people might want
[Chorus]
D/A
And then there was the time that she performed
G/A A
When nobody called for more
D/A
And soon every time she stepped into the light
G/A A
They really let her know the score
D/A
But she dreamed of the times when she sang all her songs
G/A A
And everybody cried for more
D/A
When all she had to do was step into the light
G/A A
For everyone to start to roar
[Interlude]
G/A D/A
And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for
| Gadd9/A | Bm7/A | Gadd9/A | Bm7/A |
(instrumental)
| Gadd9/A | Bm7/A | Gadd9/A | Bm7/A |
(instrumental)
[Outro]
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